NY: Alfred Knopf, 1991. First. Hard Bound. A REVIEW COPY,WITH A CARD INSIDE STATING COMPLIMENTS OF THE AUTHOR. WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK VALUABLE IS THAT IT WAS SHELBY FOOTE'S PERSONAL COPY. HE HAS SIGNED IT ON THE FFEP!!!. The narrative is OK but the real value of the..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1900. First. Hard Bound. The subjects of this book have been debated since the last gun was fired. An impossible task, Livermore used a very detailed study to reach his conclusions. His figures have been used by many historians in their works. For years the figure of..... More
NY: Ogden, Thulstrup, Davidson, etal. 1912. A later gathering of the photos. Wraps in a folder. An overlooked compilation of Civil War photos. Many, many Brady photographs along with other noted period photographers. Excellent narrative to support the photos.This series came out about prior to the Miller set which became..... More
Montreal: John Lovell, 1865. First. Hard Bound. A VERY RARE BOOK! John Yates Beall (January 1, 1835 – February 24, 1865) was a Confederate privateer in the American Civil War who was arrested as a spy in New York and executed at Fort Columbus on Governors Island. John Yates..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1867. First. HB. An historic account of a famous Massachusetts fighting regiment. A Fox 300 regiment. Written soon after the War when memories were fresh. Roster. Author served in the regiment. More
Joliet, IL: For the Author, 1884. Second edition of 1884. Hard Cover. Marshall, a Will County farmer in civilian life, served in the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry from 1861 to 1864. The unit's service was primarily in Missouri so scarce stuff there. They also went down the Mississippi River, spent..... More
Nashville: Publication Committee, 1904. First. Hard Cover. The 20th was formed in the Nashville area. They went on to serve in the Army of Tennesse and were engaged at Shiloh and Chickamauga. Following the Atlanta campaign, the regiment followed Hood to Tennessee and the army's destruction at Franklin and Nashville..... More
Perry, NY: Ladies’ Cemetery Association, 1870. First. Hard Bound. A rather morbid publisher, but the book has numerous lists of those who died in prisons, on the battle field and those wounded who died at home. The book contains not only a roster for the 24th, but also lists those..... More
Richmond, VA: For the Author, 1890. First. Hard Bound. EXCEEDINGLY RARE. I HAVE SEEN THIS BOOK ONLY TWICE IN 25 YEARS AND BOTH COPIES WERE HELD TOGTHER WITH RUBBER BANDS. TOM ROADFOOT LISTS TWO VERSIONS WITH THE SAME PUBLICATION DATE OF 1890. ONE HAS 208 PAGES . THEN..... More
New York: Veteran Volunteer Publishing, 1891. First Edition. HB. A keeper. The Sixth served in the Florida Panhandle at Pensacola and Santa Rosa Island. Accounts about that phase of the War are virtually nonexistent, I know I lived there 26 years. The book most likely was once owned by..... More
Nashville: Publishing House of M.E. Church, 1909. First. Hard Bound. The young Morton was a member of a Nashville militia unit that, when the War began, became part of the famed First Tennessee Infantry. Morton gained a captaincy (supposedly the youngest captain in Confederate service) and served under Nathan Bedford..... More
Washington City: National Publishing, 1909. Hard Bound. Great stuff on the border state war in Missouri. Confederate in tone, local in interest. The author should not be confused with the doctor in the Lincoln Conspiracy. Missouri histories of the War, particularly Confederate, are hard to acquire as few..... More
Little Rock: Tunnah and Pittard, 1898. First. Hard Bound. Rare (and expensive) little book written by a man who knew individuals intimately in Helena, Arkansas. The author was a pre-War business partner with Cleburne and married into Hindman's family. One of the earliest bios of the great Cleburne who..... More
NY: Neale Publishing, 1911. First. Hard Bound. One of the most sought after Neales,- and scarce! A must have for any serious Civil War or Neale book collector. The 22 year old Neese mustered into service in 1862 as a corporal. He became a member of Chew’s Battery..... More
Sprngfield, MA: C.A. Nichols, 1875. First. Hard Bound. This is a detailed and lengthy account of a fighting Massachusetts infantry regiment. It suffered so many casualties that it was designated a"Fighting 300 Regiment" by Fox. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac mostly in the Sixth Corps. It..... More
Sewanee, TN: University of the South Press, 1907. First. Hard Bound. TRULY A RARE BOOK, LIMITED TO 300 COPIES. THIS ONE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Nina Kirby-Smith Buck, likely a daughter of the General. She had married into the Buck family, the one famous for the biography of General Clebourne..... More
Cleveland, OH: Cleveland publishing, 1906. First. Hard Cover. This is a rare one! This a three month unit that saw action in what is now West Virginia during the earliest stages of the War. Served under General George McClellan while he gained early fame. The Cleveland Artillery was a part..... More
Washington, GA: Washington Publishing Co., Circa 1965. This book presents accounts about four companies of Confederate infantry raised in Oglethorpe County, GA. They were parts of the 6th, 8th, and 38th Georgia. Also found is Echols Artillery. The book contains rosters and names. Contains many first person anecdotes. A...... More
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1991. First. Hard Bound in a slipcase. THREE VOLUMES The three volumes are titled Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War, Arms and Equipment of the Union, and Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy. The set is like all Time Life books, outstanding photography and organization. Probably..... More
Washington City: Government Printing Office, 1904. First. Hard Bound. A MOST REMARKABLE TWO VOLUME SET ON THE HISTORY OF THE USMA FROM INCEPTION TO 1902. EXTREMELY DETAILED DOWN TO THE TITLES OF THE CADET'S TEXTBOOKS, WRITINGS OF GRADUATES, TERRIFIC BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PERTINENT WRITINGS DEALING WITH THE ACADEMY, MYRAID PICTURES AND..... More
n.p. Authority of the Commission, 1905. First. Hard Cover. The Ninth New jersey served nearly all its time in the Carolinas. It took part in the engagements in that area of operations, New Berne being one of them. This book deals with the monument erected to the unit at that..... More
Likely Boston: Unknown, 1861- 4. All First Printings. Detached. THIS LOT IS A COMPILATION OF MEDICAL JOURNALS DATED FROM 1861 THROUGH 1864. EACH HAS CIVIL WAR RELATED INFORMATION. ALL ARE DISBOUND. FOLLOWING ARE THE DATES OF THE ARTICLES AND A BRIEF RECAP OF SOME OF THE..... More
Philadelphia: John Campbell, 1865. Stated third thousand. Wraps. Patterson has often been labeled as the goat and reason the Union lost the battle of First Manassas. His task was to hold the Confederate forces in the Valley in place to prevent them from reinforcing those at Manassas where the main..... More
NY: American News, 1866. First. Hard Bound. General Lyon was given much credit for saving Missouri (a slave state) for the Union. He led hs forces into Soputhwest Missouri to fight The Confederates under Price. He was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek and became a Midwestern martyr... More
NY: Putnam, 1896. First. Hard Cover. LIMITED TO 750 COPIES. A lengthy narrative of 900 pages counting the detailed index. All you would ever want to know about this famed Union Army Corps and, at the same time, the history of the Army of the Potomac. Nevins I-148..... More