Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins, 1868. Second. Hard Cover. Covers the service of the 127th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.Most losses at Fredericksburg (Burnside) and again at Fredericksburg during the Chancellorsville Campaign (Hooker) when they finally took Marye’s Heights. A nine months regiment. The author was the unit's chaplain. Nevins I-97. Dornbusch I-315. More
Hickory, NC: Clay Printing, 1911. First. HB. Red Cloth. Nevins II-223. Catawba County is located in Western North Carolina. This rare book lists over 1500 soldiers from the area and gives a bio of each. Tom Broadfoot reports that it is seldom found in good condition. Not the case with..... More
NY: Appleton, 1862. 1862 War dated edition. HB Manual. This an 1862 edition (third) carrying a “during the War” premium. Halleck pre-Grant leader of the Union Army, very active in Union operations early in the War. He was noted for his intellect, called "Old Brains" by some... More
Little Rock: Tunnah & Pittard, 1903. First. HB. A scarce reminiscence by an Arkansas private, CSA. Unusual book, starts like a novel then gets into anecdotes. Author served in the 25th Arkansas Infantry. Very difficult to find military history of that state's units. Says Vol I on the title page..... More
NY: Bailliere Brothers, 1865. First. HB Manual. A RARE AND EXPENSIVE CIVIL WAR SURGEON'S MANUAL. THIS A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE SANITARY COMMISSION TO THE SIXTH ARMY CORPS. Great content, covers virtually all medical aspects of the military surgeon. Case studies and an interesting commentary on the quality of Afro-American..... More
Bangor, ME: For the Author, 1896. First. Hard Bound. Nevins I-31: "..Detailed study of Jackson's flanking movement.." Dornbusch IV-12791. A standard on this campaign. More
Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson, 1935. First. HB. Nevins I-86. Not much on General R.S. Ewell, an acceptable division commander, but questionable corps commander. Highly criticized for his role at The Wilderness. More
Macon: J.W. Burke, 1928. First. Hard Bound. Harris served in the 16th VA Cavalry. He later became the governor of Georgia. Book full of short anecdotes. Coulter 215. Dornbusch II-1262. Nevins I-100. More
n.p. Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, n.d. Off print. Wraps. The author was the surgeon for the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He and his unit served in the West and took part in all the big battles there. He has a short paragraph or two on most of the battles..... More
NY: Neale Publishing, 1929. First. Hard Bound. The title is very descriptive of the narrative. This being the fateful campaign of 1864-5 into Tennessee that virtually destroyed the proud Confederate Army of Tennessee at Franklin and Nashville. Howes 336. Nevins I-32: "...thoroughly researched..." Winner of the Robert M...... More
Nashville: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing, 1884. First. HB. Nevins I-102”…author gained the rank of major before his capture, he spent the last year of the War in Camp Douglas.” Howes 374. Dornbusch II-1015. Nevins I-102. Contains sketches of the 5th, 8th, Carnes Battery, Wright’s Brigade, 11th, 17th, 33rd, 7th Kentucky and..... More
Savannah: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1961. First. Wraps. Companies A and B became part of the 8th Georgia Infantry. The unit was commanded by Colonel Bartow who was killed at First Manassas. There are several rosters and a short biography of Bartow. A nice Georgia piece. BOOK SIGNED..... More
Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1930. First. Hard Bound. "The time has come for an impartial and non-controversial study of prisons North and South during the Civil War. Old hates have cooled..." (Publisher's note.) Arguably the best compilation of prisoner of war information. Extensive bibliography. Each prison is addressed..... More
Chicago: Church and Goodman, 1865. Not a common book on subjects that did not receive much notoriety. Anything Missouri and Kansas related to the Civil War is hard to find. Nevins I-38: “A personal narrative, by an officer of a Kansas Colored unit; emphasizes the service of Kansas militiamen.”..... More
london: John Camden Hotten, 1867. First. Hard Bound. EXCEEDINGLY RARE ACCOUNT IN FIRST EDITION!! A very early account of life as a blockade runner. A way to gain great wealth. An all English crew manning his vessel. This the English First Edition not found in the usual..... More
NY: American Bank Note Co., 1882. First. Hard Bound. The unit history for the Seventh Vermont Infantry. The unit served primarily in Louisiana but also other places in the Deep South like Vicksburg, Florida and Texas. The 7th was one of the units protecting Fort Pickens near Pensacola. Information on..... More
NY: Putnam, 1912. It contains 62 illustrations, mostly photos. First. Hard Bound. Extensive account of Elimira of over 450 pages. It contains a list of Confederate dead buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. There are testimonials from several Confederate prisoners as well as a detailed history of the camp from formation..... More
New Orleans. Hood Orphan Memorial Fund, 1880. First. HB. General Hood and his wife died leaving many orphaned children. In order to care for them General P.G.T. Beauregard of Civil War fame had this book published. Much of it is in response to Joe Johnston's narrative which did not treat..... More
New Orleans: Hood Orphan Memorial Fund, G.T. Beauregard, 1880. First. Hardcover. Hood died before his manuscript was published. Hood and his wife left many orphaned children so General Beauregard oversaw the publication of this book so that money would be available to care for the children. The narrative is..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941. First. HB. This the “Tennessee Edition” which is limited to 1,000 copies. This #194 of 1000. SIGNED. An excellent earlier study of the famous Confederate Army.Often cited. Includes some meaningless emphemera, a newspaper article, and folded map of Cheatham's Hill. More
Chicago: The ?berry Company, 1902. First. Hard Bound. EXTREMELY RARE UNION REGIMENTAL HISTORY. The unit manned six guns and fought in the Western Theater in all the major battles there. This dealer has seen it one other time in 25 years. That copy was missing pages and offered..... More
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co, 1914. First. Hard Bound. Author served in the 1st Maryland Infantry (CSA) from First Manassas to Appomatox. Very scarce account. ITC-98: "…at least the equal to Goldsborough's account. This among the the most valuable Confederate soldiers accounts…author twice captured…" Nevins I-107: “Possessed of both insight..... More
Baltimore: Sun Book and Job Printing, 1922. First. Wrappers. VERY SCARCE!!! So rare it doesn't make the standard Civil War bibliographies. More
Atlanta: Foote & Davis, 1901. First. Hard Bound. Contains a brief synopsis of the major battles that the Army of Northern Virginia participated in.Nevins I-33. Dornbusch III-1394. Howes 778. Book has a map in pristine condition. More
NY: Neale Publishing, 1905. First. HB. A series of biographies. Wish there were more bios included. One of the rarer Neale Confederate pieces. Krick Page 84: “…Poorly organized and sometimes shallow, there is useful information included on almost 100 soldiers.” Emphasis on 1st Arkansas and VMI people. Nevins I-108: “Short..... More