Carthage: Carthage Press, 1923. First. Scarce as are older Missouri books dealing with the Civil War. This county was overwhelming pro-Confederate. As with nearly all of Missouri guerilla activity took front stage which led to ugly encounters by both sides. That is why the War there did not end in..... More
Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1924. First. Hard Bound. Love him or hate him, General Bragg had both admirers (President Davis) and detractors (about everyone else). An excellent biography of this controversial general. Nevins II-80 states in part that it is ..." A detailed account with quotes..." Dornbusch II-2625 has..... More
NY: David McKay Co., 1974. First. Hard Cover. THIS A FIRST PRINTING WITH THE POINTS: FIVE LINES AT TOP AND FIVE AT BOTTOM OF COPYRIGHT PAGE, NO ADDITIONAL PRINTINGS LISTED, NOTHING ON THE BACK JACKET EXCEPT A PICTURE OF THE AUTHOR. WINNER OF THE 1975 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION..... More
NY: Dial Press, 1930. First. Hard Bound within a slipcase. The author was a British Army officer who wrote other excellent narratives concerning the American Civil War. Sheppard says, "He must, of course, be considered first and foremost as a soldier...but he was also a splendid and admirable man." This..... More
NY: Robert Grier, 1908. First. Wraps. This an address given before the Army of the Tennessee in St. Louis, November 11, 1908. This Sherman is the great one’s son. He relates things his father told him, not a rehash of the records. Has "Dad said.." stuff. More
Toledo, OH: Slocum Publishing, 1913. First. Hard Cover. Slocum was a good Corps commander who served both in the East and with Sherman in the West. Slocum was commander of one of the two corps sent West by Grant. His advice to Meade at Gettysburg was to stay and fight..... More
Weston, WVA: Society of Historical Engravings, 1920. First. Hardbound. A smallish, unpaginated book. Interesting printing with page borders and decorations. A very rare account of the Great One, not found in the popular bibliographies. Doubt there is anything new and startling in this volume, but a "must have" for any..... More
Wilmington, DE: Historical Society of Delaware, 1909. First. WRAPPERS. WRAPPERS. A Second Army Corps unit, it was known as the “Crazy Delawares.” It fought under General Richardson at the Bloody Lane where it made a highly effective charge that went unnoticed by higher echelons. Seems a real sore..... More
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1968. First. Hard bound. Very scholarly study of the effect disease had on the armies readiness. It is commonly known that far more soldiers died from disease than from combat. The auther looks at the impact illness had on readiness and several major battles. A...... More
Hillsboro, TX: Hillsboro Mirror Print, 1902. First. Hard Bound. A very rare and expensive Hood's Texas Brigade related book. The author was a member of the famed Fifth Texas Infantry, arguably in one of the best brigades on either side. "Texans always turn them" and "Lee to the rear!" are..... More
Hillsboro, TX: Hillsboro Mirror Print, 1902. First. Hard Cover. A very rare and expensive Hood's Texas Brigade related book. The author was a member of the famed Fifth Texas Infantry, arguably in one of the best brigades on either side. "Texans always turn them" and "Lee to the rear!" are..... More
NY: Neale Publishing, 1930. First. Hard Cover. Likely one of the last Civil War related Neale publications. Also rare in that it has a decided Union flavor unlike the bulk of their work. The author endlessly praises the Union efforts and senior military leadership while ripping the Confederate cause..... More
NY: Broadway Publishing, 1911. First. Hard Cover. A scarce book written by a former member of the 61st Virginia Infantry. This is a series of anecdotes and not a chronological account of his Confederate infantry unit. Stewart was the unit's lieutenant colonel where he was wounded three times; at Chancellorsville..... More
Washington City: G.M. Van Buren, 1883. Probable Second. Wraps. The author wrote several books, in fact, he may have extracted portions of this book for publication under separate cover; i.e., The List of Battles. An unusual book that is a consolidation of several subjects. Of major importance is the list..... More
Boston: Sabbath School Society, 1867. First. Hard Cover. A special book on Black units in the Civil War. One brother being a chaplain in a Black Regiment. This was James, who served in the Deep South and later at Key West. He was on Ships Island, near Mobile and likely..... More
Winchester, VA: Eddy Press, 1907. First. Hard Cover. The author, a Valley resident of Middleburg, prepared a very sympathetic biography of "The Knight of the Valley." It is a chronological narrative from the beginning of the War until Ashby's death. This work is not found in the standard..... More
NY: Van Nostrand, 1862. New Edition, Revised. Hard Bound. Very scarce Navy manual. Book may have its origin with a manual by Totten in 1841. Full of navy jargon. Gives the basics of seamanship along with a glossary of terms (much needed). Lengthy book of 449 pages. The signature..... More
Detroit: Friesema Brothers, 1905. First. HB. Small and rare little unit history. Trowbridge was colonel of the regiment. LACKS ORIGINAL MAP BUT FACSIMILE INCLUDED. Many portraits of unit officers. Officer roster. Service almost exclusively in the Knoxville area of East Tennessee. Very detailed account of the unit’s actions. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1961. First. Hard Cover. An earlier study of the big battle in the Western Theater where the opposing sides were nearly equal in numbers. Still a highly respected study. Nevins states "...the ablest study of the greatest battle in the West...." More
Washington City: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931. Expanded Edition. Hard Bound. Scarce. Service data and nice, short biography of each officer. Good reference material. There are 220 pages of navy officers. More
NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. First. Hard Cover. In 1864 General Robert E. Lee sent a Confederate force under the command of Jubal Early to threaten Washington City. This was an attempt to relieve Union pressure being applied in the Richmond-Petersburg area. Early was successful and reached the outskirts of the..... More
London: Swan-Sonnenschien, 1908. First. Hardbound. Book Number 8 in the series of books published for study by Royal Army officers in preparation for their competency exams. These studies are without the bias and "cover my tail tone" found in the works by participating Union and Confederates personnel. Well organized and..... More
Madison? Wisconsin History Commission, 1908. First. Hard Bound. LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES. A lenghty paper read before the Madison Literary Club. Author was the LtCol of the 23rd Wisconsin Volunteers. The book also contains an appendixr on Wisconsin memorials/monuments. More
Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1906. First. Hard Cover. The 19th is a Fox’s Fighting 300 unit which is a Union unit that suffered the most casualties during the War. This was a real fighting unit. For example it assaulted Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg where it lost eight color bearers and..... More
NY: Scribners, 1949. First. Hard Cover. The classic study on this man. Hampton was a wealthy South Carolina planter prior to the War and perhaps the largest slave holder in the South. At the commencement of the War he raised and partially funded a "legion" comprised of combined artillery, cavalry..... More