NY: Butler Brothers, n.d. Likely a First. May be the 1st NY Cav, Lincoln’s Cavalry. Not sure. The author was reluctant to disclose his outfit, something suspicious. He writes much about Union political matters at the start of the War. The narrative ends after Seven Days so an early account..... More
n.p. American Tract Society, {ca. 1863}. Likely a First. HB. Very small book meant for children or a shirt pocket. Inscribed on ffep with, "To Wanda, From Father, 1863." " Help ? you while I am away with the army." Odd, but it contains two title pages. The second title..... More
London: Hugh Rees, 1912. Second Impression. HB. One of the great English staff study books, lacking personal grandizement, etc. required 14 maps, all present. Nevins I-22: “…tersely written, generally accurate outline…”. More
London: Hugh Rees, 1908. First. HB. Dornbusch IV-12807. a lot of maps, all required are present and near fine. More
NY: E.P. Dutton, 1929. First. HB. [MEMOIR-CONFEDERATE] A Southern woman’s (Mrs. Henry Dulany) memoirs. This is predominantly Civil War, but runs over into WWI with her family. The CW portion is a journal kept by the author’s aunt in Virginia. There is a chapter on Confederate flags and seals. Her..... More
NY: Neale Publishing, 1914. First. Hard Bound Hard Bound. Krick. Nevins II-37. Account of one of the first Confederate martyrs. Ashby served under Stonewall during the valley campaign where he was fatally wounded. His death was mourned throughout the Confederacy. Not a real common title. More
Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, 1893. First. Wraps bound into boards. This a copy of a speech given by Avery, a NC Supreme Court judge on the date given. Very little is found on Hill who gained Lieutenant General rank in the Confederate Army. He was Stonewall's brother-in law and good..... More
Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton, 1893. First. Wraps. Protected by a cardboard clamshell folder. Very little found on this gifted Confederate general. He was controversial and argumentative which cost him in his military career. "He was known as an aggressive leader, being severely strict, deeply religious and having dry..... More
Baltimore: Selby & Delany, 1867. First. Hard Cover. I believe this is the rarest and most expensive of the Ashby biographies. It is a complete history with seven outstanding appendices attached. These were written by notables such as Chew, battery commander; McDonald, a member of the brigade and author of..... More
Trenton: State of New Jersey, 1910. First. Hardcover. There are chapters on three of the NJ regiments and the First NJ Artillery. Details on the doings of several other NJ regiments. Heavy with official reports and detailed appendices. Great portrait with no foxing. There are 500 pages of good info..... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1886. First. Wraps bound in. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY BARRETT IN 1886. Dornbusch I-MA-125. (5th Mass Infantry). More
Meadville, PA: Edward T. Bates, 1883. Second. Hard Cover. Author was a prolific writer who evidently served with the 100th PA. A Union bias to the narrative - the frontise is Joe Hooker. Detailed account nonetheless. Nevins I-23: "…not uninformed account of Hooker's May, 1863, meeting with Lee."..... More
Norwich, NY: J.F. Hubbard, 1866. First. Hard Cover. After assisting General Banks in the Carolinas, the regiment headed to the Trans Mississippi, namely Louisiana. Active during the Port Hudson Campaign and the Red River Expedition of 1864. Fought at Sabine Crossroads and Pleasant Hill. Transferred to the East where they..... More
Minco, OK: For the Author, 1911-2. Like a First. Wraps. [UNIT HISTORY-UNION] Not in any bibliographies except Dornbusch I-IA-1. Very scarce. Sam Black was a member of the First Iowa Battery that saw action up and down the Mississippi until 1864 when it joined Sherman’s forces during the Atlanta Campaign..... More
Austin: Univ of Texas, 1919. First. Wraps. [UNIT HISTORY-CONFEDERATE] The noted 8th Texas Cavalry. Dornbusch II-1055. Coulter 35. Nevins I-60. The 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, was a regiment of Texas volunteers assembled by Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry in August 1861. Though lesser known than the Texas Brigade (Hood's..... More
NY: Lange, Little Printers, 1875. First. [UNIT HISTORY-CONFEDERATE] Scarce book. Nevins I-61: “…above average unit history…” Howes 533. Coulter 41. The unit fought primarily in the Trans-Mississippi theater. Significant actions were at Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins Ferry. Contains rosters of the officers from the various Texas regiments... More
Charleston: Evans & Cogwell, 1861. First. Wraps in Hard Bound Clamshell. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. Parrish and Willingham -7837, Crandall-4967. Everything one would want to know on the operation of the orphan house, qualifications for entry, who pays what for expenses, duties of staff, school requirements, teacher qualifications, etc. More
Pittsfield, MA: For the Author, 1864. First. HB. Dornbusch I-375. Coulter 256: Louisiana service. Nevins I-113: “exceptional descriptive powers.”. More
Holyoke, MA: Clark W. Bryan, 1884. First. Hard Bound. The regiment did not join the Army of the Potomac until just after Antietam where it became part of the Sixth Corps. Its real fighting began at The Wilderness and continued until the end of the War. It suffered enough to..... More
NY: Harper, 1896. First. HB. [MEMOIR-UNION] Also includes “The greatest cavalry movement of the War: General Wilson’s operations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia” Not in Nevins or Howes. Limited Edition. This book number 42 of 450 copies. More
NY: Putnam, 1915. First. HB. [UNIT HISTORY-UNION] Nevins I-63. Dornbusch I-NY-548. The 146th was a Fox’s Fighting 300. Very minimal Xlib. Members of this regiment earned 1/2 of all the Medals of Honor awarded to 5th Army Corps personnel. A rare distinction!! More
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1966. First. Hard Bound. Not in Nevins.Brooks covers the growth of the medical field from a few incompetent surgeons pre-war to the vast operation when the war concluded. He deals with both diseases and surgical care. More
Roanoke, VA: n.p., 1917. Second. Wraps. Brown served in Company C, 12th VA Inf of Mahone’s Brigade. Scarce book. Dornbusch II-1376. Coulter 55. Howes B-864. Wright B-1408. Nevins I-64. More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906. First. Hard Bound. A real fighting unit that had 216 KIA making it the fifth hardest hit regiment during the War. It was a part of the famed Second Army Corps and saw action in all the major events of the Army of the Potomac -..... More
NY: Harper. 1863. War Dated. HB. [Attribution/Manual] Believe this book’s content to be not too dissimilar to other books with like title. Butterfield was credited with introducing "Taps" into service use, which may be a myth as it could have been an earlier Irish pub melody. Butterfield earned the Medal..... More