St. Louis: Times Printing, 1868. First. HB. [UNIT HISTORY-CONFEDERATE] Highly acclaimed. Howes A-227. Coulter 7. Nevins I-57. Dornbusch II-2577. Eight plates/illustrations required and all present. AN EXTREMELY RARE BOOK! ANYTHING ON CONFEDERATE MISSOURI UNITS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN! {CHECK BEVINS BOOK FOUND LATER}. More
n.p. Sun Job Printing, 1920. First. Hard Bound. Lieutenant Colonel Andrews was commander of the First Maryland Light Artillery. He was severely wounded at Winchester during the march to Gettysburg. He recovered but could not go into the field again. Hence, off to Europe to seek arms. Remained there until..... 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
NY: Neale Publishing, 1914. First. Hard Cover. Unusual it seems, This Ashby, likely kin to Turner was not a close relation. There is a chapter of Turner Ashby, but the book deals almost entirely on the Valley Campaign and is not another Ashby biography. Of importance are his thoughts on..... 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
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
[Newport, AR]: For the Author, Ca. 1913. First. HB. [UNIT HISTORY/MEMOIR-CONFEDERATE] A REAL RARITY! Try to find contemporary accounts of Arkansas Confederate units! Howes B-407. Coulter 30. Dornbusch II-107. Not in Nevins. Overall VG. Private Bevens served in the First Arkansas Infantry, CSA. Most all his service was in the..... More
Austin: Univ of Texas, 1919. First. Wraps. [UNIT HISTORY-CONFEDERATE] The noted 8th Texas Cavalry. Dornbusch II-1055. Coulter 35. Nevins I-60. Most dismiss his account as it was written 60 years after the events and from memory. Nonetheless, the Terry Texas Rangers had an enviable war record. 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
Scotland Neck, NC: W.L.L. Hall, 1888. First. Wraps. [UNIT HISTORY-CONFEDERATE] Dornbusch III-2026. Not in Nevins. Unusual, has a sticker on front wrap with Bond listed as Superintendent of Public Instruction in Scotland Neck, NC. There was a bitter debate between North Carolina and Virginia about the naming of the famous..... More
Richmond: Garrett and Massey, 1940. First. Hard Bound. VERY SCARCE IN FIRST EDITION. The company was part of the historic 11th Mississippi Infantry, along with another noted company, the Lamar Rifles. The Greys saw action in the East with the Army of Northern Virginia where it suffered horrendous..... 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
Huntington, WVA: Paragon Printing, Ca. 1920. First. HB. EXTREMELY RARE, ONLY 125 COPIES PRINTED! John was only 16 when he enlisted in the 31st VA Infantry. Initial service was in Jackson’s Division, later Ewell’s. He joined the newly formed 20th VA Cav in 1863. Believe the book was..... More
Louisville, KY: Courier-Journal Job, 1917. First. Hard Cover. Castleman was a CSA major in the Second Kentucky Cavalry, CSA. The Second Cavalry belonged to General John Hunt Morgan's command and had Basil Duke as the LtCol. The unit fought in the West, with much of the regiment captured at Buffington..... More
Atlanta: D.E. Luther Publishing, 1901. First. Hard Cover. Another biography of Stonewall, this one approved by Stonewall's wife, Mary Anna Jackson. It contains testimonies/articles about Jackson by noted Confederates like Wade Hampton, Stephen Lee, Fitzhugh Lee, Joseph Wheeler, et.al .A thick and heavy book with a striking cover .Numerous illustrations..... More
Charleston, SC: Walker, Evans &Cogswell Co., 1899. First. Hard Bound. A REALLY RARE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIT HISTORY!! My research found there is virtually nothing written about these two historic units. THIS BOOK MAY BE IT!! The units served in fighting commands, namely Jones' and Jenkin's Brigades, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps..... More
Richmond, VA: Confederate States of America, March 31, 1862. First. None. See photo. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. Parrish & Willingham 2330. Crandall 1358. This is the detailed Confederate participant's reports of the Battle of Bethel sometimes called Big Bethel fought on June 10, 1861. It begins with Colonel MacGruder's..... More
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1910. First. Hard Cover. Probably the definitive study of the Missouri-Kansas badman. The War in these parts was particular vicious and extended to the innocent. It took several generations to forget this era. Dornbusch III-273. Nevins I-25: strongly hostile to Quantrill. Howes 689. More
Washington City: National Publishing, 1904. First. HB. BOOK SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE SON OF THE REBEL SCOUT AUTHOR. Dornbusch II-2660. Nevins I-73: “…memoirs of a Confederate cavalryman who made many solo trips to Washington.” Howes 695. Small red book. More
London: George Allen, 1911. First. Hardcover. Number 13 in the series, The American War of Secession. The series was provided to Royal Army officers in preparation for their competency tests. Without bias or bitterness often found in the narratives written by American participants. Very detailed and well organized..... More
Baltimore: Green-Lucas, 1920. First. HB. Dame, William Meade. BOOK IN A SCARCE DJ. Author a member of the Richmond Howitzers, a famous artillery unit that served in the Army of Northern Virginia. Saw action in virtually all battles from First Manassas through Appomatox. More
NY: Belford Company, 1890. First. Hard Cover. TWO THICK VOLUMES. Appears that President Davis may not have gotten all he wanted to say in his own lengthy two volume dissertation. Thought is he likely dictated part of Varina's narrative. The relationship of the two was often a stormy one..... More
Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1991. First. Hard Cover. SIX HANDSOME VOLUMES. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY WILLIAM DAVIS. Contains pictures and bios of over 400 Confederate generals.A super reference set. Well done on coated paper. A small increase in postage has been added due to the set's weight. More
NY: Scribners, Various. Various, three volumes. Hard Bound all Volumes. One of the great Civil War studies by the dean of the Army of Northern Virginia and Robert E. Lee historians. In Tall Cotton 61: "...stands on its right as one of the great works of military history."..... More
Cincinnati: Miami Printing and Publishing, 1867. First. Hard Cover. General Duke's most noted service in the war was as second-in-command for his brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan. Duke would later write a popular account of Morgan's most famous raid: 1863's Morgan's Raid and also an excellent autobiography. He took over Morgan's..... More