Observations of an Illinois Boy in Battle, Camp and Prisons – 1861-65.
Mendota, IL: For the Author. 1910. First. HB. Dorn I-26, Coulter 143. Nevins I-190: …"best feature is his description of Belle Isle." Deals with the 7th Illinois Cavalry. More
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The Catawba Soldier of the Civil War.
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
The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
NY: Neale Publishing, 1906. First. Hard Bound. Samuel Alexander Mudd was a physician who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. In 1864 he first met Booth who was then planning to kidnap Lincoln. Mudd was seen in the company of three..... More
The True Story of Andersonville Prison: A Defense of Henry Wirz.
NY: Neale Publishing, 1908. First. Hard Bound. A very unusual narrative as the author was a prisoner ( 6th Mich Cavalry) and he speaks on Commandant Wirz’s behalf. Dorn Mich-30, Krick 366: “Important prison narrative…” Nevins: I-199: “…vehement, detailed and sometimes convincing.” Page was first a prisoner at Belle Isle..... More
Observations in the North: Eight Months in Prison and On Parole
Richmond: E.W. Ayres, 1865. First. Wraps bound into boards. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. THOUGHT TO BE THE LAST BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE CONFEDERACY. THE BOOK WAS REVIEWED IN MARCH 1865 IN A RICHMOND PAPER. P&W-4994. Crandall 2647. Bound into boards with a homemade paper DJ. More
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