Boston: Boston Young Men's Christian Association, {Ca. 1864}. Stated Fifth Edition of 10,000 each. Very small (4 1/2" by 3 1/4") with cardboard type covers. This is a large grouping of hymn words without musical notes. Hymnal has 64 total pages. WHAT MAKES THIS HYMNAL SPECIAL IS THE ANNOTATION... More about The Soldier's Hymn Book
Wendell, NC: Avera Press, 1980. First. HB. [PRISONER OF WAR]. Not in Nevins. Printed sans DJ. Only thing I know on this POW prison. More about The Salisbury Prison: A Case Study of Confederate Military Prisons, 1861-1865
n.p. For the Author, Ca. 1912. This work is dedicated to the J.E.B. Stuart, Camp 24, Confederate Veterans. John was 24 when he enlisted as a private in the 35th VA Battalion Cavalry, Company B, on 9/15/1862. This is the famed "Comanches." It was part of Ashby's Cavalry, then the... More about A Chapter on Prison Life: Experiences of a Confederate Private in a Federal War Prison
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 about Observations of an Illinois Boy in Battle, Camp and Prisons – 1861-65
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 about The Catawba Soldier of the Civil War
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 about Observations in the North: Eight Months in Prison and On Parole