Washington City: Government Printing Office, 1865. First. Wraps. THIS IS THE REPLY IN FAVOR OF THE CONSPIRATORS IN THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION FOLLOWING THE COURT MARTIAL. A plea to see that the trial be a true legal matter and not one based upon emotion. Bingham challenges the legality of..... More
Indianola, IA: Booth Publishing, 1897. First. Hard Cover. A VERY SCARCE ACCOUNT. AUTHOR WAS A MEMBER OF THE 22ND IOWA INFANTRY. A FOX FIGHTING 300 UNIT. The 22nd served in the Western Theater. After Vicksburg, the Unit move to the East and the Valley Campaign where Booth was captured..... More
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
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
NY: Ogden, Thulstrup, Davidson, etal. 1912. A later gathering of the photos. Wraps in a folder. An overlooked compilation of Civil War photos. Many, many Brady photographs along with other noted period photographers. Excellent narrative to support the photos.This series came out about prior to the Miller set which became..... More
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
Sacramento: J.D. Young, State Office, 1890. First. Hard Bound. One of few narratives dealing with this stated subject. It is much like an adjutant general’s report with detailed rosters by unit. Also short unit histories. A hard book to find. More
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
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
NY: Andrew N. Kellogg, 1901. First. Hard Bound. Smallish book by a veteran of the 7th Wisconsin Infantry, a unit that was part of the famed Iron Brigade. Prutsman was captured at Second Manassas and sent to Libby Prison. He traveled about the Southern prison system for the next year..... 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
Philadelphia: James Rodgers, 1865. First. Hard Bound. The title tells it all. Great reference tool. Tremendous list of names from many Southern POW camps. Nevins I-204. More
Baltimore: Press of Guggenheimer, 1899. First, Two Volumes. Hard Bound. Scarce two volumes reference set. Volume One has the most content as it deals with those serving in the Union Army - all three branches. Volume two contains biographical data on those Marylanders serving in the Union Navy plus..... More