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Civil War Arkansas: Beyond Battles and Leaders
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Fayetteville, University of Arkansas Press, 2000. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xii, 304. Plus 12 unnumbered pages of illustrations, bound in the text. With frontispiece, 12 halftone plates; notes, index. Pictorial wrappers. First edition. A collection of essays, previously published in scholarly journals. Deals with complex issues as guerilla warfare, Union army policies, and the struggles between white and black civilians and soldiers. ISBN:#1557285640 ISBN:#1 55728 564 0 . ISBN 1557285640 1 55728 564 0. more information
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Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War
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University Park, Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xx, 332. With numerous halftone illustrations (many full-page); notes, index. Hardcover, dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. Examines the motivations of soldiers and the impact of war on civilians, rather than focusing solely on battles. Well researches, written, and illustrated. ISBN:#0271020792 ISBN:#0 271 02079 2 . ISBN 0271020792 0 271 02079 2. more information
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Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory, and the American Civil War
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Amherst, University of Massachusetts Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. xiv, 302. With halftone illustrations; notes, index. Wrappers. First edition. Explores how the contested memory of the Civil War has shaped American race relations. It demonstrates several ways to probe the history of memory, to understand how and why groups of Americans have constructed versions of the past in the service of contemporary social needs. ISBN:#1558493611 ISBN:#1 55849 361 ISBN:#1 1 55849 344 1 ISBN:#1558493441 . ISBN 1558493611 1 55849 361 1 1 55849 344 1 1558493441. more information
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The Valley Forge Winter: Civilians and Soldiers in War
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University Park, Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002. Advance Reader's Copy. New, unread and unused. 8vo. Pp. 326. Notes, bibliography, index. Wrappers. First edition. ISBN:#0271022302 . ISBN 0271022302. more information
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Colors and Blood: Flag Passions of the Confederate South
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Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. xvi, 224. With 34 halftone illustrations (some full-page), tables; notes, index. Hardcover, black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. Explores how the rebel flag gained its enormous power to inspire and repel. Examines Confederate nationalism and the meanings and uses of patriotism. Provides valuable new historical context for the Confederate flag and symbols controversies. Nicely illustrated with archival material. ISBN:#0691091587 ISBN:#0 691 09158 7 . ISBN 0691091587 0 691 09158 7. more information
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Colors and Blood: Flag Passions of the Confederate South
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Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. xvi, 224. With 34 halftone illustrations (some full-page), tables; notes, index. Hardcover, black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. Explores how the rebel flag gained its enormous power to inspire and repel. Examines Confederate nationalism and the meanings and uses of patriotism. Provides valuable new historical context for the Confederate flag and symbols controversies. Nicely illustrated with archival material. ISBN:#0691091587 ISBN:#0691091587 . ISBN 0691091587 0691091587. more information
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Uncommon Soldiers: Harvey Reid and the 22nd Wisconsin March with Sherman
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Knoxville, University of Tennessee Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xx, 313. With 19 halftone and line illustrations (many full-page or double-page); index. Hardcover, brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. Originally published in 1965 under the title 'The View from Headquarters,' this book was much praised and much used by historians exploring the war's Western theatre and the lives of ordinary soldiers. This new edition includes an appendix that further enhances its value: a memoir of Sherman's march by William H. McIntosh, another veteran of the 22nd Wisconsin. With two collections of pictures illustrating the campaigns, activities, and personnel of the 22nd Wisconsin. A volume in the Voices of the Civil War Series, which illuminates issues on the battlefield, the home front, and the western front, as well as other aspects of this historic era. ISBN:#1572331291 ISBN:#1 57233 129 1 . ISBN 1572331291 1 57233 129 1. more information
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Union Soldiers and the Northern Home Front: Wartime Experiences, Postwar Adjustments
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New York, Fordham University Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xviii, 508. Notes, index. Wrappers. First edition. A volume in The North's Civil War Series. ISBN:#0823221466 ISBN:#0 8232 2146 6 ISBN:#0 8232 2145 8 ISBN:#0823221458 . ISBN 0823221466 0 8232 2146 6 0 8232 2145 8 0823221458. more information
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Memoirs of a Dutch Mudsill: The 'War Memories' of John Henry Otto, Captain, Company D, 21st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
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Kent, Kent State University Press, 2004. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal octavo. Pp. xviii, 425. Photographs, maps. Notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, cloth with dust-jacket. First edition. ISBN:#0873387996 . ISBN 0873387996. more information
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The Business of captivity: Elmira and Its Civil War Prison,
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Kent, Kent State University Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xvi, 228. With a double-page frontispiece, depicting a watercolour sketch map of Elmira, by former prisoner David Coffman; 16 halftone illustrations (some full-page); notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. First edition. During its single year of existence, more than 12,000 Confederates were imprisoned in Elmira, New York, were suffering was acute and mortality high. Nearly 3,000 died while in captivity. This is a valuable and important study; the scholarship is clearly superior. Gray's work represents a significant achievement.' ISBN:#0873387082 ISBN:#0 87338 708 2 . ISBN 0873387082 0 87338 708 2. more information
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Freedom, Union, and Power: Lincoln and His Party during the Civil War
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New York, Fordham University Press, 2004. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal octavo. Pp. xvii, 400. Notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust-jacket. - - First edition. ISBN 0823222756 ISBN 0 8232 2275 6 . ISBN 0823222756 0 8232 2275 6. more information
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State of the Union: New York and the Civil War
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New York, Fordham University Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xxiv, 136. Plus 16 unnumbered pages of illustrations, printed on different paper, bound in the text. With 20 halftone illustrations (many full-page) and one line map; notes, index. Wrappers. First edition. A volume in The North's Civil War Series. ISBN:#0823221407 ISBN:#0 8232 2140 7 ISBN:#0 8232 2139 3 ISBN:#0823221393 . ISBN 0823221407 0 8232 2140 7 0 8232 2139 3 0823221393. more information
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text
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New York, Fordham University Press, 2004. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal octavo. Pp. xxv, 394. Illustrated. Appendix, notes, index. Wrappers. - - First edition. ISBN 0823223426 ISBN 0 8232 2342 6 . ISBN 0823223426 0 8232 2342 6. more information
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Enemies of the Country: New Perspectives on Unionists in the Civil War South
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Athens, University of Georgia Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. x, 242. With halftone title vignette and text illustrations; notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, navy blue cloth, spine lettered in copper, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. A fascinating collection of essays, most of which were first presented as papers at the conference 'Families at War: Loyalty and Conflict in the Civil War South,' held at the University of Richmond in May 1998. ISBN:#082032288 ISBN:#0 8203 2288 . ISBN 082032288 0 8203 2288. more information
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Texas in the Confederacy: An Experiment in Nation Building
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Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Royal 8vo. Pp. x, 310. With 6 appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, red cloth, spine lettered in blue, with dust-jacket. (Small decorative stamp to front free endpaper.) First edition. A volume in the Shades of Blue and Gray Series. ISBN:#0826213901 ISBN:#0 8262 1390 1 . ISBN 0826213901 0 8262 1390 1. more information
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The 1865 Customs of Service for Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers: A Handbook for the Rank and File of the Army
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Mechanicsburg, Stackpole, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Small 8vo. 13.5 x 9.5 cm. Pp. 304. Hardcover, purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. The original, official guide codifying rules and regulations carried by Union soldiers and sergeants 1864-1865, 'enabling them to seek promotion and distinction in the service of their country.' A beautifully produced facsimile edition, reissued exactly as it first appeared at the end of the Civil War. ISBN:#0811703991 ISBN:#0 8117 0399 1 . ISBN 0811703991 0 8117 0399 1. more information
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The 1865 Customs of Service for Officers of the Army: A Handbook of the Duties of Each Grade Lieutenant to Lieutenant General
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Mechanicsburg, Stackpole, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Small 8vo. 13.5 x 9.5 cm. Pp. 304. Hardcover, blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. - - Written in 1985 by a professional soldier, this book was the first comprehensive description of the duties and responsibilities assigned to Civil War officers of all ranks, enabling them 'to know what they have to do, and how to do it.' A beautifully produced facsimile edition, reissued exactly as it first appeared at the end of the Civil War. ISBN:#0811703991 ISBN:#0 8117 0399 1 . ISBN 0811703991 0 8117 0399 1. more information
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Lee's Cavalrymen: A History of the Mounted Forces of the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865
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Mechanicsburg, Stackpole, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. xii, 468. Plus 16 unnumbered pages of illustrations, printed on different paper, bound in the text. With 30 halftone illustrations (mostly portraits), 10 full-page line maps; notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, half cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. A well researched work which examines the organizational, administrative, and operational history of the mounted arm of the Army of Northern Virginia. It chronicles the regiments, brigades, and divisions, and explores the evolution of cavalry leadership, mounted tactics, the operational influence of finite resources, and the tactical role of the Confederate horse artillery. ISBN:#0811708985 ISBN:#0 8117 0898 5 . ISBN 0811708985 0 8117 0898 5. more information
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The History of the Ninth Regiment: Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, June 1861-June 1864
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München, Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1999. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xxxviii, xiv, 557. Plus 16 unnumbered pages of illustrations, printed on different paper, bound in the text. With halftone frontispiece, notes, index. Hardcover, green cloth, spine lettered in gilt upside down, head very slightly bumped, with dust-jacket. A facsimile edition. The story of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the 'Fighting Ninth,' which consisted of more than 1,000 Irish Americans. First published in 1899, this new edition includes addition of photographs, introduction, and index. ISBN:#0823220559 ISBN:#0 8232 2055 9 . ISBN 0823220559 0 8232 2055 9. more information
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Peacekeeping on the Plains: Army Operations in Bleeding Kansas
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Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 2004. BRAND NEW. Royal octavo. Pp. xvii, 278. With full-page photographs and maps. Footnotes, bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust-jacket. - - First edition. ISBN 0826215351 ISBN 0 8262 1535 1 . ISBN 0826215351 0 8262 1535 1. more information
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All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862
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Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xii, 265. With pictorial title page, 18 fine illustrations (some full-page), 3 full-page finely drawn maps; bibliography, notes, index. Hardcover, navy blue cloth, spine lettered in silver, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. Traces how the amateur soldiers who formed the Army of the Ohio organized themselves into individual regiments of remarkable strength and cohesion. It stresses that not the commander skills or a technological sophistication determined how an army fared in battle during the Civil War, but the way in which it was recruited and organized. ISBN:#080782626X ISBN:#0 8078 2626 X . ISBN 080782626X 0 8078 2626 X. more information
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A Prussian Observes the American Civil War: The Military Studies of Justus Scheibert
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Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Royal 8vo. Pp. xviii, 250. With appendix, notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, green cloth, spine lettered in copper, with dust-jacket. Small decorative stamp to front free endpaper. First edition. Justus Scheibert, an officer in the Royal Prussian Engineers and an expert on warfare, was sent to the United States for seven months to observe the Civil War and report the effects of artillery on fortifications. His writings, however, went on to include tactics, strategy, logistics, intelligence, combined operations, and the medical service. A volume in the Shades of Blue and Gray Series. ISBN:#0826213480 ISBN:#0 8262 1348 0 . ISBN 0826213480 0 8262 1348 0. more information
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Rediscovering Abraham Lincoln
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New York, Fordham University Press, 2002. Octavo. Pp. xvi, 262. Portrait frontispiece. Plus a number of halftone plates bound in. Footnotes, index. Original wrappers. In excellent condition. (Institutional stamp to half-title.) First edition. A collection of the best and most recent Lincoln Forum lectures. . ISBN 0823222152. more information
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'No Disgrace to My Country': The Life of John C. Tidball
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Kent, Kent State University Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. xviii, 564. Portrait frontispiece. With halftone illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, navy blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. First edition. This exhaustive study chronicles the life of career army officer John C. Tidball, from action in major Civil War battles to postwar service in the West. ISBN:#0873387228 ISBN:#0 87338 722 8 . ISBN 0873387228 0 87338 722 8. more information
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'No Disgrace to My Country': The Life of John C. Tidball
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Kent, Kent State University Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. xviii, 564. Portrait frontispiece. With halftone illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, navy blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with dust-jacket. First edition. This exhaustive study chronicles the life of career army officer John C. Tidball, from action in major Civil War battles to postwar service in the West. ISBN:#0873387228 ISBN:#0 87338 722 8 . ISBN 0873387228 0 87338 722 8. more information
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The War Hits Home: The Civil War in Southeastern Virginia
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Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. xvi, 348. Plus 12 unnumbered pages of illustrations, bound in the text. With illustrated endpapers (map of Suffolk and vicinity), 22 halftone photographic illustrations, 6 halftone maps (some full-page); 5 appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. 'An excellent piece of research and writing, among the most significant Confederate home-front studies. Truly original in combining in a single book a substantial military study as well. A lasting contribution to the literature of the Southern people at war and peace.' - William C. Davis. Dust jacket with a beautiful battle scene, detail from the original painting by Mort Künstler, 'High Tide.' ISBN:#0813920272 ISBN:#0 8139 2027 2 . ISBN 0813920272 0 8139 2027 2. more information
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The Civil War in West Texas and New Mexico: The Lost Letterbook of Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley
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El Paso, Texas Western Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. 193. With a number of halftone plates. Wrappers. First edition. ISBN:#0874042836 . ISBN 0874042836. more information
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Campfires of Freedom: The Camp Life of Black Soldiers during the Civil War
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Kent, Kent State University Press, 2002. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Royal 8vo. Pp. xviii, 336. With a number of halftone plates and illustrations. Appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover, light blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with pictorial dust-jacket. First edition. Examines training and discipline, pastimes, the struggle for literacy, black chaplains, religion, music. With a lovely selection of Negro spirituals and songs from Thomas W. Higginson's Collection. ISBN:#0873387090 . ISBN 0873387090. more information
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At Custer's Side: The Civil war Writings of James Harvey Kidd
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Kent, Kent State University Press, 2001. BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. 8vo. Pp. x, 140. With halftone frontispiece, 11 full-page maps, 2 appendices; notes, bibliographic essay, index. Hardcover, red cloth, spine lettered in blue, with dust-jacket. First edition. Presents many of Kidd's writings about his Civil War experiences, especially his service with Custer, in their original form. ISBN:#0873386876 ISBN:#0 87338 687 6 . ISBN 0873386876 0 87338 687 6. more information
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