Civil War Period
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A Compilation Of the Official Records Of the Union and Confederate Armies
by Lieut Col Robert N Scott
War Of the Rebellion Official Records Of the Union and Confederate Armies
by Late Lieut Col Robert N Scott
Civil War Period Books & Ephemera
Civil War to the Bloody End: The Life and Times of Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman (Volume 9)
by Thompson, Jerry
Texas A&M University Press, 2006-09-06. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Thompson, Jerry : Civil War to the Bloody End: The Life and Times of Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman (Volume 9). College Station : Texas A&M University, 2006. First Edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm H. Handsomely bound in publisher's maroon cloth, bright gold lettering imprinted on spine. Glossy dj in red and tan featuring photo of subject, and sketch of his 1862 HQ by Robert Knox...
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$40.00
Blood Image: Turner Ashby in the Civil War and the Southern Mind (Conflicting Worlds)
by Paul Christopher Anderson
258 Pages. Stated First Printing and full number line. Dust jacket is Not price-clipped.This very interesting biography of the Confederate Cavalry leader Turner Ashby delving into his life and what made him the reputation that he had, comes in a Fine condition dust jacket with only a small crease at the top right corner along the spine of the back cover stopping it from being in Like-new condition. The interior book, however, is in Like-New condition with no distractions or visible extraneous markings...
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$24.79
The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
by Delbanco, Andrew
Penguin Press, 2018-11-06. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Delbanco, Andrew : The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War. New York : Penguin Press/Random House, 2018. First edition. Size is super royal octavo (8vo), 9.5/25cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's red paper boards and cream white cloth spine, bright gold lettering imprinted to spine and (author's initials only) front board. Plain white endpapers....
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$20.00
Sketches from My Life
by Pasha, Admiral Hobart (Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, 1822-1886)
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887. This is the scarce First American Edition. It was originally bound in the publisher's red wrappers. This copy is graded just Fair because only the spine of the wrapper is still here, i.e. both the front and back wrapper are missing. However internal condition is Very Good with all pages present and still securely sewn together (NOT glued like a modern paperback). SEE PHOTOS. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Autobiography of...
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$150.00
We Need Men: The Union Draft in the Civil War (University of North Carolina Studies)
by Geary, James
Northern Illinois University Press, 1991-05-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Geary, James : We Need Men: The Union Draft in the Civil War (University of North Carolina Studies). Dekalb (IL) : Northern Illinois University Press, 1991. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm H. Bound in publisher's red cloth, silver lettering imprinted on spine. Red/white/blue glossy DJ. Endpapers plain white. xviii pp prelim material, 264 numbered pp, plus six blank following....
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$38.00
The Photographic History of the Civil War (10 Volumes in 5 Books)
by Miller, Francis Trevelyan, editor In Chief
Thomas Yoseloff, 1957-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Missing. Miller, Francis Trevelyan, editor-in-chief : The Photographic History of the Civil War (10 Volumes in 5 Books). New York : Thomas Yoseloff, 1957. Repackaging of the 1911 original edition into five books, each containing two 'volumes' of the original. Quarto (4to) size, 11"/28cm h. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth, silver lettering set against dark blue field on spine. Lacking dj, likely as issued. The first book contains Vol I...
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$100.00
DON TROIANI's CIVIL WAR
by Trioani, Don & Brian C. Pohanka
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Fine+. (1995). Limited Edition. Hardcover. Book is as new. No ownership or other marks. This is copy 1140 of 2500 signed by Author (Trioani) on limitation page. ; Photographs, Color plates; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; 191 pages; Signed by Author .
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$110.00
The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom
by Siebert, Wilbur H.; Introduction by Albert Bushnell Hart
New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1898. SCARCE, xxv, 478 pp with 24 pp. publisher's catalogue at end. With numerous illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, and maps, including one fold-out map, which is Fine. Publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering at spine, black end papers, top edge gilt. Very Good Minus, cloth at joints torn yet holding nicely, corners rubbed, prior owner names and inscription in ink and pencil, prior owner name stamps. A comprehensive history of the system that helped fugitive...
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$850.00
Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United States in the city of Washington, giving their names, no. of their rooms and story in each department, salary and residence, also, an alphabetical list of all their names
by WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
1861 Washington DC MAP US 36th Congress Directory America Politics Civil War
'Department Directory and Register' is a congressional directory for the second session of the 36th Congress of the United States. In addition to providing names and personal information for these American politicians, this book includes an impressive folding map of the city of Washington D.C.
Item number: #11958
Price: $499
WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United... Read more
'Department Directory and Register' is a congressional directory for the second session of the 36th Congress of the United States. In addition to providing names and personal information for these American politicians, this book includes an impressive folding map of the city of Washington D.C.
Item number: #11958
Price: $499
WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United... Read more
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Acts of the General assembly of the state of Virginia : passed at the extra session, commenced December 4, 1862, in the 87th year of the commonwealth.
by State of Virginia
1863 1ed CONFEDERATE Acts Virginia 1862 Civil War SLAVERY Laws Voting Wheeling
'Acts of the General Assembly' is a rare Civil War-era report regarding Virginia and the state of politics in the Union. One of the first published Acts of Assembly for the new state of West Virginia 1863 when state of West Virginia was declared a legal entity and admitted to the Union by Lincoln!
This book covers various laws and discussions of bills proposed to congress including those regarding the voting privileges only... Read more
'Acts of the General Assembly' is a rare Civil War-era report regarding Virginia and the state of politics in the Union. One of the first published Acts of Assembly for the new state of West Virginia 1863 when state of West Virginia was declared a legal entity and admitted to the Union by Lincoln!
This book covers various laws and discussions of bills proposed to congress including those regarding the voting privileges only... Read more
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$499.00
Sherman's Civil War: Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865 (Civil War America)
by Simpson, Brooks D
The University of North Carolina Press, 1999-05-10. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Berlin, Jean V., and Simpson, Brooks D.[eds] : Sherman's Civil War: Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865 (Civil War America). Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 1999. Book Club Edition (BCE). Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. quarter bound in publisher's blue paper to both spine and boards. Color matte finish dj, featuring the same striking photo of subject on...
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$15.00
Official Military Atlas of the Civil War
by Davis, George B
Fairfax Press, 1983-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Davis, George B. : Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. With contributions from Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, Capt. Calvin D. Cowles, and an introduction by Richard Sommers. New York : Gramercy Press, 1983. Reprint. Size is super royal folio, 16.5"/43cm H. Bound in publisher's red leatherette, gilt lettering to the spine. Glossy color dj features text and maps of Charleston/Ft Sumter to front, images of various ranks of...
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$80.00
Southern history of the war. Official reports of battles
by Confederate Congress
1863 1ed Civil War Official Confederate Battle Reports CSA Manassas Charleston
'Southern History of the War' is a collection of official battle reports collected and published by the confederate congress in 1863 during the Civil War. 'Southern History of the War' contains many battle reports including:
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First Battle of Manassas
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Battle of New Orleans,
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Battles at Fort Henry and Donelson,
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Battle of Shiloh, and Charleston, South Carolina in June, 1862.
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'Southern History of the War' is a collection of official battle reports collected and published by the confederate congress in 1863 during the Civil War. 'Southern History of the War' contains many battle reports including:
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First Battle of Manassas
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Battle of New Orleans,
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Battles at Fort Henry and Donelson,
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Battle of Shiloh, and Charleston, South Carolina in June, 1862.
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$499.00
The color-guard: being a corporal's notes of military service in the Nineteenth army corps
by HOSMER, James K
1864 1ed Color-Guard LOUISIANA Civil War Account Hosmer Slavery Camp Life CSA
James Kendall Hosmer was a Civil War-era American historian who is remembered for books on American politics and the development in the American south. One of his best works was 'The Color-Guard' which, according to Nevins, is
"an excellent and even-tempered memoir of Army life in Louisiana'.
In it, Hosmer describes Confederate and Union camp life, descriptions and observations of the carnage of war, the role of the negro in... Read more
James Kendall Hosmer was a Civil War-era American historian who is remembered for books on American politics and the development in the American south. One of his best works was 'The Color-Guard' which, according to Nevins, is
"an excellent and even-tempered memoir of Army life in Louisiana'.
In it, Hosmer describes Confederate and Union camp life, descriptions and observations of the carnage of war, the role of the negro in... Read more
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Captain Raphael Semmes and the C.S.S. Alabama
26 Pages. This is a very in-depth, but short booklet on the Confederate Navy's C.S.S Alabama, her Captain, Captain Raphael Semmes, their exploits, etc. The exterior has some staining on its front and rear covers, however, the interior has no visible extraneous markings or other distractions throughout it and thus it has all printing, illustrations, and photographs in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition. The interior is also still tightly stapled to its cover.When you order this book from us it...
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$12.20
1863 Civil War Discharge of Thomas Fulford, Private, Company B, 64th Regiment of Infantry, Indiana Volunteers, By Order of Maj. Gen. Schofield
by United States Army Chief Engineer
United States Army, 1863. One sheet of paper backed with an attached second sheet, two horizontal folds, one vertical fold, fragile yet Very Good, sheets separating at folds., light age toning. Discharge papers for Thomas Fulford, a private in Company B, 64th Regiment Infantry, Indiana Volunteers, dated Sept. 30, 1863 at St. Louis, Mo, by reason of Surgeon's Certificate of Disability. In left margin, handwritten in red ink, "Phthisis-hereditary-developed by exposure. He is unfit for the Invalid...
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$150.00
Eyewitness to the Civil War: The Complete History from Secession to Reconstruction
by Hyslop, Steve
National Geographic, 2006-11-21. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Eyewitness to the Civil War: The Complete History from Secession to Reconstruction. Author(s): Hyslop, Steve, and Neil Kagan. Introduction: Harris J. Andrews. 2006: 1st/1st. Small quarto (4to) size, 11.25"/28.5cm. DJ flat gray finish with glossy period photos. Bound in publisher's semi-gloss black paper with bright silver lettering imprinted on spine and front cover. 208 leaves (416 numbered pages)....
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$24.00
Handbook of Confederate Swords
by William A. Albaugh III, Richard D. Steuart
Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. Ex-Library. William A. Albaugh III, Richard D. Steuart, Handbook of Confederate Swords, Wilmington, N.C. Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1993 reprint, copyright 1951. Black textured covers with thick gold lettering, [14] 11-128, line drawings. Ex-lib (Very Good)/no DJ: ex-library with stickers and markings, tight, crisp, no underlining.
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$32.00
Echoes of Battle: The Struggle for Chattanooga : An Illustrated Collection of Union and Confederate Narratives
by Baumgartner, Richard A.; Strayer, Larry M
Blue Acorn Pr, 1996-04-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Baumgartner, Richard A.; Strayer, Larry M. : Echoes of Battle: The Struggle for Chattanooga : An Illustrated Collection of Union and Confederate Narratives. Huntington (WV) : Blue Acorn Press, 1996. Demy quarto (4to) size, 11.75"/29cm H. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, bright gold lettering to spine. Glossy dark blue dj with red framing, gold and white lettering, three photos each to front and back, period illustration to spine....
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$50.00
Lee's Lieutenants 3 Volumes 1st Ed's HB Priced Dj's Freeman 1942, 43 & 44
by Douglas Southall Freeman
"LEE'S LIEUTENANTS"
BY DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN
VOLUMES 1, 11, 111
1942, 1943, 1944
ALL FIRST ED'S
VOLUME 11 IS AN "A" COPY WITH COLOPHOON
VOLUME'S 1 AND 111 ARE COLOPHON COPIES
ALL HAVE PRICED DUST JACKET'S
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This is a 3 Volume Set of "Lee's Lieutenants" by Douglas Southall Freeman. None have any internal writing. All priced dust jacket's are protected in a Demco mylar. Book 11 has a fore edge bump. Book 111 has a crease in the rear board that can be seen in the photo's. All... Read more
BY DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN
VOLUMES 1, 11, 111
1942, 1943, 1944
ALL FIRST ED'S
VOLUME 11 IS AN "A" COPY WITH COLOPHOON
VOLUME'S 1 AND 111 ARE COLOPHON COPIES
ALL HAVE PRICED DUST JACKET'S
($5.00)
HARDCOVER'S
SCRIBNER'S
This is a 3 Volume Set of "Lee's Lieutenants" by Douglas Southall Freeman. None have any internal writing. All priced dust jacket's are protected in a Demco mylar. Book 11 has a fore edge bump. Book 111 has a crease in the rear board that can be seen in the photo's. All... Read more
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$400.00
Shepherdstown: Last Clash of the Antietam Campaign, September 19-20, 1862
by McGrath, Thomas A
Schroeder Publications: Civil War, 2007-12-03. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. McGrath, Thomas A. : Shepherdstown: Last Clash of the Antietam Campaign, September 19-20, 1862. Lynchburg (VA) : Schroeder Publications, 2008. Second printing, revised. Foreword by Thomas Clemens; Preface by Patrick A. Schroeder. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering, bands, publisher logo to pine, gilt lettering to front board, gilt ISBN to lower back. Glossy b&w (w red...
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$28.00
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas: In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois; Including the Preceding Speeches of Each, at Chicago, Springfield, etc.; also, the Two Great Speeches of Mr. Lincoln in Ohio, in 1859, As Carefully Prepared by the Reporters of Each Party, and Published at the Times of Their Delivery
by Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
Condition. First Edition, 268 pages. Later issue with rule/line above publisher on copyright page, no publisher's ads, number "2" in lower margin of p. 13, and no numeral "2" on page 17. Covers have rubbing to hinges and extremities. Offsetting to endpapers, tanning to flyleaves, ownership inscription with fountain pen to title page. Binding is square and secure.
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$475.00
Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander
by Gallagher, Gary W. [Editor]
Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1989-07-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Alexander, Edward Porter; Gallagher, Gary W. [Editor] : Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. Chapel Hill : Univ of North Carolina Press, 1989. Second impression. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm H. Bound in publisher's light gray cloth over boards, lettering imprinted on spine in silver over black and black over gray. Glossy DJ in white and gray with front...
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$25.00
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Series IV - Volume III.
by (anon)
[Washington] Harrisburg.: [Government Printing Office] The National Historic Society. , [1900] 1985.. First edition thus. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy (very light shelf wear).. Octavo. . Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. .
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$33.00
The life of General Winfield Scott
by MANSFIELD, Edward Deering
1852 CIVIL WAR 1st ed General Winfield Scott Seminole War Indians Mansfield
"Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement."
– Winfield Scott
General Winfield Scott was an American Army general known for his commands during the War of 1812, various Indian wars, and of course the Civil War. In 1846, Edward Deering Mansfield wrote a biographical sketch of General Scott, highlighting his service in the Battle of Chippewa, the Aroostock War, the Seminole War, and his role in the 1837... Read more
"Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement."
– Winfield Scott
General Winfield Scott was an American Army general known for his commands during the War of 1812, various Indian wars, and of course the Civil War. In 1846, Edward Deering Mansfield wrote a biographical sketch of General Scott, highlighting his service in the Battle of Chippewa, the Aroostock War, the Seminole War, and his role in the 1837... Read more
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$499.00
