CIVIL WAR
A Diary from Dixie.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1949. Ed. by Ben Ames Williams. 572pp. 8vo, green cloth, spine and edges of corners lightly worn, many pages creases in upper right corner margins. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1949). More
Guide to Richmond and the Battle-Fields.
map, illus. 68pp. 16mo, later cloth, original front wr. bound in; (ex-lib, front wr. soiled, otherwise very good). Richmond: James E. Goode, 1881. More
The Andersonville Prison Trial: The Trial of Captain Henry Wirz
New York: Notable Trials, 1990. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. Illustrated. 511 pages, 8vo, 1/2 leather over gilt-decorated brown leather, a.e.g. New York: The Notable Trials Library, (1990). A fine copy. More
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings on the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention,
New York: Appleton, 1864. for proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, held at Washington, D. C. , in February, A. D. 1861. 626pp. + 6pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original brown cloth, top and bottom of spine worn and repaired with modern cloth. Pages 339-364 chipped on the lower right corner margin. New York: D. Appleton, 1864. First Edition. The author was a member of the Peace Convention of 1861. "...the Peace Convention or Conference...on call by..... More
The Crisis
New York: Macmillan, 1901. Illustrated in black and white by Howard Chandler Christy. 522 pages, 8vo, full brown crushed morocco, gilt decorated inner dentelles, mottled endpapers. New York: Macmillan, 1901. A fine copy. More
States Rights Gist; A South Carolina General of the Civil War.
Shippensburg: White Mane, 1991. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (Shippensburg): White Mane Publishing, (1991). Fine. More
The Civil War; Photographs from the Special Collections of the Library of Congress. A Book of Postcards
San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks. 30 Illus. Oblong 12mo, pr. wrs. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, n.d., circa 1997. Fine. More
Typed and Handwritten Letter Signed to his Daughters
Cleveland: 1903. Typed letter to his daughters with a two-page handwritten continuation and signature. The letter concerns the rents his family has been charging tenants, in part: "...I am sorry we have to reduce rents but the only way to get along in this world is to adjust ourselves to the conditions as they are forced upon us. If a merchant holds up to high prices when everybody around him is making low prices he will soon be left without..... More
Autographed letter signed "H.G. Wright" by the Major-General of the Union Army
Galveston: 1866. Autographed letter signed "H.G. Wright" by the Major-General of the Union Army sent from his headquarter in Texas to a colleague in New Orleans regarding an update on an Inspection report. 1 page on lined, Headquarters, District of Texas letterhead. 4to. Galveston, Aug. 25, 1866. "...The report for June was forwarded...two or three days ago; its completion having been delayed for the correction of certain discrepancies in the reports of Dist. Inspectors..." More
General Orders No. 279, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, August 8, 1863
Washington: 1863. 2pp. 8vo, disbound, two small file holes in left margin. Washington, 1863. First Edition A record of the charges presented against Private Reuben Stout, Company "K", 60th Indiana Volunteers who is accused of killing in violation of the laws of war and desertion. On March 14, 1863, Stout shot and murdered Solomon Huffman in Madison, Indiana. Huffman was trying to arrest Stout, who was a deserter at the time. "...The Court does therefore sentence him (Stout)...to forfeit all..... More
U. S. Infantry Tactics, for the Instruction, Exercise and Manoeuvres of the United States Infantry... Prepared under the direction of the War Department, and authorized and adopted by the Secretary of War, May 1, 1861.
illus. 450pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (Inman, SC: B&B Historical Research, 1985). Limited Edn. Facsimile of the Philadephia, 1862 edition. Previous owner's notations on margin of preface, otherwise very good. More
An Act for the Organization, Regulation and Government of the Militia of Vermont, passed by the General Assembly, at the Annual Session, 1862. Published by Authority.
Montpelier: Freeman Printing, 1862. 22 pages. Slim 8vo, original printed wrappers, wrappers lightly soiled, wrappers and pages in right margin just barely dampstained throughout. Montpelier: Freeman Printing, 1862. More
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Thursday, February 6, 1862
Philadelphia: 1862. 8pp. Elephant Folio, front page has some small tears across the folded middle with a small loss of text, several small tears in center margin of the whole newspaper, very small hole to text of last page, most pages with crease or fold lines. Philadelphia, 1862. On the front page in the first one and half columns on the left and concluding in two full columns on the last page is an article on the February 5, 1862..... More
The Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19th, 1864. 8 inches x 10 inches broadside sheet/writing paper,
Philadelphia: J. Magee, 1864. with blind stamp of papermaker Southworth CO., folded in half, (creating four pages), decorated with two American flags and the words, "Liberty and Union Forever." Lyrics contain thirteen verses, including those mentioning the Eighth Corps, General Grover and General Sheridan. Printed in red and blue against a white backdrop. Philadelphia: J. Magee, 1864. Fine An exceptional example of this printing that remains fresh and without creases or tears. More
The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events... 1863, 1864, 1865; Embracing political, civil, military, and social affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance illus., portraits.
New York: Appleton, 1868. 3 volumes. Very thick short 4tos, 3/4 contemporary brown morocco, marbled boards; (dampstain to title page and frontispiece of last volume; some light scattered foxing; boards rubbed). New York: Appleton, 1868, 1869. A very good(+) set. Volumes III, IV, and V encompassing the years 1863, 1864, 1865. "Encyclopedic yearbooks for each year of the war: excellent for congressional summaries, and still a most useful tool." Civil War Books II, p. 3. More
Autograph Letter Signed
Appleton, WI: 1863. Fine content A.L.S. 4to., 2 pages, Appleton, WI, January 27, 1863, providing news of troop movements and the firing and replacement of several Generals, in part: "...I suppose Rosecrans Army is at Murfreesboro yet. You see they cashiered and dismissed Porter. They ought to do the same with Buell or shoot him. When such traitors are out of the Army, we shall do better. I believe Rosecrans to be a true good officer. I understand he has..... More
Grouping of four signatures with rank and command
New York: 1861. Excellent group of signatures with rank and command, on various sized paper (the largest measuring 2.5 x 5 inches), comprising the earliest known autographs of the founding three officers of Battery G, First New York Light Artillery, along with the last Captain to take command through attrition. Includes: J.D. Frank "Very respectfully - Your Obdt. Servt. - Captain, 1st N.Y. Artillery"; M.H. Rundell "Lieutenant - 1st N.Y. Artillery - Camp Barry - Dec. 5th 1861"; Nelson Ames..... More
Partly printed Document Signed "Charles Freuter"
1865. On the day the war ends, a volunteer enlists in the Union Army and collects his $300 bounty! 1 page, 6.75 x 8.5 inches -- a Statement of Recruitment, whereby Freuter, a New York City druggist, age 30, is allowed to join the Union Army and receive his $300 bounty, on the very day the war has ended, April 10, 1865. Also signed by the Mustering Officer, Captain S. C. Wagner. Note: in the very last days of the..... More
Party-printed war-date document signed
1865. 1 page, 8.75 x 8 inches, signed "James W. Blake" -- a requisition for forage for two private horses, March 31, 1865, whereby major J. W. Blake, 42nd Wisconsin Vol. Infantry, requests "Seven Hundred & Fifty Two pounds of oats" and "Eight Hundred & Sixty Eight pounds of hay." Signed with rank and regiment; horizontal folds and one small stain but still in very good condition. More
Union Patriotic Cover
Gorham, Maine: 1864. Union patriotic cover with a large imprint of an angry Heraldic Eagle with stars & stripes shield, holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other, draped with a banner marked "E. Pluribus Unum." Postmarked: "Gorham, Maine, July 13" with a cancelled 3c Washington (A-25) stamp, pink variety. No year, circa 1864, 3 x 5.5 inches. Small quarter-inch stain on the irregularly cut left margin, not affecting postmark. Good condition. More
161 color lithographs, from 1861-1865, cut from letterheads and envelopes.
Pasted or mounted in a modern scrapbook. Most images are 2 inches x 3 inches not including wide margins; (many have light browning to margins, 3 are torn in margins). Most of the images are patriotic allegories, some with pro-Union sayings. Other images are political cartoons that are anti-Confederate and/or pro-Union. In addition there are several larger images of state seals from some Northern states. Most of the images do not state a printer. Some of printers stated include: Charles..... More
Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865.
illustrated. 6 volumes. 4to, original printed wrappers; all spines lightly browned, some lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Washington: GPO, (1961-1966). Written by the Naval History Division, Navy Department. Vols. I-V cover the period of the Civil War. Volume VI contains Special Studies and the Cumulative Index. More
Message of the President of the United States, and Accompanying Documents to the Two Houses at the commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Eighth Congress; Volume 6: Navy.
Washington: Government Printinng Office, 1864. 2 illustrations, one folding. 1259 pages. Very thick 8vo, full contemporary calf with leather labels (spine reads "Report of the Secretary of the Navy"). Washington: GPO, 1864. First edition. Leather worn at extremities but still about very good. Naval documents for the year, 1864, including the Union blockade. 38th Congress, 2d Session, House of Rep., Ex. Doc., No. 1. More
Union Navy Autographed Letter Signed
1864. Union Navy A.L.S. 8vo. 2 pages, August 27th 1864, Aboard the USS Elfin. Just three months before she would be destroyed by bombardment while in service on the Tennessee & Cumberland Rivers. Letter from a sailor who is trying to get his Land Grant application to Wisconsin, but he can't raise the $11.00 application fee on his ship. In part: "I received the papers alright and I signed an affidavit before my Commanding Officer - and I signed them..... More