For Love of a Rebel
Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 216 pages. Gray cloth hardcover with gitl title on the front cover and the spine. Illustrated. Copyright 1964. More
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History of the Eighty-Fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Compiled and published under the auspices of the Regimental Association. Hiawatha, Kansas: Published under the auspices of the Regimental Association, 1901. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, 13-506 pages. Frontispiece portrait illustration of Colonel Robert S. Moore. Illustrated with portraits. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Light shelf wear and..... More
June 25th, 1864 Atlanta, Georgia Newspaper The Baptist Banner. First hand accounts of Sherman's Georgia Campaign and defense of Atlanta
Volume V. No. 29. Atlanta: Published by A. C. Dayton & Jas. N. Ellis, 1864. Newspaper. Newspaper. 4 pages. Creasing, wrinkling and occasional spotting to the paper. This Confederate newspaper includes accounts of Sherman’s Georgia campaign at Marietta. Headlines read “Stirring news From the Marietta Front. Brilliant Charge of Hood’s..... More
The Daily Intelligencer. Atlanta, Georgia. January 15, 1863
Vol. IX. No. 38. Atlanta: Jared I. Whitaker, 1863. Newspaper. Newspaper. 4 pages. Paper is creased, wrinkled, and toned. Contents include Civil War news of the 1st Georgia Regulars; information from Fredericksburg, VA; telegraphed news of the Battle at Springgeld, Mo., Murfreesboro, Wilmington, and more. Several advertisements including a sale..... More
The Blue and the Gray Sketches of a Portion of the Unwritten History of the Great American Civil War. A Truthful Narrative of Adventure with Thrilling Reminiscences of the Great Struggle on Land and Sea
Atlanta: The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xii, 246 pages. Color frontispiece of the Confederate and American Flag. Gray cloth hardcover ruled in blind on covers with gilt title on spine. Marbled edges. Light soiling and edge wear to cloth. Author lived in Madison Georgia..... More
The Blue and the Gray Sketches of a Portion of the Unwritten History of the Great American Civil War. A Truthful Narrative of Adventure with Thrilling Reminiscences of the Great Struggle on Land and Sea
Atlanta: The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, 246 pages. Color frontispiece of the Confederate and American Flag. Gray cloth hardcover ruled in blind on covers with gilt title on spine. Faded marbled edges. Some soiling and wear to the covers. Slight lean to the..... More
Dixie After the War
With an introduction by General Clement A. Evans. Sam Venable's copy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. Later printing. Hardcover. Octavo. [9], 9-435 pages. Blue cloth hardcover with title on the front cover and the spine. Illustrated. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding. Browning to the rear gutter. Previous owner inscription..... More
Andersonville, Ga. A Brief Description of One of the Most Interesting Localities Connected with the History of the Civil War: How to Reach It
Compliments of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. Chicago: Poole Brothers, 1903. Second Edition. Wraps. 12mo. (7.5" x 5"). 32 pages. Illustrated with photographs, plan of Prison grounds, and map of the railroad route in back. Gray illustrated covers with title on front. More
Memorial Address on Life and Character of Lieutenant General D. H. Hill, May 10th, 1893
Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, 1893. First Edition. Wraps. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 41 pages, [1] page blank. Brown stitched wraps with title on the front cover. Edge chips to the covers and to the last leave (page 41). More
The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter
Occasional Publications of the Illinois State Historical Society. General Editor Jay Monaghan. Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxv, 138 pages. A few illustrations. Gray cloth illustrated hardcover with title on the front cover and spine. Light..... More
The Diary of James T. Ayers: Civil War Recruiter
Occasional Publications of the Illinois State Historical Society. General Editor Jay Monaghan. Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxv, 138 pages. A few illustrations. Gray cloth hardcover with blue title and blue illustration on the front cover..... More
The Diary of James T. Ayers Civil War Recruiter
Edited with an Introduction by John Hope Franklin. Occasional Publications of the Illinois State Historical Society. Springfield: [State of Illinois], 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxv, 138 pages. Illustrated. Blue and gray illustrated cloth covers with title on the front cover and spine. Light soil to front cover and a...... More
The Southern Illustrated News Richmond, Saturday, November 8, 1862. Vol. I.- No. 9.
Civil War Confederate Newspaper. Richmond: Ayres & Wade, 1862. Original. Newspaper. Approx. 16.5" x 11" newspaper. 8 pages. Folded. Light toning, damp stains, and light scattered spotting to the paper. 6 small punch holes on the left margins. Old pencil name written on the right edge, first page. Contents include..... More
Southern Literary Messenger Vol. 37. No. 9. September 1863
Richmond: Macfarlane & Fergusson, Proprietors, 1863. First Edition. Wraps. Wraps. Approx. 9.5" X 6". pages 513-576. Original printed stitched wraps with title and illustration on front. Front cover detached. Last page is numbered 576. Rear wrap missing. Moderate toning to pages. Articles include History of the War by Robert R...... More
Diary of Emma Balfour The Historic Vicksburg Siege May 16, 1863-June 2, 1863
Signed copy. [Vicksburg]: Fred Swaney, ca. 1980. Wraps. Stapled, printed gray wraps. [36] pages. A couple of illustrations. Diary transcribed through the efforts of Fred Swaney. Swaney purchased the Balfour House (where the diary was penned) and restored the house. A few tiny spots on the front cover. Signed and..... More
Slaves in the Family
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. 504 pages. Minimal wear. More
Where I'm Bound
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000. Hardcover. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. 316 pages, [2]. Light wear to the dust jacket. More
The Military Genius of Abraham Lincoln
An Essay by Brigadier-General Colin R. Ballard, C.B., C.M.G. With a preface by Fletcher Pratt. Photographs from the Meserve Collection. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi, [1], 246 pages. Illustrated. Gray cloth hardcover with silver title on front cover and spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Hardcover..... More
Report of the Engineer and Artillery Operations of the Army of the Potomac, From Its Organization to the Close of the Peninsular Campaign
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 230 pages, 10 pages of advertisements, [1]. Illustrated with frontispiece lithograph and 15 maps and views located in back. Former institutional library copy. Red cloth hardcover with gilt illustration and floral designs on the front cover. Boards rebacked with brown..... More
The Peninsular Campaign and Its Antecedents, As Developed by the Report of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, and Other Published Documents
Washington DC: Published by the Union Congressional Committee. Printed and Stereotyped by McGill & Witherow. 1864. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Stitched wraps. 16 pages. Some tiny pinholes on the left margins. A couple of stitches remain. Printed on page 16 is the heading "Presidential Campaign for 1864. Union Executive Congressional..... More
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. 1861-1865. Prepared, In Accordance with Acts of Congress, Under the Direction of Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes, United States Army. Part I.
Part I only. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1875. Second Issue. Hardcover. Thick, heavy folio. Part I: [1], clv, 650 pages, v index. Illustrated with 13 lithograph plates and in page illustrations. Green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on the spine. Cloth is torn at the upper spine/joint front..... More
Sherman's March Through the Carolinas
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 325 pages. Red cloth hardcover with title block on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Map illustrated end papers. Light foxing to the foredge. More
North Carolina As A Civil War Battleground 1861 1865
Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover. Octavo. viii, 99 pages, [2], folding map in back. Illustrated. Soft cover with illustration and title on front. List of available pamphlets printed on verso of rear cover. More
North Carolina as a Civil War Battleground: 1861-1865
Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1964. Second Edition. Soft cover. Octavo. Softcover. 99 pages. Edge wear and shelf wear to the covers. More
Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early Political Career, and Speeches In and Out of Congress; Also A General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with the Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented Demise
New York: Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865. Hardcover. Thick octavo. [1], 842 pages, [6] pages of advertisements, [1]. Frontispiece engraving of Lincoln. Illustrations in text. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with title on the spine. Cloth is shelf and edge worn with chips head and base..... More