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CIVIL WAR BOOKS:
[004363] . Confederate Military History, Secession and the Civil War Vol 1. Blue and Gray Press, Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. 737pp/frontis. A library of confederate states history, in thirteen volumes, this is vol 1, written by disting uished men of the South, and edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia. Picture of Jefferson Davis opposite title page. Pages yellowing. $29.50
[005186] . The Official (Military) Atlas of the Civil War. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good. 175 plates mostly maps. A facsimile of the 1895 government publication 'Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies'. A complete collection of maps of the American Civil War that includes maps of; all military operations, general topographical maps and illustrations of corps flags, cap badges, chevrons, shoulder flashes and buttons of the uniforms of both sides of the conflict. DJ has edgewear. Clean $195.00
[003175] . Bill Arp-From the Uncivil War to Date 1861-1903. Atlanta, GA: The Hudgins Publishing Company , 1903. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. Bluish green cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine and front. Blind stamped decorations on top and bottom edge of front and back. Memorial Edition; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 378 pages. $34.50
[001926] Adams, George Worthington . Doctors in Blue . Dayton, OH: Morningside Bookshop, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0829-084-x. 253 pages with photos. The medical history of the Union Army in the Civil War. Top corner of cover has crease. $37.50
[003280] Arnold, James R.. Grant Wins the War: Decision at Vicksburg. Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1997. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0471157279. 387pp/maps/illus. 1st Printing. Civil War study that argues the Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863 was in fact the actual turning point of the war. $27.50
[000858] Axelrod, Alan. The War Between the Spies : A History of Espionage During the American Civil War. New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0871134829. Book has 306 pages with some illustrations. Tiny bit of wear to edge of pages. The first comprehensive history of Civil War espionage and counterespionage every published. $24.50
[005399] Barrett, John G.. Sherman's March Through the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1996. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-8078-0701-X. 325pp w/end-paper maps. Gen. Sherman considered his march through the Carolinas the greatest of his military feats. The South - in retrospect- linked it with his march through Georgia as the crowning display of Yankee barbarity. It has remained for this book to record it completely as a military compaign and as a human drama. DJ has light chipping. $39.50
[005794] Bellard, Alfred. Gone for a Soldier : The Civil War Memoirs of Alfred Bellard. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good(-). ISBN: 0316088331. 298p; illus. Memoirs of an enlisted man in the 5th New Jersey Infantry during the Civil War. Beautiful color illus. Edge-wear to dj. Clean $24.50
[005743] Bicheno, Hugh. Gettysburg. Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.: Cassell, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Flex Cover. Near Fine / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0304356980. 233pp/illus/maps. A re-examination of the Battle of Gettysburg. Clean $29.50
[004935] Boykin, Edward. Congress and the Civil War . New York: The McBride Company, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good. 352pp. This book covers the dramatic scene-by-scene story of the forty-year parlimentary battle on Capitol Hill which culminated in the tragic gunfire of the war between the states. These fiery debates between the North and South began in 1819 with the bitter struggle over the admission of Missouri to the Union. DJ has light wear. Clean $19.50
[005804] Bright, Leslie S.; North Carolina; Rowland, William H.; Bardon, James C.. C.S.S. Neuse: A Question of Iron and Time. Raleigh, NC: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1981. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback. Near Fine / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0865261873. 165pp/illus. The CSS Neuse was one of 22 Confederate Navy ironclads. It was scuttled in 1865 and raised in 1963. This book provides the history of the ship and details the construction. Clean $74.50
[002278] Bulloch, James D.. The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe : Or How the Confederate Cruisers Were Equipped (Set). New York, NY, U.S.A.: Burt Franklin Publisher, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / No Jacket. ISBN: 0833745557. 2 volume set. Vol 1 is 460 pages. Vol 2 is 438 pages. Both are blue/silver printing. Green slip case with plate on both f & b. End has original description and price. Both are in excellent condition. These two volumes are a report of Bulloch, Confederate secret service agent, to manage and d irect naval affairs in Europe, his duties including the purchase and construction of vessels, their equipage and dispatchment. $74.50
[006254] Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence. The Passing of the Armies. Dayton, OH: Morningside Bookshop, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / No Jacket Issued. 392 pages with several illustrations and color fold-out maps. Account of the final campaign of the Army of the Potomac. Clean $34.50
[001832] Coddington, Edwin B.. The Gettysburg Campaign : A Study in Command. New York: Scribners, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0-684-18152-5. 866 pages/maps/photos. Detailed study of the Battle of Gettysburg. $17.50
[001739] Coddington, Edwin B.. The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984. 1st Paperback Ed . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0-684-18152-5. 866 pages/maps/photos. An extensive analysis of the Battle of Gettysburg. Examines the actual battle, the actions of both Union and Confederate armies for six months prior to the battle, and the factors affecting General Meade's decision not to pursue the fleeing Confederate forces. $17.50
[006518] Coddington, Edwin B.. The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-684-18152-5. 866 pages/maps/photos. First ed - 2nd printing. An extensive analysis of the Battle of Gettysburg. Examines the actual battle, the actions of both Union and Confederate armies for six months prior to the battle, and the factors affecting General Meade's decision not to pursue the fleeing Confederate forces. Clean $174.50
[005324] Cole, Philip M.. Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg: Organization, Equipment, Ammunition and Tactics. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, 2002. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0306811456. 320 pages 105 photographs An analysis of the big guns at Gettysburg - how they worked and why they proved decisive in determining the battle's outcome. This is a detailed account of the technical and organizational factors behind Union and Confederate artillery actions at Gettysburg. Signed by author on half-title. Clean $69.50
[003719] Cole, Philip M.. Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg: Organization, Equipment, Ammunition and Tactics. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, 2002. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0306811456. 320 pages 105 photographs An analysis of the big guns at Gettysburg - how they worked and why they proved decisive in determining the battle's outcome. This is a detailed account of the technical and organizational factors behind Union and Confederate artillery actions at Gettysburg. Clean $36.50
[001703] Cooling, Benjamin Franklin, III. Symbol, Sword, and Shield : Defending Washington During the Civil War. Shippensburg, PA, U.S.A.: White Mane Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1991. Second Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-942597-24-9. 305 pages/photos. Study looking at the Union defenses in Washington, DC during the Civil War. Includes Appendixes listing the Forts of Washington and the 1864 Regulations Governing the Defense of Washington. $24.50
[006305] Cooper, S.. Uniform and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States . Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, Reprint Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Faux Leather. Fine / No Jacket Issued. 5pp text with 9 color uniform plates and 6 b&w rank/button plates. Authorized facsimile reprint of the 1861 edition. . Dark red leather boards with title hand tipped to front board. order' insert and errata insert. The meticulous hand colored plates of the original have been reproduced "with the greatest accuracy possible". Beautiful clean copy. $174.50
[001520] Cozzens, Peter. The Shipwreck of Their Hopes : The Battles for Chattanooga (Civil War Trilogy Ser.). ill. Rocco, Keith (illustrator). Champaign, IL, U.S.A.: University of Illinois Press, 1994. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-252-01922-9. 515 pages with several maps and illustrations. History of the Battles around Cattanooga, Tn during the fall of 1863. $27.50
[003648] Cunningham, H.H.. Doctors in Gray: The Confederate Medical Service. Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1970. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / No Jacket. ISBN: 0807118567. 339pages/illus. This book is the first to tell in a compr ehensive way the story of the Confederate medical service in America's bloodiest conflict. book is clean & excellent. Has Richmond Battlefield Park datestamp inside front cover. $24.50
[001042] Davis, William C.. Duel Between the First Ironclads . Mechanicsburg, PA, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 1994. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover/Boards. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0811705366. Book has 201 pages. On March 9, 1862, naval history changes for all time thanks to two ungainly, slow, underpowered, and over-armored monsters in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Monitor and the Virginia. The one combined the very latest in naval invention and technology. The other, formerly the USS Merrimack, showed what ingenuity could do to correct for poor resources. Both of them demonstrated what irom men in iron ships were capable of performing. $17.50
[001660] Dowdy, Clifford (ed). The Wartime Papers of R. E. Lee. New York: Bramhall House, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-517-347458. 994 pages/maps. Compilation of Lee's official correspondence and some of his letters to his family. Light yellowing to edge of pages. $24.50
[003399] Duncan, Richard R.. Lee's Endangered Left: The Civil War in Western Virginia Spring of 1864. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1999. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0807122912. 346pp/illus/maps. An absorbing chronicle of Grant's western Virginia campaign. In the spring of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of the Union armies devised a plan to bring down the Confederacy. Grant aimed to destroy Lee's supply source for his Army of Northern Virginia in western Virginia and to use military activity there as an extended turning movement to threaten Lee from the west. $27.50
[003039] Duncan, Richard R.. Lee's Endangered Left : The Civil War in Western Virginia, Spring of 1864. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0807122912. 346pp/illus/maps. An absorbing chronicle of Grant's western Virginia campaign. In the spring of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of the Union armies devised a plan to bring down the Confederacy. Grant aimed to destroy Lee's supply source for his Army of Northern Virginia in western Virginia and to use military activity there as an extended turning movement to threaten Lee from the west. In this outstanding study, Richard R. Duncan offers a riveting overview of these military operations as well as their impact on the civilian population, shedding light on an often overlooked chapter of the Civil War in Virginia. $29.50
[003309] Duncan, Richard R.. Lee's Endangered Left: The Civil War in Western Virginia Spring of 1864. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1999. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0807122912. 346pp/illus/maps. An absorbing chronicle of Grant's western Virginia campaign. In the spring of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of the Union armies devised a plan to bring down the Confederacy. Grant aimed to destroy Lee's supply source for his Army of Northern Virginia in western Virginia and to use military activity there as an extended turning movement to threaten Lee from the west. $26.50
[004503] Editor, Davis, William C., (CIVIL WAR)NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The Image of War: 1861-1865. 6 Vols. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1981. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Book Club Ed. Very Good+ / Very Good. ISBN: 0385154666. A six-volume set, richly illustrated. Vol. l: Shadows of the Storm, 460pp. Vol. 2: The Guns of '62, 460pp. Vol. 3: The Embattled Confederacy, 464pp. Vol. 4: Fighting for Time, 464pp. Vol. 5: The South Besieged, 461pp. Vol. 6: The End of an Era, 496pp. Light chipping to djs. $187.00
[003328] Edmonds, S Emma E. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle Fields. Hartford, CT: W.S. Williams & Co., 1865. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Very Good(-) / No Jacket Issued. 384pp/illus. Brown leather cover with gold trim on front board and black lettering on end cover. Gold trim faded and lettering faded out. "Published By Subscription Only" on title page. Comprising the adventures and experiences of a woman in hospitals, camps, and battlefields. Book is faded and shelfworn, pages are slightly foxed. $89.00
[001916] Elting, John R. (editor). Military Uniforms in America Vol. 3 : The Long Endure: The Civil War Period, 1852-1867 (Military Uniforms in America Ser.). Novato, CA: Presidio, 1982. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good+. 147 pages. beautifully illustrated 64 single page color plates in fine detail. Sponsored by the Company of Military Historians. Covers both Union and Confederate forces. DJ shows wear and chipping. $62.50
[000386] Esposito, Colonel Vincent J. (ed). Atlas to Accompany Steele's American Campaigns. West Point, NY: Department of Military Art and Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1956. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. Book has 158 pages and is 10 6/16" tall by 14 1/4" wide. Book has light wear to edge of cover. Has battle maps from the Colonial Wars, The Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, The Mexican War, The American Civil War and The Spanish-American War. $69.50
[004691] Evans, David. Sherman's Horsemen: Union Cavalry Operations in the Atlanta Campaign. Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana Univ Pr, 1996. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter Cloth/Boards. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-253-32963-9. 645 p. : ill. , maps; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Detailed history of Union Cavalry operations during the Atlanta Campaign. Clean $37.50
[003192] Farwell, Byron. Stonewall : A Biography of General Thomas J. Jackson. New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1992. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0393033899. 560pp. 8 plates plus several maps. endpaper maps. Farwell, famous for his many works on British military history, takes on a biography of the Civil War s most charismatic general. $29.50
[004538] Fellman, Michael. Inside War: The Guerrilla Conflict in Missouri During the American Civil War. New York: Oxford Univ Pr, 1989. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Book Club Ed. Very Good+ / Very Good. ISBN: 0-19-505198-X. 352 pages 7 halftones, 8 maps. This work is the best study on the Missouri Guerrillas. Clean $27.50
[002145] Fisher, Noel C.. War at Every Door : Partisan Politics and Guerrilla Violence in East Tennessee, 1860-1869 (Civil War America Ser.: ). Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 2001. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0807823678. 250pp. Maps, photos, Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Examines the military and political struggle for control of East Tennessee from the secession crisis through the early years of Reconstruction, focusing particularly on the military and political significance of the region's irregular activity. $29.50
[006130] Fiske, John. The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / No Jacket. 368pp/maps. Maroon cloth. Story of the Grant's Mississippi Valley Campaign. Some maps in color. Clean $34.50
[005130] Freeman, Douglas Southall. R. E. Lee (4 Vol set). New York: Scribners, 1935. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / No Jacket. Portrait frontispiece to each and sixty-one other plates in total, double page facsimile, numerous maps to the text. Vols 3 & 4 appear to be 1st printings. Ownership signature ffep. Spines slightly sunned, otherwise a very good set indeed in the original red cloth gilt. xviii, 647pp.,xi, 621pp., xi, 559pp., viii, 594pp. Clean set. $235.00
[002625] Freeman, Douglas Southall. Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command (3 Vol set). New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / No Jacket. Volume 1: Manassas to Malvern Hill, 771p, Volume 2: Cedar Mountain to Chancellorsville, 760p. Volume 3: Gettysburg to Appomattox, 862p with folding map. Each volume has several illustrations and maps. Classic Civil War study of the Confederate leadership. Volumes 1 and3 are somewhat worn and faded . All 3 vols are clean and tight. $159.50
[005692] Fuller, Claud E. & Richard D. Steuart . Firearms of the Confederacy . Fairfax, VA: The National Rifle Association, 1996. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Faux Leather. Fine / No Jacket Issued. 333 pages. Illus. Brown pseudo leatherwith gilt.All gilt edges.Silkmoire end papers. The Shoulder Arms, Pistols and Revolvers of the Confederate Soldier, including the Regular United States Models, the Imported Arms and Those Manufactured withing the Confederacy. Clean $49.50
[002681] Gallagher, Gary W. (editor). Fighting for the Confederacy : The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Book Club Ed. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0807818488. 664 pages/illus. app size 9 1/4 tall by 6 wide. This previously unpu blished memoir by one of the most talented and perceptive officers in Lee's army is a remarkable find in Civil War literature. The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. $27.50
[001036] Gallagher, Gary W. (editor). The Third Day at Gettysburg & Beyond. Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good++ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0807821551. Book contains 217 pages with a few illustrations. Light wear to edge of dj. The six essays in this volume testify to the enduring impact of the Civil War on our national consciousness. Covering subjects as diverse as tactics, the uses of autobiography, and the power of myth-making in the southern tradition, they illustrate the rewards of imaginative scholarship - even for the most intensely studied battle in America's history. $19.50
[005041] Garrison, Nancy Scripture. With Courage and Delicacy : Civil War on the Peninsula: Women and the U. S. Sanitary Commission. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, Incorporated, 2003. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Fine / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0-3068-1291-6. 242pp. The true story of three young women. Clean $17.50
[006159] Gettysburg National Military Park Commision . ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK COMMISSION TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR 1893-1904 . Washington, D.C: US Government Printing Office, 1905. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / No Jacket Issued. Hardcover in Red Cloth - 107pps. of text and 238 pages of full page single-sided b&w photographic plates including a relief map of Gettysburg - This copy belonged to Senator Thomas H. Carter from Montana. **Signed by Senator Carter on the ffep.** Clean $145.00
[004415] Glatthaar, Joseph T.. Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers. New York: Free Press, 1989. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-02-911815-8. 370pp/illus. During the US Civil War 180,000 free blacks and former slaves fought on the battlefield, with 37,000 giving their lives. This book recreates the events that led to this alliance of black and white, and laments the fading memory of their sacrifice in the following years of predjudice. Clean $39.50
[003013] Glatthaar, Joseph T.. Forged in Battle : The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Book Club Ed. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0807125601. 370pp/maps/illus. Account of the United States Colored Troops on the battlefields of the Civil War. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Includes: Appendix 1: Statistics Samples, Appendix 2: Congressional Medal of Honor Winners in the United States Colored Troop, Appendix 3: Black Officers in the Union Army. $19.50
[001911] Glatthaar, Joseph T.. Forged in Battle : The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Meridian, 1991. 1st Paperback Ed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0452010683. 370 pages, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. The experiences of black troops commanded by white officers. $16.50
[003740] Gordon, Lesley J.. General George E. Pickett in Life & Legend. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. As New / As New. ISBN: 080782450x. 269 pages/illustrations, 5 maps, notes, bibliography, index The man who gave his name to the greatest failed frontal attack in American military history, George E. Pickett is among the most famous Confederate generals of the American Civil War. Clean $27.50
[003917] Gordon, Lesley J.. General George E. Pickett in Life & Legend. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. As New / As New. ISBN: 080782450x. 269 pages/illustrations, 5 maps, notes, bibliography, index The man who gave his name to the greatest failed frontal attack in American military history, George E. Pickett is among the most famous Confederate generals of the American Civil War. Clean $24.50
[004771] Gottfried, Bradley M.. Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, 2002. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-306-81175-8. 697pp/maps. This work gives an account of every brigade unit at Gettysburg and provides an updated perspective of the battle. Organized by order of battle, each brigade is covered in complete detail - where it fought, what constituted the unit, and how it performed in battle. Clean $79.50
[006393] Groene, Bertram Hawthorne. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor. Winston-salem, NC: J. F. Blair, 1977. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 0895870002. 126pp/illus. List of source books for identifying Civil war weapons and accoutrements. Selected bibliography. Index. "A guide, by an experienced historian, for tracing the military history of the soldier or sailor who served, on either side, in the Civil War."- From front panel of dust jacket. "It is tantalizing to speculate about the role your ancestors may have played in the great national drama of the Civil War. But family records are often inaccurate, or provide precious few leads on where to begin the search.. DJ has tear on back. Text clean. $19.50
[005106] Hale, Edward Everett . The Man Without a Country . Camden, NJ: The Haddon Craftsmen , 1940. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Limited Edition. Very Good+ / No Jacket Issued. Approx 60pp (unpaginated) w/illus. The subject, Philip Nolan was court martialed and exiled from his country, his life was spent at sea, unable to return to his American homeland. Limited edition of 1200 copies. Spine lightly faded otherwise very good+ Clean $37.50
[003530] Hale, Laura Virginia. Four Valiant Years in Lower Shenandoah Valley: 1861-1865. Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House , 1973. 3rd Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Near Fine / No Jacket Issued. 554 pages; No jacket, as issued. Signed by author on ffep. Bright red cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine.; Wonderful local history of the war and its effects on the people of the Lower Shenandoah, particularly Warren County and Winchester. Full of B&W Photos, Illustrations and Maps. Index. Clean $159.50
[002840] Harper, Robert S.. Lincoln and the Press. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1951. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. 418 pages, illustrated, bibliography, index. A good study of Lincoln's relationship with what we know today as The News Media. Discusses the hostility of large sections of the press to Lincoln, the failure of the press to note his great qualities until after his death, Lincoln's use of the press as a war weapon, the destruction of newspaper plants hostile to Lincoln, and new interpretations of Lincoln's own writing for and manipulation of the press. $26.50
[001411] Harris, Brayton. Black & Gray in Black & White: Newspapers of the American Civil War. Dulles, VA, U.S.A.: Brassey's, Incorporated, 1999. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good(-). ISBN: 1-57488-165-5. 365 pages with several illustrations. Account of the techniques, tactics and personalities of newspaper reporting during the Civil War. Tear on back of dj taped. $19.50
[005803] Harris, Charlie S.. Civil War Relics of the Western Campaigns. Mechanicsville, VA: Rapidan Press, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0943522161. 261pp/illus. Contents include: Kentucky; Fort Donelson; Shiloh; 1862 Corinth Campaign; North Alabama; Tennessee; Vicksburg; Chickamauga; Chattanooga; 1864 Georgia Campaign; Site and Artifact Index. 1000 photos of rare artifacts, chronology of the war, battlefield exploration guide complete with maps and remote sites.. Clean $87.50
[005798] Harwood, Herbert H.. Impossible Challenge II: Baltimore to Washington and Harpers Ferry from 1828 to 1994. Baltimore, MD: Barnard, Roberts and Co, 1994. Second Edition (rev). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Near Fine / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0-934118-22-1. 431 pages/illus/maps includes index. Hardcover, glossy covers, aerial map endpapers. The Odyssean saga of The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to Washington and Harpers Ferry from 1828 to 1994. Profusely illustrated, on glossy paper stock. No names or marks. Previous owner embossed stamp on title page. Clean $124.50
[000680] Hattaway, Herman; Jones, Archer. How the North Won : A Military History of the Civil War. ill. Vanderlinde, Jerry A. (illustrator). Champaign, IL, U.S.A.: University of Illinois Press, 1983. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-252-00918-5. 762 pages with numerous maps. Careful analysis of the North's campaign planning, logistics and administration as well as war fighting. $27.50
[005551] Henderson, G.F.R.. Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War. Senaca, NJ: Blue and Gray Press, 1988. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 1-55521-190-9. 2 Volume set. Portraits, maps, & plans. This edition out-of-print. 449 pages & 528 pages. Index in Volume II. Bibliographical references. Clean $29.50
[006253] Hess, Earl J.. Pickett's Charge--The Last Attack at Gettysburg. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2001. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0807826480. 512 pages 38 illustrations, 10 maps, notes, bibliography, index. The story of Pickett's Charge, probably the best-known military engagement of the American Civil War. It proposes that the epic stature of Pickett's Charge has grown at the expense of reality, and the facts of the attack have been obscured or distorted by history. Clean $49.50
[002995] Hoehling, A. A.. Thunder at Hampton Roads. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1976. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0139206523. 323pgs. , B/W Phot & Ill, The battle of the USS Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack and the discovery of the sunken Monitor 111 yrs later. Clean tight book. $27.50
[003625] Holberton, William B.. Homeward Bound: The Demobilization of the Union & Confederate Armies, 1865-66. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 2001. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0811707881. 224pp, 17 illustrations, hb. This fascinating study examines what happened to the Union and Confederate armies when peace broke out in 1865. William B. Holberton has based his extraordinarily detailed study on countless eyewitness accounts and brings this unique and dramatic period of American history to life. Beginning with the surrender of the Appomattox Courthouse, the author lucidly takes the reader through all aspects and phases of demobilization, including the Grand Review of the victorious Union Army in Washington, the desertion of soldiers too impatient to return home, the difference between demobilization in the South and that in the North, joyful homecomings, the diverse experiences of men travelling home across a continent and the deferred return of prisoners of war. $24.50
[005624] Holien, Kim B.. Battle at Ball's Bluff. Orange, Virginia, U.S.A.: Moss Pubns, 1985. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-943522-10-2. 183pp/illus/maps. Story of the fateful clash between North and South near Leesburg, VA on Ovctober 21, 1861. Clean $39.50
[004544] Holzer, Harold; Neely, Mark E.. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: The Civil War in Art. Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Orion Books, 1993. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-517-58448-4. 336pp/illus. full-color collection of 280 artworks. A unique and astronishing examination of how America saw itself- heroic ideal vs. harsh reality -both during and after the long, bloody struggle. Pulitzer Prize winning historian Mark E. Neeley, Jr. and Harold Holzer, the nation's leading expert on Civil War era images, teamed up to produce this stunning and definitive look at the best and most important artworks from the Civil War. Clean $54.50
[003336] Horn, Stanley F. (editor). Tennessee's War, 1861-1865: Described By Participants. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Civil War Centennial Commission, 1985. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good. ISBN: 0-87049-019-0. 364pp/end-paper maps. Excerpts from more than 100 first-hand accounts of the Civil War in Tennessee. Much of the material is on soldier life and battles, but there is also some material on the impact of the war on the social and economic life of non-combatants. $34.50
[006684] Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs Jr.. The Pride of the Confederate Artillery: The Washington Artillery in the Army of Tennessee. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1997. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0807121878. 384pp/illus/maps. The 5th Co., Washington Artillery of New Orleans, also known as Slocomb's Battery, fought w/the Army of TN. & was considered its finest close-combat artillery. Clean $54.50
[005009] Hungerford, Edward. The Story of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1827-1927 (2 Vols). New York: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1928. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / No Jacket. ISBN: 11352-8708-2. 372 & 365pp/ illus and maps. End-paper maps. Books are bright and clean, The definitive history of this early American railroad. Includes four chapters discuss the railroad's vital role in the Civil War. Previous owner's bookplate on ffep. $172.50
[005457] Jones, R. Steven. The Right Hand of Command: Use and Disuse of Personal Staffs in the American Civil War. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 2000. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-8117-1451-9. 256pp/illus. Since each staff was unique, a comprehensive study of personal staffs would be impossible. But by studying four top generals of the Civil War- Lee, Sherman, McClellan, and Grant- this book examines how each general’s use (or lack of use) of his personal staff reflected his individual command style. $24.50
[005318] Kantor, Alvin Robert; Kantor, Marjorie. Sanitary Fairs: A Philatelic and Historical Study of Civil War Benevolences. Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A.: Sf Pub, 1992. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Cloth. As New / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0963260308. Gray hardback with silver print with pictorial plate on front, 304 pages, illustrated - some color. Very nice illustrated study. Still in shrink wrap. $87.50
[001518] Katcher, Philip R.. The Army of Robert E. Lee. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Arms and Armour Press, 1995. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 1-85409-174-3. 320 pages with several photos. Detailed study of the Confederate Army. Includes breakdown on each regiment with short history and commander's names and order of battle. $27.50
[003713] Krick, Robert E. L.. Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2003. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. New / New. ISBN: 0807827886. 360 pages 50 illustrations, 7 tables This Civil War reference profiles 2300 staff officers in Robert E. Lee's famous Army of Northern Virginia. These men - ordnance officers, engineers, aides-de-camp, and quartermasters - worked at the side of many great Confederate figures. Clean $39.50
[005290] Krick, Robert K.. The Smoothbore Valley That Doomed the Confederacy: The Death of Stonewall Jackson and Other Chapters on the Army of Northern Virginia. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2002. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-8071-2747-7. 320 pages 36 halftones, index. An examination of the Army of Northern Virginia, one of the most illustrious military units in American history. Among ten chapters, Civil War scholar Robert K. Krick recounts the death of Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. Clean $57.50
[004951] Lamson, Peggy. The Glorious Failure: Black Congressman Robert Brown Elliott and the Reconstruction in South Carolina. New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1973. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-393-05451-9. 330pp/illus. Study of a black state legislator and later Congressman whose career in politics lasted the length of the Reconstruction, and who was distinguished for his vision and imagination. Illustrated by b&w Illus. Clean $24.50
[004587] Lee, Marguerite DuPont. Virginia Ghosts. Berryville, VA: Virginia Book Company, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0962827150. 255pp/illus. Story of ghosts from Virginia history. Clean $27.50
[005015] Longacre, Edward G.. The Cavalry at Appomattox: A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations During the Civil War's Climactic Campaign, March 27-April 9, 1865. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 2003. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-8117-0051-8. 272pp/illus/maps. Highlights the strengths and weaknesses of both sides in the last campaign of the Civil War. Provides day-by-day accounts of Union and Confederate cavalry operations during the last crucial week of warfare in Virginia. Clean $27.50
[006252] Lowry, Thomas P.. The Civil War Bawdy Houses of Washington, D.C.: Including a Map of Their Former Locations and a Reprint of the Souvenir Sporting Guide for the Chicago, Illinois, G.A.R. 1895, Reunion. Newville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Sergeant Kirklands Museum &, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Fine / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 1-887901-14-0. 99pp/illus/maps wth large fold-out Washington, DC street map as 1867 showing locations of the bawdy houses. Appears to be author's signature on ffep. Clean $59.50
[002263] Maier, Larry B.. Rough and Regular : A History of the 119th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.... Shippensburg, PA, U.S.A.: White Mane Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good++. ISBN: 1572490829. 359 pages/illus. A Hist of the 119th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.This soldiers eye view of both the battles and the camp life of one regiment of the Army of the Potomac interweaves their words. $29.50
[003802] Marshall-Cornwall, Sir James. Grant as Military Commander. New York: Barnes & Noble Books,U.S., 1996. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Near Fine. ISBN: 1-56619-913-1. 244pp/illus/maps. "General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall's approach is illuminating from several points of view. As a student of the Napoleonic campaigns and as the author of military biographies of Massena and of Napoleon himself, Sir James is able to appraise Grant's achievement not merely in the context of the Civil War, but by comparison with the acknowledged masters of strategy and tactics. " Raised stamp with previous owners name on title page. $17.50
[000250] Martin, David G.. Gettysburg July 1. Conshohocken, PA, U.S.A.: Combined Publishing, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 093828939x. Book has 736 pages. Signed by the author on title page. Light wear to edge of dj. A detailed regimental level account. $29.50
[005209] Mayo, Joseph. A Guide to Magistrates: With Practical Forms for the Discharge of Their Duties Out of Court. to Which Are Added, Precedents for the Use of Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, Escheators, Clerks, &C. Adapted to the New Code of Virginia. Richmond, VA: Colin, Baptist & Nowlan, 1850. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Leather. Very Good+ / No Jacket Issued. 702pp. 702pp, scattered foxing, pencil scribblings on endpapers. Good+. The variety of civil and criminal actions, with forms, including chapters on abortion [fetus deemed "not in being," hence "cannot be the subject either of murder or manslaughter" but aborting it is a misdemeanor]; a long section on "Negroes- (Free and Slave)," with statutes on insurrection, offenses against whites, unlawful assembly, abetting fugitive slaves, disparaging an owner"s title to a slave; and a detailed index. Light foxing otherwise clean. $124.00
[005738] McKee, W. Reid; Mason, M. E., Jr.. Civil War Projectiles Vol. 2 : Small Arms and Field Artillery with Supplement. Orange, Virginia, U.S.A.: Moss Publications, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0942365089. 192pp/illus + 11pp/illus supplement. guide to Civil war bullets, shells and other projectiles with photos and detailed line diagrams. Clean $62.50
[004215] McLaughlin, Jack. Gettysburg: The Long Encampment. New York: Bonanza, 1963. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good+. 244pp/illus/maps. Over 200 photos describing the battle. Clean. $24.50
[006238] McWhiney, Grady; Jamieson, Perry D.. Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Alabama Pr, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good+ / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0-8173-0229-8. 209 pps. with index. An examination of the reasons behind the enormous casualty rate suffered by the Confederate Army during the first three years of the Civil War. The authors discuss the military tactics behind this loss but also examine Confederate military history in the context of the South's social and cultural history. Clean except for notes on rear endpaper. $17.50
[005216] McWhiney, Grady; Jamieson, Perry D.. Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Alabama Pr, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Near Fine / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0-8173-0229-8. 209 pps. with index. An examination of the reasons behind the enormous casualty rate suffered by the Confederate Army during the first three years of the Civil War. The authors discuss the military tactics behind this loss but also examine Confederate military history in the context of the South's social and cultural history. Clean $17.50
[005472] Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States . Register of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, November 1,1912. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1912. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Decorative Cloth. Ex-Library. Very Good+ / No Jacket. 522pp w/frontis. All Massachusetts members, with brief records of their service. Top page ends gold gilted & gold stamped cover design & lettering. Minimal markings overall very clean. $57.50
[006718] Miller, Michael. The North Anna Campaign; "Even to Hell Itself" May 21-26, 1864. Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.A.: H E Howard, 1989. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fine / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0930919718. 188pp/illus/maps. Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series. Clean $37.50
[002008] MUIR, Dorothy Troth. PRESENCE OF A LADY Mount Vernon 1861-1868. Washington, D.C.: Mount Vernon Publishing, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good(-). pp. 90. Illustrated with drawings. VG in somewhat chipped and stained dj. The story of Mount Vernon during the Civil War period, just after it had been purchased from John Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The story is told mostly through the letters of Sarah Tracy, secretary to the first Regent of the Association. Tracy was living at Mount Vernon during this time and helping with the upkeep and what restoration could be done during the war. $37.50
[001180] Murfin, James V.. The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862. New York: Bonanza, 1965. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good(-) / Very Good. 451 pages. Numerous illustrations and maps. Details General Robert E. Lee's Maryland Campaign of 1862. Light staining along the edges. $19.50
[000266] Nesbitt, Mark V.. Saber and Scapegoat : J.E.B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Controversy. Mechanicsburg, PA, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good+. ISBN: 0811709159. Book has 227 pages with a few illustrations/maps. Book and DJ has light shelfwear to edge. The author gives a detailed reconstruction of Stuart's actions during the Gettysburg campaign and presents the case that Stuart was not at fault for the loss: He was following orders to the best of his ability. $19.50
[000724] Nevins, Alan. Fremont Pathmarker of the West (in 2 volumes) : Volume I - Fremont the Explore : Volume II - Fremont in the Civil War. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good / Very Good(-). Books have 689 pages total. Volume II is an ex-library with associated markings. Volume I is NOT an ex-library book. Some small chips to bottom of dj by binding on Volume I. The outstanding biography fo Fremont, who was explorer, writer, politician and empire-builder. $29.50
[000849] Nolan, Alan T.. Lee Considered : General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History. Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0807819565. Book has 231 pages with 1 photographs as frontis. Clean and tight. Of all the heroes produced by the Civil War, Robert E. Lee is the most revered and perhaps the most misunderstood. Lee is widely portrayed as an ardent antisecessionist who left the United States Army only because he would not draw his sword against his native Virginia, a Southern aristocrat who opposed slavery, and a brilliant military leader whose exploits sustained the Confederate casue. The author explodes these and other assumptions about Lee. $22.50
[004212] O'Shea, Richard. Battle Maps of the Civil War. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Smithmark Pub, 1994. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-8317-1372-0. 175pp/illus/maps. Profusely illustrated with color maps & B/W Photos. Maps relating to seventeen major Civil War battles, epic paintings by artist Don Troiani. $29.50
[005017] Paris, Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, comte de.. History of the Civil War in America (Vols 1-3). Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1876. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good++ / No Jacket Issued. Original blue cloth with Comte de Paris crest on each front cover in gilt. Vol 1: 640pp/maps; Vol 2: 773pp/maps; Vol 3: 923pp/maps. Numerous color fold-out maps throughout set. Overall clean and tight. Vols 1 & 2 have previous owner bookplate inside cover. $175.00
[003727] Pickenpaugh, Roger. Rescue by Rail: Troop Transfer and the Civil War in the West 1863. Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0803237200. 244pp/illus. The story of the first great Federal troop movement by rail during the Civil War. Clean $24.50
[003348] Pollard, Edward. Southern History of the War. New York: The Fairfax Press, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0836950755. 598 pgs/illus/maps. Written by the Former Editor of the Richmond Examiner during the War, and author of the Lost Cause. A monumental and detailed work, Including an appendix of important articles and the text of the Constitution of the Confederate States. Facsimile of the 1866 edition. Gift inscription inside front cover. $36.50
[004201] Poppenheim, Mary B., et al.. The History of the United Daughters of the Confederacy: Volume I, 1894-1929; Volume II, 1930-1955 (two volumes bound in one). Raleigh, NC : Edwards & Broughton Company , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket Issued. 391pp/illus. Volume I covers the period from 1894 to 1929 and was published originally by Garett and Massie of Richmond in 1938. It is here reproduced in full, and combined with new material in Volume II, which covers the years from 1930 to 1955. Rose-colored gilt-stamped pebbled cloth. $72.50
[003714] Power, J. Tracy. Lee's Miserables: Life in the Army of Northern Virginia from the Wilderness to Appomattox. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. New / New. ISBN: 0807823929. 488 pages 9 illustrations, 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index Based on research from over 1200 wartime letters and diaries written by more than 400 Confederate officers and enlisted men, this text offers a social history of Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during its final year, from May 1864 to April 1865. Clean $39.50
[001704] Priest, John M.. Antietam : The Soldiers' Battle. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0-19-508466-7. 394 pages/maps and photos. Detailed study of the Battle of Antietam. Includes order of battle and casualty record of units. $11.50
[003488] Pullen, John J.. The Twentieth Maine: A Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War. Dayton, OH: Morningside Bookshop, 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0786123494. 338pp/maps/illus. From August 1862 to Lee's surrender at Appomattox the 20th Maine was in the thick of the fighting, most famously at Little Round Top in Gettysburg where they saved the left of the Union line. $59.50
[003405] Purdue, Howell; Purdue, Elizabeth. Pat Cleburne: Confederate General. Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.: Old Soldier Books, 1973. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0-942211-03-0. 498 pages including index & bibliography. This is the definitive biog raphy of CSA General Cleburne. Details his early family history in Scotland, and his birth in Ireland born 17th March 1828. Nice clean volume. $43.50
[005432] Reardon, Carol. Pickett's Charge in History & Memory (Civil War America Ser.: ). Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1997. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-8078-2379-1. 285 pages/photos. Story of Picketts charge at Gettysburg. examines the events of 3rd July 1863: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg-considered by many to be the "climax of the climax" of the American Civil War. The author explores how and why it endures so strongly in the American imagination Clean. $57.50
[006281] Reed, Rowena. Combined Operations in the Civil War. Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 0870211226. 468p., illus., maps. This work examines the cooperative role of army-navy ventures during the war. Reed demonstrates how Scott's Anaconda plan recognized the importance of combined operations in blockading the East Coast, launching amphibious assaults. Clean $47.50
[004378] Reed, Rowena. Combined Operations in the Civil War. Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good(-). ISBN: 0-87021-122-6. 468 pages, illus, maps, notes, bibliog, index. The American Civil War was one of the great watersheds of military history, a time of rapid change and innovation, when many of the familiar weapons and ideas of twentieth .century warfare were first coming into use. DJ stained along edge. $37.50
[005014] Rhea, Gordon C.. The Battles For Spotsylvania Court House And The Road To Yellow Tavern, May 7-12, 1864. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-8071-2136-3. 483pp/illus/maps. This volume continues Gordon C. Rhea's peerless treatment of the Civil War's clash of titans: Grant's Army of the Potomac versus Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Inlaid with detail, innovative analysis, and an abundance of supporting primary evidence, it is a worthy sequel to Rhea's acclaimed The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864. Clean $39.50
[002047] Robertson, James I., Jr.. The Stonewall Brigade. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.: Louisiana State University Press, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 0807103969. The story of of Virginia's famed Stonewall Brigade as seen from the eyes of the men themselves. 271 pages, some illustrations. $12.50
[003966] Robuck, J. E.. My Own Experience and Observation as a Soldier in the Confederate Army During the Civil War 1861-1865. Memphis, TN: Burke's Book Store, Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. 136pp. Includes an History of the Origin, Rise, Career, and Disbanding of the Famous Klu Klux Klan, or Invidsible Empire. Clean $63.50
[003329] Roscoe, Theodore. The Web of Conspiracy: The Complete Story of the Men Who Murdered Abraham Lincoln . Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1960. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. xiv+562pp+illus. A detailed study of the assassination of Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 14th, 1865, taken from new clues gained in two decades of research and asking some searching questions - was the War Department corrupt? How trustworthy was War Secretary Stanton? Why was so much evidence kept secret for so long? $27.50
[001050] Sandburg, Carl. Abraham Lincoln : The War Years - Four Volume Set with Dust Jackets. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1939. Seventeenth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Book Club Ed. Very Good++ / Very Good+. Beautiful clean copy of this set with original paper-type dust jackets. The set has 426 half-tones of photographs, and 244 cuts of cartoons, letters and documents. Rear cover of books are pegged indicating that this is a book club edition. Insides of books are very, very clean. Volume I: Stated "Seventeenth Edition" Bottom corners/dj are bumped with a little bit of wear to edge of dj. Volume II: No edition stated but marked "CDEFGHIJ." Light wear to edge of dj. Volume III: No edition stated by marked "O.1.67." Light wear to edge of dj, one 1" tear to edge of dj at top left corner. Rear corners have a slight bump. Volume IV: No edition stated by marked "O.1.67." Light wear to edge of dj. $89.50
[001907] Schultz, Duane P.. The Most Glorious Fourth : Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4, 1863. New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0393048705. 447pp, notes, index. July 4, 1863, saw the end of two battles, Vicksburg and Gettysburg, that together inalterably changed t he course of the Civil War. $22.50
[005970] Sears, Stephen W.. Gettysburg. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Book Club Ed. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 0-395-86761-4. 623pp/illus/maps. An award-winning historian and author of Landscape Turned Red presents a definitive account of the momentous events of the pivotal Civil War battle of Gettysburg- offering a vivid- richly textured narrative of each moment of the campaign- the lives of off .DJ has tape repair at bottom of spine. Clean $27.50
[006536] Semmes, Admiral Raphael, CSN, Captain of the CSS Alabama. Memoirs of Service Afloat. Secaucus, NJ: The Blue and Grey Press, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 1555211771. 833pp/illus. Semmes commanded the CSS Alabama; he also commissioned the Sumter, the first Confederate Warship & commanded her during a successful war cruise. He then commissioned & took command of the Alabama. On return to the USA he commanded the James River Squadron. In the final days of the Confederacy he organised and commanded a Brigade of Artillery. Facsimile re-issue of the original edition. Clean $32.50
[006716] Shaara, Michael. The Killer Angels. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leather. Fine / No Jacket Issued. 410pp/illus/maps. Full dark blue leather with gilt decortations and lettering, raised bands on spine, Gilt page edges with some minor scratches. Hubbed spine. Permanent silk ribbon page marker. Acid-neutral pages. This limited edition has maps by Don Pitcher and photographs from the period. Gilt accents and titles on leather. Clean $195.00
[006195] Shugg, Wallace C.; Wagandt, Charles Lewi. The Mighty Revolution: Negro Emancipation In Maryland, 1862-1864. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: John's Hopkins University Press, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good++ / Very Good. 299pp. An account of the political movement of 1862-1864 to free the slaves in Maryland. Small tear on dj. Clean $29.50
[005155] Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies (7 Volumes). New York, New York, U.S.A.: Facts on File, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. As New / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0-8160-2289-5. This is 7 Volumes of the 10 Volume set. Alabama - 144pp, North Carolina - 187pp, Mississippi -151pp, Louisiana - 144pp, Texas - 147pp, Virginia - 287pp and Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and the Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Provides a comprehensive record of the Confederate units. $545.00
[005791] Smith, Merritt Roe. Harpers Ferry Armory and New Technology. Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ Pr, 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Near Fine / No Jacket - Wraps. ISBN: 08014-9181-9. 363pp/illus. Focuses on the day-to-day operations of the US armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, from 1798 to 1861, showing what the new technology of mechanized production meant in terms of organization, management, and worker morale. Clean $24.50
[003692] Smith, Robin; Field, Ron. Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors, and Reenactors. . Guilford, CT, U.S.A.: The Lyons Press, 2001. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 1585744220. 288 page. 288 pages, bibliography, index. Profusely illustrated with some plates in color. Collects text from two previous books: American Civil War, Union Army by Smith (and) American Civil War, Confederate Army by Field. Clean $39.50
[003693] Smith, Robin; Field, Ron. Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors, and Reenactors. . Guilford, CT, U.S.A.: The Lyons Press, 2001. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 1585744220. 288 page. 288 pages, bibliography, index. Profusely illustrated with some plates in color. Collects text from two previous books: American Civil War, Union Army by Smith (and) American Civil War, Confederate Army by Field. Clean $39.50
[002272] Smith, Robin; Field, Ron. Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors, and Reenactors. . Guilford, CT, U.S.A.: The Lyons Press, 2001. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 1585744220. 288 page. 288 pages, bibliography, index. Profusely illustrated with some plates in color. Collects text from two previous books: American Civil War, Union Army by Smith (and) American Civil War, Confederate Army by Field. $47.50
[006702] Still, William. The Underground Rail Road: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters and C. Narrating the Hardships Translation by Susan W. Dickinson-Kaun. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Johnson Pub Co Inc, 1970. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good+ / No Jacket. ISBN: 0874850339. 812pp/illus. Ebony Classics reprint of the definitive story of the Underground Railroad by its father. Usual markings otherwise tight and clean. $124.50
[003717] Swanson, Clifford L.. The Sixth United States Infantry Regiment, 1855 to Reconstruction. Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.A.: McFarland & Co Inc Pub, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. New / No Jacket Issued. ISBN: 0786410019. 376 pages Photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index This work follows the history of the regiment from duty on the prairie and the march to Utah to help the soldiers fighting the Mormon War, to the regiments time in California and then to reconstruction duties in the south after the war. Clean $64.50
[000553] Sword, Wiley. Mountains Touched with Fire : Chattanooga Besieged, 1863. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0312118597. Book has 430 pages with a few illustrations/maps. Edges of pages on the side have a dirt mark. Some wrinkling at the corners of the dj where top corners got bumped. Recounts the balle of Chattanooga, the months that led to it, and the aftermath that helped seal the fate of the Confederacy. $24.50
[001947] Thomas, Emory M.. Bold Dragoon : The Life of J.E.B. Stuart. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0060155663. Book contains 352 pages. Side edges of pages are slightly yellowed. Light wear to edge of dj. Follows Stuart's career from his childhood in western Virginia to his untimely death a year before Appomattox. $19.50
[003049] Thomason, John W., Jr.. Jeb Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0803294247. 512pp/illus. GB Stuart led a cavalry detachment in General Lee's Confederate Army making riads on Union forces and carrying out reconnaissance. The aggression of these raids made them reared by the Union army. $27.50
[002474] Thomason, John W., Jr.. Jeb Stuart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0803294247. 512 pages. A detailed biography of this Confederate general and the battles he fought during the Civil War. Includes Index. $34.50
[005958] Thompson, Robert Luther. Wiring a Continent: The History of the Telegraph Industry in the United States 1832-1866. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1947. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / No Jacket. 544pp/illus/maps/fold-out chart. The story of the development of the early telegraph and the use throughout the US and during the Civil War. Remnant of dj on back cover. Text Clean $137.50
[006535] Travis, Mark; Pride, Mike. My Brave Boys: To War With Colonel Cross and the Fighting Fifth. Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of New England, 2001. 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / Very Good+. ISBN: 1584650753. 323pp/illus/maps. Story of the 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War. Clean $37.50
[002639] Trout, Robert J.. Galloping Thunder : The Stuart Horse Artillery Battalion. Mechanicsburg, PA, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books, 2002. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0811707075. 786pp/illus/maps. 976 pages; As comprehensive a history as any student of the Civil War could hope for, covering both the excitement of the battlefield and the mundane, everyday workings of the battalion as it marched and camped. The author also focuses on the individual personalities of the men who made up the battalion, quoting from hundreds of letters and journals $19.50
[003017] Trulock, Alice Rains. In the Hands of Providence : Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War. Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / Near Fine. ISBN: 0-8078-2020-2. 591 pages 46 illustrations, 11 maps, notes, bibliography, index This biography traces the life and times of Joshua L. Chamberlain, the professor-turned-soldier who led the Twentieth Maine Regiment to glory at Gettysburg, earned a battlefield promotion to brigadier general from Ulysses S. Grant at Petersburg, and was wounded six times in the Civil War. $37.50
[002750] VanLoan Naisawald. Manassas Junction and the Doctor. Manassas, VA: 1981. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Very Good / No Jacket. This 70 page book (plus Appendices) is in very good condition. This is a story that attempts to blend together such facts as are known, add a little logical conjecture, insert a ficticious character - a young civilian doctor who comes here to practice in May 1861, and thus provide the reader with a story account of life at Tudor Hall - Manassas Junction, 1861 - 62. Hard-cover library binding. Overall clean, tight and in very good condition. $29.50
[003818] Warner, Ezra T.. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commander. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Ex-Library. Very Good+ / Very Good. ISBN: 0-8071-0823-5. 420 pages, Contents biographical sketchs of all of the confederate generals- 425 officers in the 4 grades- and a photo of each man, except John B. Grason. The sketches give a concise outline of the careers of the generals, with special attention to their war service, and to the salient facts of their lives before and after the war; dates of birth and death and military ranks are established with scrupulous accuracy, as are the present places of burial. Notes and a full bibliography will be immensely helpful to the serious scholar. Marked only inside back cover, top edge and spine. Otherwise very good clean copy. Clean $36.50
[000048] Wensyel, James W.. Appomattox : The Passing of the Armies. Shippensburg, PA, U.S.A.: White Mane Publishing Company, 2000. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good+. ISBN: 1-57249-155-8. Book has 262 pages with a few photos and maps. Story of the final battle of the Civil War. $19.50
[004344] Wert, Jeffry D.. The Sword Of Lincoln: The Army Of The Potomac. Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2005. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Book Club Ed. As New / As New. ISBN: 0743225066. 559pp/illus/maps. An authoritative history of the Army of the Potomac's contributions to the Civil War draws on previously unpublished sources to document such events as their defeat at Bull Run, their victory at Gettysburg, and the leadership changes that directly influenced their effectiveness. Clean $18.50
[003916] Williamson, James J.. Mosby's Rangers (Collector's Library of the Civil War). Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Near Fine / No Jacket. ISBN: 0809442256. Reprint of the original 1892 first edition in beautiful leather cover with gilt edge pages. Over 200 illustrations! Book has 511 pages. Tiny bump to front bottom corner and first couple of pages. Would make a great gift! "A Record of the Operations of the Forty-Third Battalion Virginia Cavalry From Its Organization to the Summerder From the Diary of a Private, Supplemented and Verified with Official Reports of Federal Offices and Also of Mosbhy; With Personal Reminiscences, SKetches of Skirmishes, Battles and Bivouacs, Dashing Raids and Daring Adventures, Scense and Indiceds In the History of Mosby's Command." Clean $27.50
[005850] Wilmer, L. Allison, & J. H. Jarrett & Geo. W. F. Vernon . History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-5 (Vol1). Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1989. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Near Fine / No Jacket. 285pp. Vol 1 is a Roster of all Maryland Union Soldiers who served in the War plus synopsis histories of each regiment. the records of Maryland troops, who fought for the preservation of the Federal Union during the great Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Clean $147.50
[004191] Woodworth, Steven; Winkle, Kenneth J.; Winkle, Kenneth. Atlas Of The Civil War. New York: Oxford Univ Pr, 2004. 1st Printing. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cloth. Very Good+ / Very Good. ISBN: 0-19-522131-1. 448 pages; 200 color & b/w maps, photos & illus. Divided chronologically into five sections, the Atlas of the Civil War illustrates every significant battle and military campaign while simultaneously considering the important social themes that shaped the country during the same time period. All theaters of war in which armies fought and maneuvered will be covered in detail and, marking a major departure from other atlases, this volume will devote substantial attention to the nonmilitary elements of the struggle between North and South. Maps of population, economic development, elections, transportation networks and patterns of enlistment illuminate the intersections between the home front and the battlefield, demonstrating with specially commissioned cartography that no war is fought in isolation from the rest of society. Approximately forty three-dimensional maps of terrain and troop movements add yet another unique element to this ambitious reference. Small chip in title page and dj at top of spine. $62.50
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