Civil War

1863 1ed Confederate Civil War Southern Pictures Estvan Longstreet Robert E Lee

Bela Estvan was French author who, while traveling in America, became fascinated by the American Civil War. He was especially impressed by General James Longstreet whom he describes as "one of the ablest generals of the Confederate army." He also gives accounts of various battles including Bull Run, Battle of Bethel, Battle of Manassas, and numerous battles in Missouri including the Battle of Lexington and Wilson's Creek.

Item number: #9247
Price: $499
ESTVAN, Bela
War pictures from the South
New York: Appleton, 1863. First edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[viii], 352, [2]
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References: Piston, Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant;
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21cm x 14cm)
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1887 Civil War 1st ed George McClellan Own Story Union General Slavery Lincoln
"The Union, which can alone insure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood."
– George B. McClellan

A rare first edition of George B. McClellan's "Own Story" which wasn't published until 1887, after his death. McClellan used this work as a platform to defend his conduct, actions, and decisions during the Mexican American War and Civil War. This book includes letters to his wife, in which McClellan reveals his pride as a general as well as his feelings toward war.
Some of the most important inclusions in this work are McClellan's views on the causes and reasons for the Civil War, noting slavery and the Lincoln-Douglas debates as primary causes, but he blamed the South as the culprit for causing the uprising, rather than putting any blame on the North.
Per Eicher,
"This is in large part a reworking of McClellan's 'Letter of the… Read More

1884 1ed Confederate War Papers General Gustv Smith Battle Seven Pines Civil War

Gustavus Woodward Smith was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, best remembered for his role in the Battle of Seven Pines. When General Joseph Johnson was injured, Smith took over the commanding role until his health deteriorated and Robert E. Lee ultimately took over.
Following the war, Smith published a memoir of his experience in the war. 'Confederate War Papers' covers topics including Jefferson Davis's presidential election, battle tactics and maneuvers, Confederate defenses and forts, and much emphasis on the Battle of Seven Pines. However, according to Nevins,
"Smith was a failure as a general; this work is largely his rationalization for shortcomings at Seven Pines."
Item number: #14309
Price: $499
SMITH, Gustavus W
Confederate War Papers
New York, Atlantic Pub. and engraving Co., 1884. 1st edition

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o 381, [5]
o Frontispiece, 3 folding… Read More

1881 Civil War Boys of 61 Illustrated Battle Bull Run Richmond CSA Fall Coffin

Charles Coffin's 'Boys of '61' is a 19th-century account of battle efforts from the Civil War. This book describes specific battles and skirmishes giving special attention to guerilla and militia warfare. One particular instance of this is accompanied by a fine engraving of the Union army in Missouri seeing troops burning houses, crops, farm animals, wagons, and all types of private property, causing devastation throughout the west.
Item number: #14652
Price: $399
COFFIN, Charles Carleton
The boys of '61 ; or, Four years of fighting : personal observation with the army and navy : from the first battle of Bull Run to the fall of Richmond
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1881. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xviii, 558
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Heavily illustrated throughout
· Provenance: Handwritten – Frank F. Stokes, 1881
· Language: English

· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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1864 Civil War 1ed Life w/ 49th Massachusetts Volunteers Illustrated Portraits
"Have I the right to take a human life? To be slain seems not half so fearful as to slay."
– Henry T. Johns
Henry T. Johns was a Union Soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. Army's highest decoration: the Medal of Honor. He joined the 49th Massachusetts Infantry from Hinsdale, Massachusetts in September 1862, and mustered out with this regiment one year later. He was commissioned as an officer of the 61st Massachusetts Infantry in September 1864 and mustered out with this regiment in June 1865.
A first edition account of "Life with the Forty-ninth Massachusetts Volunteers" featuring woodcut engraved illustrations throughout the text.

Item number: #15664
Price: $499
JOHNS, Henry
Life with the Forty-ninth Massachusetts Volunteers
Pittsfield, Mass. : Published for the author, 1864. 1st edition

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o 391, [1]
o 14 woodcuts by S.J. Pinkney including… Read More

1865 1st ed Confederate General John Morgan Raid Civil War Ohio CSA Senour
John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general during the Civil War best known for his infamous raid in Ohio in which he disregarded orders and suffered serious losses. While he intended to confuse and disrupt Union forces, his execution of plans significantly derailed the Confederate push.
Reverend author Faunt Senour wrote a biographical sketch of the life and military career of Morgan. Nevins notes that this work is "largely of Morgan's 1863 raid".

Item number: 16509
Price: $499
SENOUR, Faunt
Morgan and his captors
Cincinnati ; Chicago : C.F. Vent & Co., 1865. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o x, 389, [1]
o Engraved frontispiece
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References: Sabin 79144; Nevins I, p.157
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Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o Cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.5in (19cm x 14cm)
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[Civil War ][Virginia] Virginia Electoral Ticket. [Davis & Stephens] [Virginia?]: [publisher not identified]. 1861. Printed ballot for the 1861. 11 x 13 cm. Unevenly cut. Printed on blue paper. Writing on verso: "Geo. H. Thomas Congress Critcher."
OCLC shows 9 holdings (Cornell; Newberry; Boston Athenaeum; Williams Coll.; Miami Univ.; Library of Virginia; Virginia Hist. Soc.; Duke & Yale). Hummel, Southeastern Broadsides Before 1877 No. 4668. Confederate Virginia election of Jefferson Davis for President, Alexander Stephens for Vice President, and others. This represents the only presidential election held by the Confederate States of America. The Jefferson Davis–Alexander H. Stephens ticket ran unopposed, and was elected to serve a six-year term

[Civil War] [Texas] Gideon Welles. General Order, No. 55. [Washington, D.C.?]: [publisher not identified] May 24, 1865. White printed wraps. 21 cm. One sheet folded into four leaves, printing on first two only. Two small holes in margin, not affecting the text, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings for this order. Signed in type: Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Andrew Johnson, President and W. Hunter, Acting Secretary of State. Announcement of the order by President Johnson to end the naval blockade against foreign commerce, except in the ports of Galveston, Lasalle, Brazos de Santiago (Port Isabel) and Brownsville, Texas. "All such offenders will be held and dealt with as pirates." Although Lee had surrendered in April 1865, the Confederate armies in Texas had not surrendered, hence the U. S. naval blockade on Texas ports needed to be maintained.

[Texas] [Civil War] S. H. Darcy. Autograph letter, signed. La Grange, Texas. June 4, 1863. To Mrs. Jones. One page. 8 x 10.5 in. Black ink on blue paper. Approximately 250 words.
La Grange, Texas, the county seat of Fayette County, was untouched by fighting during the Civil War. This letter gives an interesting view of the home front in 1863. A long discussion on getting a quantity of sugar, which would have been scarce and which "cost me by the hogshead 1 dollar a pound" but will let her have a pound for "less than 1 dollar and 25 cents." Mentions someone who traveled to Arkansas and saw her sister, indicating that the war had not yet disrupted travel of that sort. In addition, a number of Confederate militia companies were organized at La Grange. The letter writer indicates that a friend had a letter from "Wink" who says "they are ordered to the Rio grande." Civil war material of this type from La Grange is uncommon.

1867 Confederate 1ed John Morgan's Raid CIVIL WAR Basil Duke Gettysburg Vicksburg
John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War known mostly by his now famous Raid, an operation now known as 'Morgan's Raid'. Morgan sought to slow the Union growth in both Vicksburg and Gettysburg (both of which would become war-changing battles) by moving Confederate troops throughout the North hoping to draw Union armies toward the raiders and away from strongholds.
Morgan was shot and killed during his raid; however, one of Morgan's officers, Basil Duke, wrote a memoir on the life of General Morgan following the War – a work which provides incredible first-hand details on the raid and its influence on the Civil War.
According to Coleman,
"This work is the standard account of General John H. Morgan and his Confederate Cavalry. The author, Basil Duke, assumed command of Morgan's Cavalry after the death of General Morgan in 1864."
Krick supports this by saying that the work is
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The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise known as Lieutenant Harry T Buford, Confederate States Army. In which is given Full descriptions of the numerous battles in which she participated as a Confederate Officer...Blockade-Runner...Bond Swindle...etc. Edited by C. J Worthington, Profusely Illustrated. Richmond, VA: Dustin, Gilman & Co. 1876 First Edition. This is the story of a woman "out of her time" in her views, who thrived on the adventures she experienced. There was some dispute about the accuracy of her tales, but the men she fooled were not happy about what she did, so the disdain might be expected. There is some exaggeration, and there is much bravado, to be sure. Her exposure of many of the corruptions within the Federal government, the attitudes between the North and South all make this a very readable narrative. Condition: NOT a library book. Original impressed, gilt covers, with professional re-backing with… Read More

1868 1ed Confederate Jefferson Davis CSA Civil War Slavery Gettysburg Vicksburg

A scarce first edition printing of the life and career of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy by Frank H. Alfriend. This book primarily deals with Davis's military and political involvement in the Confederate States of America including:
• Interaction with Abraham Lincoln
• Davis speeches, advancement in Congress
• Southern states in the Mexican War
• Rights of states holding slaves from being admitted into Union
• Returning runaway slaves to owners
• Robert E. Lee's military tactics at Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
o Lee's admission of tactical errors

According to Nevins, this book is
"A eulogistic attempt to vindicate the motives and conduct of the Southern leader; includes extensive quotations from Davis's letters and speeches."

Item number: #40624
Price: $499

ALFRIEND, Frank H.

The Life of Jefferson Davis

Cincinnati; Chicago; [etc.]: Caxton Publishing House, National Publishing Co.,… Read More

Very rare edition of both volumes of Sandberg's Lincoln The Prairie Years published in a single book

1st Edition

1862 EXQUISITE 1ed War with South CIVIL WAR Military Tomes Gettysburg MAPS

The American Civil War played an important role in the expansion and growth of book publication in the United States, as people were craving an understanding of the conflict. Robert Tomes began publishing a subscription book that would give insight to the war, but he believed his work would help end the battles quickly. It didn't. "The War with the South" saw print in dozens of separate parts during the height of the Civil War.

This collection of engravings was part of the original work – this tome contains illustrations including portraits of Ambrose Burnside, Ulysses S Grant, and battlefield maps of both Gettysburg and Antietam!

Item number: #24274
Price: $499

TOMES, Robert

The war with the South: a history of the great American rebellion;

New York: Virtue and Yorston, [ca. 1865].

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· Collation: Collection of plates and maps
o 22 engraved plates and maps (including frontispiece and title page)
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