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North Carolina As a Civil War Battleground 1861 - 1865

By: Barrett, John Gilchrist

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Raleigh, State Department of Archives and History: 1960

Seller ID: 11404

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Perfectbound with pictorial wraps and blue titles. Some toning along edges and spine with light soiling. Edges and corners show only mild and minor wear. Book is square and securely bound with an uncracked and uncreased spine. May be unread. ; B&W Photographs & Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages; Full study with many photos of North Carolina Generals and soldier along with many other illustrations. Printed on slick paper.
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Hilton Head Island in the Civil War Department of the South

By: Carse, Robert

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Columbia, The State Printing Company: 1961

Seller ID: 10357

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Book is new and unread but has some light aging and shelf wear. It is square and securely bound with an uncreased and uncracked spine. ; B&W and Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 156 pages
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The Story of "Billy Sherman"

By: Croop, Donald W.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Wilson NY, Wilson Historical Society: 1973

Seller ID: 14164

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Stapled straw-colored wraps with black titles and illustration. Very light wear and aging. Gift inscription on inside of front wrap. Signed with generic inscription by author on rear of title page. Brief Civil War history of Private Lorenzo Pratt and his captured horse, Billy Sherman. Uncommon booklet. WorldCat locates only two copies in libraries, one of which, at least, is the 1984 printing. First Edition. ; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 15 pages; Signed by Author
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A Civil War Artist At the Front: Edwin Forbes' Life Studies of the Great Army

By: Dawson, William Forrest, editor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press: 1957

Seller ID: 9146

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Spine is sunned, blue cloth boards slightly faded along edges. ; Oblong 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 40 plates, not paginated pages; This is a selection of the drawings done by Edwin Forbes as a staff artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Forbes followed the Union Army from the time Manassas was occupied in 1862 to the seige of Perersburg in 1864.
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Joseph Wheeler, the Man, the Stateman, the Soldier Seen in Semi-Biographical Sketches

By: De Leon, T. C.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Kennesaw, Continental Book Company: 1960

Seller ID: 10303

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Green cloth with gilt titles. Light edge and corner wear . Still square and securely bound. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 142 pages; Reprint of the 1899 edition.
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National History of the War for the Union, Civil, Military and Naval Founded on Official and Other Authentic Documents, Vol. 3

By: Duyckinck, Evart A.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: New York, Johnson, Fry and Co.: 1861

Seller ID: 14427

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Quarterbound leather with black-pebbled cloth. Gilt titles on spine with four raised bands. Leather has some scuffing and there is some edge and corner wear. Interior is lightly age-toned. Book is square and securely bound. A VG copy of Vol. 3 only. The publication date of 1861 is for the first volume of this three volume set which was issued together. This volume could not have been printed before 1865. The set is a near contemporaneous account of the Civil War. This is an excellent copy of Vol. 3. The steel plate engravings based on art by Chappel and Nast are quite impressive. ; Steel Engra...
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Library of American History Civil War

By: Ellis Edward S.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Cincinnati, Jones Brothers Publishing Co: 1918

Seller ID: 8203

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Corners lightly bumped, very light general wear to boards, gilt title on spine bright. Front hinge slightly loose, interior clean and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages; The book is volume IV of the Library of American History, the one dealing with the Civil War. There are many illustrationsThis was a limited edition of 500, but it is not numbered. Endpapers and edges are marbled. There is a sepia frontispiece of Lee's Invasion of the North and a color print of Federal Uniforms aftr the title page, with tissue guard intact.
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The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War

By: Fiske, John

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York City, Houghton, Mifflin and Company: 1900

Seller ID: 7079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

The book has edge and corner wear along with general aging. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. No dustjacket, as issued. StIll square and securely bound. ; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages; Fiskes's history of the Civil War in the western theatres. I am unsure of the edition. The only date is 1900 on the back of the title page. No date on front of title page. The title page is the same, front and back, as the copy scanned by Google.
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Lee's Lieutenants: a Study in Command Manasss to Malvern Hill

By: Freeman, Douglas Southall

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York City, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1970

Seller ID: 11055

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Books have very light, general wear and aging; they are close to near fine. The jackets have some minor edge and corner wear but are still quite attractive. Square with secure bindings. ; Vol. 1/3/2013; B&W Photographs, Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 773, 760, 862 pages; This was a special 1970 reprint of Freeman's masterful 1942 work on Lee's generals. These three larges volumes will require extra postage.
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The First Day At Gettysburg

By: Gallagher, Gary W. , editor

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Kent OH, Kent State University Press: 1993

Seller ID: 7168

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Red pictorial wraps with titles in white. Book has minor shelf wear only. Square and securely bound. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages; Essays on the opening of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Life in Dixie During the War: '61, '62, '63, '64 & '65

By: Gay, Mary A. H.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Atlanta, Charles P. Byrd: 1897

Seller ID: 5962

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Stained and worn board, bumped corners small hole at head of spine, hinges starting, first few pages loose at top, text block clean. On the back endpapers there is a grocery list, perhaps for Thanksgiving or Christmas, with turkey, cranberries, apples, nuts, celery, coffee, etc, with prices penciled in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 410 pages
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This Song Souvenir of Old War Songs and G. A. R. and Patriotic Songs

By: Grand Army Of The Republic

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Bradford PA, S. R. Averill: 1912

Seller ID: 11906

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

Stapled, light tan self wraps with black titles. Remarkably nice condition with some light edge, corner and surface wear with some light stains here and there. Square and securely bound. ; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 44 pages; Song book printed for G. A. R. Chapters in Xenia, Troy, Miamisburg, Franklin, Germantown and Dayton Ohio areas. The songs are called "Some Rations from "The Haver Sack". "The Haver Sack" was a patriotic magazine fro vets of the Union Army. The booklet is filled with songs (words only) , pictures of Union Generals and ads. The ads gi...
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Autographs of the Ladies, Sailors and Marines of the War between the States

By: Hayes, Jim and Robert Zabawa

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Madison, Southern Lion Books, Inc.: 2005

Seller ID: 6897

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New with no dust jacket

Book is new. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 189 pages; Illustrated guide to autographs of women and naval figures of the Civil War by noted collector and dealer Jim Hayes. Signed by Hayes and Zabawa. ; Signed by All Authors
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Confederate Generals of Georgia and Their Burial Sites

By: Kerlin, Robert H.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Fayetteville GA, Americana Historical Books: 1994

Seller ID: 12882

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Book has very light, general wear. Square and securely bound; either unread or read very carefully. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages; Short biographies of all Confederate Generals from Georgia along with directions to their burial sites. Interesting information. Signed by author, without inscription, on ffep. ; Signed by Author
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The Battle of Allatoona, October 5th, 1864 : A Paper Read before the Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U. S.

By: Ludlow, William

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Detroit, Winn and Hammond, Printers and Binders: 1891

Seller ID: 12246

Binding: Softcover

Slate blue wraps with black titles. Wraps have several chips and have been professionally reattached. The text block is side-stapled, slick paper in very good to very good+ condition. Overall the booklet is in G+ condition. ; War Paper No. 17; 2 Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 42 pages; Uncommon booklet on an interesting fight after the Battle of Atlanta. This battle, also called the Battle of Allatoona Pass, is remembered for Sherman's apocryphal wire telling Gen. Corse at Allatoona to "Hold the Fort!" Allatoona was the first battle in Hood's campaign against Franklin and Nashville. ...
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The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry : from Whitman to Walcott

By: Marius, Richard (ed.)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Columbia University Press: 1994

Seller ID: 11061

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in Very Good+ dust jacket

Book is new and unread. Jacket is new but has a small (1/4") tear at the top of the spine and an even smaller one on the bottom front. Now in mylar. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 543 pages; Impressive and near comprehensive collection.
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The Tennessee Brigade

By: McBrien, Joe Bennett

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Chattanooga, Hudson Printing: 1977

Seller ID: 5624

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Shiloh - in Hell before Night

By: McDonough, James Lee

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Knoxville, University of Tennessee Press: 1991

Seller ID: 12415

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

Pictorial brown wraps with white titles. Some very light wear but a light crease at top right corner. Square and securely bound with an uncreased spine. Book seems unread. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 260 pages; One of the better studies of Shiloh.
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Chattanooga -- a Death Grip on the Confederacy

By: McDonough, James Lee

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Knoxville, University of Tennessee Press: 1984

Seller ID: 12794

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Book has only very light shelf wear and aging with former owner's name in ink on ffep. Jacket also has only very light edge and corner wear. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 298 pages; The story of the Confederate siege of Chattanooga and the breakout by the Union Army.
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Chancellorsville Battlefield Map Includes Fredericksburg & Salem Church, Spottsylvania County, Virginia 1863

By: McElfresh Map Co.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Olean, McElfresh Map Co.: 1996

Seller ID: 11368

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Green slipcase has some light wear on the bottom edge. Map itself is about New. ; A Civil War Watercolor Map Series; Color Map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall folded; 1 pages; Very nice map of Chancellorsville and surrounding area. Prepared for NPS.
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Andersonville A Story of Rebel Prisons

By: McElroy, John

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Washimgton, National Tribune: 1899

Seller ID: 15888

Binding: Flexible covers

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

The two volumes of this later reprint (the 1st edition was 1879) are bound in reptile pattern flexible covers, worn on the edgesand spine. Vol. Twohas several circular stains. The newsprint pages are tanned and have a few chips, but thr bindings are tight and no pages seem to be missing. McElroy was from the Company L, 16th Illinois Cavalry and spent time in the Confederate Prisons in Richond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear and Florence. He recounts, as many soldiers did, the horrors of the prison camps. These two volumes belonged to another soldierM. L. Higley, Company C, 74t...
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The Battle of Cloyds Mountain : The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Raid, April 23 - May 19, 1864

By: McManus, Howard Rollins

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Lynchburg, H. E. Howard, Inc.: 1989

Seller ID: 12343

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Blue cloth with gilt titles. Book is close to fine except for light rubbing on corners. Square and securely bound, a very attractive copy. ; The Virginia Battles and Leaders Series; B&W Photographs + Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 107 pages; Signed twice. First, s ignature is on Limitation Page, along with #297 of 1000 copies. Also, signed with inscription on ffep. The book tells the brief but bloody history of the Battle of Cloyds Mountain in southwestern Virginia, where the Union, under Gen. George Crook, took control of the last RR line connecting Virginia and Tennessee. ; Signed by...
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The Road Past Kennesaw The Atlanta Campaign of 1864

By: McMurry, Richard M.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington DC, Office of Publications, National Parks Service: 1972

Seller ID: 10367

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

White wraps with black titles and illustration. Light edge and corner wear with some sunning and/or toning on spine and edges. Book is square with a secure binding. ; B&W Ilustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 71 pages
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Gettysburg

By: Meligakes, N. I.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Gettysburg , Bookmart : 1952

Seller ID: 5785

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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The Story of the Great March from the Diary of a Staff Officer.

By: Nichols, George Ward

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1865

Seller ID: 14636

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

This copy states 22nd Edition, which I think means 22nd printing since the only dates are 1865 on title page and colophon. The spine has been professionally replaced on this copy and the remnant of the original is laid in. The book has some edge and corner wear but is square and securely bound. This was a popular account of Sherman's March to the Sea from Atlanta and then his final campaign through the Carolinas. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 408 pages
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