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Sherman; Fighting Prophet.
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Sketches from My Life
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The Life Record of H. W. Graber: A Terry Texas Ranger 1861-1865
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ATLAS TO ACCOMPANY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. Published Under the Direction of the Hons. Redfield Proctor, Stephen B. Elkins, and Daniel S. Lamont, Secretaries of War
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891-1895. 3 volumes. FIRST EDITION. With 175 numbered double-page lithographed color maps and plates on 178 sheets by Bien. Large folio, original bright red cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper covers, the backs and corner pieces in red morocco, the spines ruled in blind on tall bands, with two black morocco lettering labels gilt ruled and boldly lettered, endpapers renewed. 29 pp preface and contents, plates 1-70; plates 71-135; plates 136-175. A beautiful set of this rare and impressive collection of maps of the Civil War. The maps are all well preserved, fresh and bright, some expected minor wear to the cloth, otherwise the bindings are also fine. AN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE ATLAS PRODUCED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO ILLUSTRATE THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. A beautiful and fascinating accompaniment to the official records of the Civil War. Each massive plate is either an impressively detailed…
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Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United States in the city of Washington, giving their names, no. of their rooms and story in each department, salary and residence, also, an alphabetical list of all their names
by WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
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1861 Washington DC MAP US 36th Congress Directory America Politics Civil War'Department Directory and Register' is a congressional directory for the second session of the 36th Congress of the United States. In addition to providing names and personal information for these American politicians, this book includes an impressive folding map of the city of Washington D.C.
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WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United States in the city of Washington, giving their names, no. of their rooms and story in each department, salary and residence, also, an alphabetical list of all their names
Washington : C. Bohn, 1861.
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1864 Lincoln Presidential Ballot: Drake County Ohio Union Presidential Ticket.
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[Civil War] [Lincoln] Ohio Union Presidential Ticket. (Election November 8, 1864.) For president, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For vice president, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. Electors. ... [Ohio]: [No publication information] 1864. Printed sample ballot. 7.5 x 20 cm. Written on verso Drake County and J. S. Vanderburgh. Light staining. Very good.OCLC shows 3 holdings (Cornell; Brown Univ.; & Lincoln Mem. Univ.) Ticket listing the Republican candidates Abraham Lincoln for President, and Andrew Johnson for Vice President, followed by a list of electors. Illustrated with a wood engraving of "Miss Liberty," whose statue stands at the top of the dome of the United States Capitol building. This copy has Galla County crossed out and Drake written in at head.
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Sketches from My Life
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887. This is the scarce First American Edition. It was originally bound in the publisher's red wrappers. This copy is graded just Fair because only the spine of the wrapper is still here, i.e. both the front and back wrapper are missing. However internal condition is Very Good with all pages present and still securely sewn together (NOT glued like a modern paperback). SEE PHOTOS. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Autobiography of Admiral Hobart Pasha (Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, 1822-1886) a British Royal Navy officer, and winner of the Victoria Cross. Recounted here are his service to England, adventures as a blockade runner during the Confederate War, experiences tracking down slavers, fighting for the Ottoman Empire, etc. Among the chapter titles are: Perils by Sea and Land: Rio de Janeiro; Slaver Hunting; In the Baltic; Blockade-Running; A Visit to Charleston; Never Caught!; Richmond during the Siege, The Land Blockade, I…
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The Life Record of H. W. Graber: A Terry Texas Ranger 1861-1865
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Three quarter leather and cloth, frontis., (portrait of H. W. Graber), 442 pp., preface. An extensive narratives relating to the 8th Texas Cavalry and his reminiscences of early Ellis and Dallas Counties. His experiences during the Civil War include his being wounded in Tennessee and captured, he tried to escape, and was imprisoned. Eventually he was paroled and rejoined his command in time to take part in the middle Tennessee Campaign. He returned to Texas at the end of the war after declining parole and requesting to be sent home. One of the rarest and desirable of the Texas Confederate regimentals. Howes G279, "printed in a small edition." Original spine professionally laid down, new front and rear endpapers, else a very good, tight, square copy of a rare book. HOWES G279.
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ATLAS TO ACCOMPANY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. Published Under the Direction of the Hons. Redfield Proctor, Stephen B. Elkins, and Daniel S. Lamont, Secretaries of War
by Cowles Captain Calvin D. [Compiler]
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891-1895. 3 volumes. FIRST EDITION. With 175 numbered double-page lithographed color maps and plates on 178 sheets by Bien. Large folio, original bright red cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper covers, the backs and corner pieces in red morocco, the spines ruled in blind on tall bands, with two black morocco lettering labels gilt ruled and boldly lettered, endpapers renewed. 29 pp preface and contents, plates 1-70; plates 71-135; plates 136-175. A beautiful set of this rare and impressive collection of maps of the Civil War. The maps are all well preserved, fresh and bright, some expected minor wear to the cloth, otherwise the bindings are also fine. AN EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE ATLAS PRODUCED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO ILLUSTRATE THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. A beautiful and fascinating accompaniment to the official records of the Civil War. Each massive plate is either an impressively detailed…
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Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United States in the city of Washington, giving their names, no. of their rooms and story in each department, salary and residence, also, an alphabetical list of all their names
by WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
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1861 Washington DC MAP US 36th Congress Directory America Politics Civil War'Department Directory and Register' is a congressional directory for the second session of the 36th Congress of the United States. In addition to providing names and personal information for these American politicians, this book includes an impressive folding map of the city of Washington D.C.
Item number: #11958
Price: $499
WINEBERGER, J.A. [edit.]
Department directory and register of officers in the service of the United States in the city of Washington, giving their names, no. of their rooms and story in each department, salary and residence, also, an alphabetical list of all their names
Washington : C. Bohn, 1861.
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1864 Lincoln Presidential Ballot: Drake County Ohio Union Presidential Ticket.
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[Civil War] [Lincoln] Ohio Union Presidential Ticket. (Election November 8, 1864.) For president, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For vice president, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. Electors. ... [Ohio]: [No publication information] 1864. Printed sample ballot. 7.5 x 20 cm. Written on verso Drake County and J. S. Vanderburgh. Light staining. Very good.OCLC shows 3 holdings (Cornell; Brown Univ.; & Lincoln Mem. Univ.) Ticket listing the Republican candidates Abraham Lincoln for President, and Andrew Johnson for Vice President, followed by a list of electors. Illustrated with a wood engraving of "Miss Liberty," whose statue stands at the top of the dome of the United States Capitol building. This copy has Galla County crossed out and Drake written in at head.
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Joe Brown's Army: The Georgia State Line, 1862-1865
by William Harris Bragg
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Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. NF/F/1st ed. Clean, tight, square. No wear to Dust Jacket, which is covered with a mylar sleeve. 175pp. Culmulative Muster Rolls of the Georgia State Line, notes, b&w photos, maps, index. One of the very few sources about the 2 regiments that made up the Georgia State Line. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.
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The American Heritage History of American Presidency
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FELIX MOSES, THE BELOVED JEW OF STRINGTOWN ON THE PIKE [signed by Lloyd]:; Pages from the life experiences of a unique character--a man whose romantic record challenges imagination
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Cincinnati: Caxton Press for the Author, 1930. Limited Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: xxix, 354; 20 plates and text illus by J. Augustus Knapp. Bound in gilt-stamped brown cloth, illus mounted on cover. Small, private bookplate on front free-endpaper. 9.75" x 6.75" This second printing, preceded by an edition of 500. was limited to 1,000 copies, On the limitation page is a six-line inscription, signed by the author at Cincinnati, March 16th, 1932. Felix Moses of Kentucky served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Castle, 1957. Hardcover. New/New. 10 volumes, complete set in 4to grey boards. Very clean set with unworn dust jackets except for heel of spine on two jackets showing wear. Small price sticker shadow to front free endpapers from the flaps. Original price unclipped.
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A STILLNESS AT APPOMTTOX: Fatefull last chapter of the army of the Potomac's dramatic saga
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Book is in excellent condition. Dust Jacket slight discoloration due to aging but in very good condition.Opposing Grant and the Army of the Potomac was Robert. E. Lee, the last great knight of the battle. He was a god to his men and scourge to his antagonists.
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FIRST BLOOD: Story of Fort Sumter
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"Sumter started the greatest war this land ever knew. It was far more causative significance than Pearl Harbor. It represents the Noth-South Quarrel. The author tells the story of extraordinary courage of American Military and Major Robert Anderson who was the defender of the fort." A must read for history buffs.
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Bosque Redondo: An American Concentration Camp
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Pasadena, Socio-Technical Books, 1970, hardcover, 176 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight and tightly bound, spots to top edge, previous owner's name and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, light wrinkles, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-regarded anthropologist, museum director, supervising archaeologist for the Fort Massac Reconstruction project in Southern Illinois, and author of The Long Walk: A History of Navajo Wars, 1846-68 takes us back to the years 1863-68, the military roundup of the Navajo Indians and the creation of Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, a forty-square mile concentration camp where the Navajo lived according to the dictates of an alien people and suffered disease, starvation, and generational trauma. Illustrated with 22 period photographs. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780870261008
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A Heroine of the Wilderness: The Story of Lincoln's Mother (True First Edition)
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Remarkably well preserved copy of this rare hardback copyright 1906; pictorial boards (see photos) show light shelf wear and gently bumped corners; text block tight and square; one illustration missing; both hinges beginning to split but this has not significantly weakened the tightness of spine; 273 clean pages, showing signs of tanning CC.
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WOMAN'S WARTIME JOURNAL An Account of the Passage over a Georgia Plantation of Sherman's Army on the March to the Sea
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Macon, GA: J. W. Burke. 1927. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. , DJ has light soiling ; Introduction by Julian Street; 65 pages .
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DECATUR, ALABAMA Yankee Foothold in Dixie, 1861-1865
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