NP: (Welford A. Buck?), 1940). First edition. 4to. (45), 240 pp. Illustrated with two mounted photographic plates [of three, lacking the frontispiece portrait], map. Life on the Front Royal, Virginia, plantation Bel Air during the Civil War years, an "accurate chronicle of life in a Virginia home of the Sixties... More
New York: E. J. Hale & Son, 1868. Second edition (first published the previous year). 12vo. 360 pp. Howes M-107. McGuire (18130-1897), fled Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband in 1861, eventually settling in Richmond for the duration of the conflict. "The diary clearly shows the upheavals and hardships war caused... More
New York: Watchman Publishing Co., 1866. "Second thousand". 12mo. 257, (4, ads) pp. Howes S-832. Nevins II, p. 240: "Useful observations by an intelligent and discerning woman." Dornbusch III, 2400. In Tall Cotton 172. Nicholson, p. 94. Thornton 13161. Several signatures somewhat pulled, persistent light foxing, but a good solid... More
New York: D. Appleton, 1896. Second edition (first published 1889). 12mo. 296, (8, publisher's ads) pp. Nevins II, p. 200: "These reminiscences cover the Federal occupation of New Orleans and a flight to Mexico; contains a standard account of Confederate life." Coulter 393. Not in Nicholson. Circulating library bookplate on... More
Richmond,(VA): Everett Waddey Co., 1911. First edition. 8vo. 318 pp. Portrait plates. Nevins II, p. 205: "Good accounts of conditions both before and after the occupation of the Gulf port." In Tall Cotton 185. South to Posterity, p. 221. Two ink numbers on title page, else very good. Original gilt-stamped... More
Boston, (MA): Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913. First edition. 8vo. xviii, (1), 439, (2) pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, portraits, facsimile. Howes D-160. Nevins II, p. 187: "Splendid diary; contains unique descriptions of conditions in wartime Louisiana." In Tall Cotton 38: "Splendid diary from a well born Louisiana girl. Coulter 118... More
New York: Macmillan Co., 1927-1931. First edition. 8vo. 2 volumes: xv, (3), 499; x, (2), 583 pp. Portrait plates. A standard biography of the first lady of the Confederacy. Nevins II, p. 86: "Extensively researched, but seriously impaired by the author's extravagant admiration of her subject." Some scattered foxing, bookplate... More
Washington, (DC): GPO, 1885. The first appearance in print of Mrs. Ward's "Testimony," Volume IV -- Testimony (this volume only) of the complete five volume set. 8vo. (2), 857 pp. The "testimony," taken in Birmingham, of Mrs. Margaret Ketcham Ward, first appears in this volume of the "Report of the... More
St. Louis, (MO): Bryan, Brand & Co., 1878. First edition. 8vo. 477 pp. Illustrated from wood and steel engravings, plates, vignettes, portraits, frontispiece portrait of Harney (1800-1889), a native of Tennessee who spent his years after the Civil War in Missouri and Mississippi. He served gallantly as an officer, but... More
Jackson, TN: McCowat-Mercer Press, 1956. Reprint of the 1909 original, with new material, the "Rebel Shavetail Edition," signed by the editor. 8vo. xxviii, 138 pp. Illustrated from photographs, drawings, portraits, etc., plates. Howes W-642: "Reminiscences by a member of the 19th Virginia Infantry." Nevins I, p. 181: "The direct and... More
Charlottesville, VA: Michie Co., Printers, 1909. First edition. 12mo. vii, 107 pp. Howes W-642: "Reminiscences by a member of the 19th Virginia Infantry." Nevins I, p. 181: "The direct and poignant recollections of a yeoman who worked up through the ranks and became an officer in the 19th Virginia." Dornbusch... More
New York: Neale Publishing Co., 1916. First edition. 8vo. 432 pp. Portrait plates of the author, one from 1861, the other from 1915. Howes W-591. Dornbusch III, 1425. Not in Nicholson. Owner's name on endpaper, else very good. Original red cloth (a little rubbed at the extremities), gilt spine title. (9988). More
Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publications, 1891. First edition. 8vo. 284 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the elder White who served as pastor of the Lexington Presbyterian Church, 1848-1867, with Stonewall Jackson a regular among his congregation; the two long pre-war chapters include anecdotes concerning Jackson and two other chapters cover... More
Leesburg, VA: "The Washingtonian" Print, [1902]. First edition. 8vo. 24 pp. Portrait frontispiece of the author, folding map of the battlefield in Louden County, Virginia, on the Potomac. Early Confederate victory, two months after Bull Run; White was serving as an aide to Col. Eppa Hunton, commander of the 8th... More
Richmond, VA: Dietz Printing Co., 1933. Second edition ("reprinted from an original copy done ... in 1908"), 1/395 copies (this #367). Small 8vo. xiii, 55 pp. Portrait frontispiece of the author, plates. A photo-facsimile of the original edition, including the author's marginal notes. The author's recollections of life in Richmond... More
New York: Bonnell, Silver & Bowers, 1904. Second edition, first under this title, containing a map not present in the earlier edition. 8vo. (2), 563 pp. Portrait frontispiece of Sheridan, plate from a wood engraving, folding map. Nevins I, p. 46: "A modest personal narrative of the Appomattox campaign, by... More
Winchester, VA: Printed by the Eddy Press, 1907. First edition. 8vo. xii, 211 pp. Frontispiece portrait from a painting of Ashby in military dress astride his horse. Ashby (1828-1862), a planter in northern Virginia untrained in military matters, quickly showed his mettle in the early months of the war, and... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1878. Reprint (first published the previous year). 8vo. 199 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Lee (tissue guard foxed). Howes T-74. Nevins I, p. 167: "A basic, valuable source on the character of Lee and the strength of the Army of Northern Virginia." Dornbusch II, 2961... More
Lynchburg, VA: J. P. Bell Co., 1912. First edition. 8vo. 277 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, frontispiece portrait of the author, view's of the institution's buildings and grounds. Includes several chapters on the institution during the war, and lists of the Boards of Visitors and faculty members. Cover title: "History... More
New York: C. G. Crawford, 1891. First edition. 8vo. 202 pp. Maps, facsimiles. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to E. J. Quirk, a contractor who worked on engineering projects with Robert E. Lee in New York in the 1840s (Washington and Lee holds an 1866 letter from... More
New York: C. G. Crawford, 1891. First edition. 8vo. 202 pp. Maps, facsimiles. Inscribed at the head of the title page "from the author" and in the same hand "G. Peyton / Univ. of Va." Moses Green Peyton (1828-1897) was a staff officer in the Army of Northern Virginia during... More
New York: Atlantic Publishing and Engraving Co., 1884. Second edition (same year as the first). 8vo. 381 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, three folding maps. Nevins I, p. 160: "Smith was a failure as a general; this work is largely a rationalization for shortcomings at Seven Pines." Dornbusch II... More
Boston, (MA): Houghton Mifflin, (c1910). Second impression. 8vo. (8), 345 pp. Five maps, two of them double-page. Nevins I, p. 42: "Although the author is at times pompous, rambling, and lyrical, still this study remains a work of some merit." Nicholson, p. 760. Some soiling, but a very good copy... More
NY and Washington: Neal Publishing Co., 1909. First edition. 8vo. 210 pp. Royall served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry. Nevins I, p. 154: "The best section of this volume in an account of the Wilderness fighting by A.P. Hill's chief of staff." Dornbusch II, 1241. Krick 428: "Interesting anecdotes about... More
Washington, (DC): GPO, 1886. Series I, Vol. XII, in three Parts: Part II -- Supplement (this volume only). 8vo. (4), 821-1143 pp. Large folding map covering the Battle of Groveton, a preliminary engagement to the second battle at Manassas in late August, 1862. This volume is devoted to the court... More
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