[LOST CAUSE] [CONFEDERATE ARMY] [MEMORIALS] Late 19th and 20th-century efforts to memorialize the Confederate States of America, the Confederate army, and Confederate heroes, as reflected in a small collection of printed materials and a photograph, including a trade catalogue, hagiographic orations on Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and other Confederate..... More
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$4,417. 20! LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CO. LOTTERY OF KENTUCKY
N.P. n.p., n.d. (1864). Broadside, measuring 5 1/4 x 11 inches, printed on one side only. Advertisement for a lottery "to be drawn in Covington, Kentucky, on Monday, August 1st, 1864." France, Ellis & Co., Managers. Prize scheme given, tickets $1.00, shares in proportion. "Prizes cashed at this office." Lightly..... More
An Act to Create an Honor Roll of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, Etc.; to Make Appropriation for Pensioning Same and to Provide for the Distribution of Such Appropriation [caption title]
[Columbia, SC: General Assembly of then State of South Carolina], March 29, 1920. First edition (?), a separate printing of the ten numbered sections of the act, passed in the assembly and sent to the governor for signing. 8vo. 3 pp. Provides the aid to all living soldiers and sailor..... More
Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, Passed in Milledgeville, at an Annual Session in November and December, 1861. Published by authority.
Milledgeville, (GA): Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes, State Printers, 1862. 8vo. 158, (1) pp. Parrish & Willingham 2778. Text block browned, old tideline through upper portion of text, a good copy in a solid recent binding. 20th-century quarter leather and marbled boards, gilt spine title. (9984). More
Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, Passed in Milledgeville, at an Annual Session in November, 1864; Also, Extra Session of 1865, at Macon. Published by authority.
Milledgeville, (GA): Boughton, Nisbet, Barnes & Moore, State Printers, 1865. First edition. 8vo. 112 pp. Includes sections covering state defense and other military matters. Cover title: "Laws of Georgia, Passed in November, 1864, and February and March, 1865." Parrish & Willingham 2781. Good copy only. Original printed wrappers (edges to..... More
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT ADJOURNED SESSION, 1863, IN THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, Public Printer, 1863. Disbound pamphlet. 8vo.; 154pp. Faint old staining to upper outer corner of pages, not affecting text. PARRISH 4388. More
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT CALLED SESSION, 1863, IN THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, Public Printer, 1863. Disbound pamphlet. 8vo.; 57pp. Foxing. PARRISH 4390. More
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED AT CALLED SESSION, 1862, IN THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, Public Printer, 1862. Disbound pamphlet. 8vo.; 36pp. PARRISH 4387. More
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PASSED AT THE EXTRA SESSION, HELD JULY FIRST, 1861, AT THE CITY OF WHEELING.
Wheeling: Printed at the Daily Press Book and Job Office, 1861. 8vo. 65 pp. Self-wrappers, stitched (lacks outer printed wrappers); some foxing, a little staining, but very good. First edition. Includes the ordinances of the convention, with a separate title page. More
The Alabama Cottage, A Homely Scene [caption title]
NP: np, nd [1861?]. First edition. Broadside poem, 9 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches, printed within an ornamental border and illustrated with an agricultural scene between the title and text, ten verses of 4 lines each: "He thought of his kindred now abroad, battling for home and right; and the..... More
The Bail Bond of Mr. Jefferson Davis,/ Late President of the Confederate States, / [cut of a portrait of Davis, 2 ½ x 2 5/8 inches] / With All the Original Signatures Thereto [caption title, above three paragraphs of text in the hand of W.H. Barry as clerk].
Richmond, VA: James G. Watkins [Lith of Ch. I. Ludwig, Richmond], c1895. Broadside facsimile, 17 x 10 1/8 inches, of Davis’s April, 1867 bail bond, 20 guarantors (among them Horace Greeley, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Gerit Smith) pledging $5000 each, guaranteeing his presence for trial in Richmond, then following November; facsimile..... More
BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE, ARKANSAS. MARCH 6, 7 & 8, 1862.
N.P., n.p., n.d. Condensed story of the battle presented by the Pea Ridge National Park Assoc. Folded pamphlet. 12mo.; no pagination (8pp.). One illustration. Very good. More
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND PICTURES OF COMPANY B: Confederate Veterans of Nashville, Tenn.
Nashville: Foster & Webb, Printers, 1902. 12mo; 80 pp. First edition. Rebound in modern blue fabrikoid, with original paper wrappers bound in. Illustrated with photographs. Inscribed by Patrick Griffin (one of the subjects of the Sketches) on front wrapper. Small stain on title page, with some chipping to bottom of..... More
BLAKELY.; [followed by a long poem celebrating General Edward Canby's victory over the Confederate forces led by General Richard Taylor at that Alabama town on 9 April 1865; 13 verses, the first 12 of eight lines each, the final verse of 12 lines]. Signed in type "Cyrenius." Mobile, AL: np, 7 May 1865.
Printed broadside, 12 x 8 1/2 inches, with a one-line head, the text enclosed with an ornamental border. Folded; somewhat frayed along the left edge, several small holes, taking a half-dozen letters, foxed. First edition (?). A stirring, patriotic account of the Union victory that allowed Canby's forces to take..... More
THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG QUICKSTEP.; Arranged by J.C. Viereck.
New Orleans: Blackmar & Co., (c1862). 4to. 3 pp. Publisher's ad on the fourth page. Part of the series: "Southern Military Music! For Piano." At head of title: "To Miss Alice Reynolds." Disbound; foxed. More
The buildings housing the Philadelphia Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon at the "Foot of Washington Street", December 1, 1865, as pictured in a carte-de-visite, 2 1/4 x 3 inches ("H.C. Phillips, Photographer" printed on mount just below the image), with a description of its mission and its services during the recent Civil War printed on the verso.
Philadelphia, PA: The saloon, 1865. The photograph is housed in a gilt-stamped light green envelope, produced for the purpose with a window on the upper panel through which the photo could be viewed, and annotated "The UVR Saloon / as it appeared in 1864 & 1865" in ink manuscript by..... More
THE BURNING OF COLUMBIA 1865 and Sherman's March through South Carolina.
Columbia, SC: The State -- The Columbia Record, February 16-17, 1965. Centennial edition. Folio. 80 pp. Illustrated from wood engravings of the period, portraits, map; illustrated Civil War themed ads for local businesses. Prints contemporary accounts of the burning and the march, 20th-century commentary, biographical sketches of leaders from both..... More
A CARD. / My fellow Citizens of / Greene and Orange: / In the Orange Chronicle of last week, / I caused myself to be announced as a / candidate to represent you in the Con- / vention just called by the Legislature ... / [followed by eight long paragraphs of text in four columns]. Signed in type at the end "John Willis."
NP: np, [1861]. Printed broadside, 17 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, employing bold capitals for the short head. Issued as a campaign platform for a position as one of the delegates to Virginia's secession convention, Willis argues forcefully for secession in this broadside, defends the institution of slavery, and announces..... More
CARICATURES PERTAINING TO THE CIVIL WAR; Reproduced from a Private Collection of Originals Designed for Currier & Ives, New York. And Published by Them in Sheets from 1856 to 1872, and Now For the First Time Published in Book Form.
New York: Wright & Swasey (Wright gravure co.), 1892. 21 x 30 cm. 4pp., 80 plates. "This book is one of an edition of one hundred and fifty copies published in December, 1892, on heavy plate paper bound in full red morocco, and sold by subscription. This copy is no..... More
CAROLINA WATCHMAN. Edited by J. J. Bruner
Salisbury, NC: The editor, 1862. Vol. XIX, No. 60 [this issue only]. Double-folio. (2) pp. Includes war related items, including speculation on the destination of the Burnside expedition, taken from articles in the New York Times and Wilmington Journal [Burnside would take Roanoke Island a week later], news of General..... More
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOMS, / NEW-YORK ... / SIR: / AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ...
NY: Chamber of Commerce, 1861. Broadside, 10 x 8 in., 6 paragraphs, with a blank integral leaf (docketed on verso). Folded as for mailing, but a very good copy. The special meeting was "called to consider the present alarming condition of the country." A committee issued this call for "subscriptions..... More
CHARLES DAILY COURIER
Charleston, SC: (A.S. Willington & Co.), 25 March 1864. Vol. LXII, No. 19,725 [this issue only]. Double-folio. (2) pp. Includes an interesting article on the activities of divers in Charleston Harbor and other local news; as winter was winding down, there was not much war information, but notice was given..... More
CHARLESTON COURIER; (Geo. Whittemore & G.W. Johnson, editors.)
Charleston, S. C., United States of America: Tuesday Morning, February 28, 1865, Vol. I, New Series No. 7. Double-folio broadsheet. Two pages, printed in four columns. Prints General Orders appointing officers to various posts in the command of the “Post of Charleston,” an editorial on “The Prospect” for the city..... More
Chattanooga Reunion Association; List of Officers and Members; May 27-28-29, 1913, Chattanooga, Tennessee [cover title]
Chattanooga, TN: MacGowan-Cooke Printing, 1913. Narrow 16mo. (23) pp. Illustrated, two folding color panoramas, folding map. Original two-color wrappers, stapled; spine damaged, with text loose in wrappers. Still a good copy. First edition. Includes sketches of the battlefield sites and information concerning the Confederate reunion. OCLC locates a single copy..... More
Chickamauga: A Famous Battlefield, September 19th and 20th 1863 [cover title]
(Chicago: Poole Bros. [for]) Passenger Traffic Dept., Queen & Crescent Route, [ca. 1911]. Narrow 8vo. 30 pp. [printed double-column]. Illustrated, maps. Original color pictorial wrappers (rubbed), stapled. Very good. Uncommon promotional for the railway line (Cincinnati to New Orleans) and the battlefield near Chattanooga, primarily a detailed history of the..... More