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Billy And Dick From Andersonville Prison To The White House The Most Chaste and Entertaining Story before the American People....

By: Bates, Ralph O (Billy)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Santa Cruz, CA, Sentinel Pub. Co.: 1910

Seller ID: A36406

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Good only condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has torn at the spine and is hanging on by a thread. The spine, spine joints and edges of the book covers have noticeable toning. There are two chips missing from the spine of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and town on the front endpaper. "Bates claims he served in the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, and after his capture was im...
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Libby Prison & Beyond A Union Staff Officer in the East, 1862-1865

By: Boaz, Thomas M.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Shippenburg, PA, The Burd Street Press Publication: 1999

Seller ID: A37635

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Libby Prison was a Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. It gained an infamous reputation for the overcrowded and harsh conditions under which officer prisoners from the Union Army were kept. Prisoners suffered from disease, malnutrition and a high mortality rate. By 1863, one thousand prisoners were crowded into large open rooms on two floors, with ope...
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Autobiography And Personal Reminiscences Of Major-general Benjamin F. Butler Butler's Book: a Review of His Legal, Political, and Military Career

By: Butler, Benjamin F.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Boston, MA, A. M. Thayer & Co.: 1892

Seller ID: A40756

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

B&W Illustrations; Cloth edition. This book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and small nicks and spots of fraying. The gilt lettering on the spine and front cover of the book have rubbed noticeably. There are several spots of discoloration to the covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are several spots of foxing throughout. The front endpaper has a previous owner's inked name and city along with a stamp from the A. M. Thayer Company. The front pastedown includes...
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Ham Chamberlayne - Virginian Letters and Papers of an Artillery Officer in the War for Southern Independence 1861-1865

By: Chamberlayne, C. G. (with Introduction, Notes and Index by) Ham Chamberlayne

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Richmond, VA, Press of the Dietz Printing Co. Publishers: 1932

Seller ID: A36252

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good-

B&W Illustrations; Signed by a relative of the subject. Limited to 1000 copies, this is number 630. The book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is a small edge tear to the bottom spine end. The covers have several spots of discoloration and there is a light, but noticeable spot of water damage to the top front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by Elizabeth Chamberlayne, a rela...
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The Records Of Living Officers Of The U.s. Navy And Marine Corps With a History of Naval Operations During the Rebellion of 1861-5: a List of the Ships and Officers Participating in the Great Battles

By: Hamersly, Lewis R.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, J. B. Lippincott & Co.: 1870

Seller ID: A37224

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and small edge nicks and spots of fraying. There is a tear to the top front corner of the book cover, along with a spot of fading and water spotting. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the first free page. "The Union Navy was the United States Navy (USN) during the American Civil War, when it fought the Confederate States Navy (CSN). The term is sometimes used carelessly to include vessels of war used on t...
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Farragut And Out Naval Commanders (A Companion Volume to Headley's Grant and Sherman)

By: Headley, Hon. J. T. (Joel Tyler Headley)

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York, E. B. Treat & Co. Publishers: 1867

Seller ID: A39651

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition. The book is quarter leather, with moroccan leather spine and corners, and marbled paper covered boards. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The covers have rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the first free page. There is a private owner's library label on the front pastedown page. "He was born at Walton, New York to a Presbyterian clergyman father, and he determined to take up the same occupation. He graduated from Union College i...
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The Louisiana Native Guards The Black Military Experience During the Civil War

By: Hollandsworth, Jr., James G.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Press: 1995

Seller ID: A37694

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The 1st Louisiana Native Guard (CSA) was a Confederate Louisianan militia that consisted of free persons of color. Formed in 1861 in New Orleans, Louisiana, it was disbanded on April 25, 1862. Some of the unit's members joined the Union Army's 1st Louisiana Native Guard, which later became the 73rd Regiment Infantry of the United States Colored Troops." (from Wikipedia)
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Women Of The War Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice

By: Moore, Frank

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Hartford, CT, S. S. Scranton & Co.: 1866

Seller ID: A37225

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering decorations on the spine and front cover of the book. The text pages generally clean and bright. There is some light generalized toning to the pages and spots of foxing throughout. "Frank Moore (18281904) was an American journalist and compiler, a brother of George Henry Moore. He was born in Concord, New Ham...
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The Story Of The Great March From the Diary of a Staff Officer

By: Nichols, Brevet Major George Ward (Aid-De-Camp To General Sherman)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers: 1865

Seller ID: A38392

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some edge wear, nicking and fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. Unfortunately, the map at the front of the book has numerous tears, nicks and is in generally ragged condition. There is a previous owner's name on the first free page. "Nichols was born on June 21, 1831 in Tremont, Maine. During American Civil War he served under General John C. Fremont and General William Sherman. He wrote The Story of the Great March (1865). The book was translated on several languages...
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The War Letters of Duren F. Kelley 1862-1865

By: Offenberg, Richard S. and Robert Rue Parsonage (edited by)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Pageant Press, Inc.: 1967

Seller ID: A36160

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have a couple of beginning edge nicks and some ground-in dirt. "The letters are a vivid documentary of a soldier's life in the turbulent years of the Indian and Civil Wars of the last century."
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My Enemy, My Brother Men and Days of Gettysburg

By: Persico, Joseph E.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Viking Press: 1977

Seller ID: A37477

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is one crease to the front dust jacket flap and some beginning discoloration to the rear panel. "Joseph E. Persico (July 19, 1930 August 30, 2014) was an author. From 1974 to 1977, he was primary speechwriter to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. At the time of his death, he lived in Guilderland, New York. His book Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial tells the story of the Nuremberg Trials;...
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Personal Recollections Of Distinguished Generals

By: Shanks, William F. G.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers: 1866

Seller ID: A40750

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable fading and toning to the spine and front and rear panels. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There are several black and white illustrations throughout the text. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the first free page, along with his Cheop. "Shanks, William Franklin Gore. An American journalist and author; born in Shelbyville, KY, April 20, 1837; died in 1905. He was war ...
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The Union Cavalry in the Civil War Volume II: the War in the East from Gettysburg to Appomattox 1863-1865

By: Starr, Stephen Z.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Press: 1981

Seller ID: A37590

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is speckling to the front foredge of the text block which looks like paint splatters. The dust jacket has several small edge tears, nicks and a couple of tiny chips missing (mostly to the spine ends). "When Volume I concluded, the Union cavalry was becoming an effective fighting force. Volunteers were hardened veterans, commanders had developed effective tactics, and troopers were being armed with repeating carbines...
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