Civil War from Bee Creek Books

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. ...From Knoxville to Cincinnati, By Way of Central Kentucky, as a Measure of Relief to Those People, and of Military Importance. 38th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 40. April 28, 1864. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Discussion of General Sherman's march through Tennessee during the Civil War.… Read more about this item

1864. "The House having under consideration the joint resolution to amend the act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes, Mr. Smith said:" 8 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains along spine edge, and same edge is creased with small chips. Paper is browning and… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Purchase of Land at Gettysburg National Park. 56th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Document No. 520. March 17, 1900 -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. 2 pp. Large fold-out map showing all the property of the Gettysburg Springs and Hotel Co. Disbound government document. Chips and creasing to… Read more about this item

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. General United States Army. Both volumes of a two volume set. Volume I: 500 pp. Volume II: 486 pages with index. Green cloth covers with gilt image of Sheridan on front with gilt title on front and spine. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed to boards, scuffing and dirt/white marks… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. In the Senate of the United States. May 9, 1864.--Ordered, That the report, with the accompanying evidence, be printed in connexion with the report of the committee in relation to the Fort Pillow massacre, and that twenty thousand additional copies be printed for the use of the Senate. 38th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Rep. Com.… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865. Purchase of Products in States in Insurrection. 38th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 16. January 5, 1865 -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed. 30 pp. Disbound government document. Residue and creasing along spine edge. Back top corner of last page torn and missing. Light… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Major-General United States Army. Edited by George Gordon Meade. "The volumes contain two sets of heretofore unpublished letters written by General Meade to his wife during his absence from home, while actively engaged in the Mexican and Civil Wars, and a narrative of General Meade's life during the periods not covered by his own… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, 1893. With Concluding Chapters by Henry V. Boynton. 658 pp. Blue cloth ex-library binding covers with white lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and lightly rubbed, edges rubbed, some wear to cover faces, spine ends are bent and worn. Ex-library markings include: stickers and bar code (covered by clear tape) on spine and bottom… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950. A Military Study of the Civil War. With Maps by Clark Ray. 443 pages with index. Missing DJ. Blue cloth covers with gilt stars on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges lightly rubbed, spine ends are bent. Maps on endpapers.… Read more about this item

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1959. "...the last tragic days of the Confederacy in a way that touches the human heart most keenly--through the eyes of soldiers and civilians (on both sides) who actually experienced the excitement and anguish." 433 pages with index. Green boards with red spine. DJ in VG- condition with chipping to edges,… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911. Naval Forces on Western Waters from January 1 to May 17, 1863. 61st Congress, 2d Congress, House of Representatives, Document Np. 987. Published Under the Direction of the Hon. George V. L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy. By Authority of an Act of Congress Approved July 31, 1894. 803 pages with… Read more about this item

New York: Edward O. Jenkins, 1864. Twelve poems inspired by the Civil War, including "The Great Republic", "Battle Hymn", "The New Reveille", "In Memoriam--Gettysburg", "The Divine Mission", and "The American Union". Sabin 6932. 48 pp. Original blue wrappers with gilt lettering and design. Covers in Fair condition with dirt smudges, creasing to corners and cover faces,… Read more about this item

New York: Van Evrie, Horton & Co., 1863. Speech given at the Democratic Union Association Headquarters, No. 932 Broadway, on Tuesday Evening, March 3. "The genius of our government, and the interests of our people demand that the aspects of this war should be discussed with entire freedom." 13 pp. Original document in Good condition. Foxing… Read more about this item

Boston: J. H. Eastburn's Press, 1865. A speech delivered before the Boston Board of Trade, November 27th, 1865. Speech discussing the restoration of agriculture industry, most especially cotton, in the South following the conclusion of the Civil War. 15 pp. Original printed paper wraps are in Good condition with browning to paper edges, some edge chipping, corners… Read more about this item

Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1965. Harvey Reid kept a "War Diary" by writing members of his family, asking them to preserve his letters. "The former schoolteacher strove successfully to make his correspondence detailed, polished, and interesting...Besides describing the exterior of military life, he revealed the inner effects of the Civil War upon a sensitive soldier, his increasing… Read more about this item

Manchester, England: Union and Emancipation Society, 1864. DELIVERED AT PUBLIC MEETINGS IN MANCHESTER, GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, LIVERPOOL, AND LONDON; AND AT THE FAREWELL BREAKFASTS IN LONDON, MANCHESTER, AND LIVERPOOL. Beecher's speeches delivered in Great Britain and published together in one volume. Speeches during the Civil War period regarding the Union, Slavery and the state of affairs in the United States. 175… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. House of Representatives. 37th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 1. Civil War years. Estimates for "Indian Department", Army, Armoires, Arsenals, Munitions of War, Fortifications, etc. Numerous tables. 91 pp. Disbound but intact, clean and in Very Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 5 1/2"… Read more about this item

Boston: J.E.Farwell & Co. , 1863. Back Wrap and spine wrap missing. Front cover wear & soil. First Edition Paper wraps. 60 pp. Interior Very Good. Speech given during the Civil War days, in the 88th year of American independence. "The war in which we are engaged is for no meanly ambitious or unworthy purpose. It was primarily,and is… Read more about this item

New York: Hurst & Co no date. 1900? Henty in the Preface writes: "It was impossible, in the course of a single volume, to give even a sketch of the numerous and complicated operations of the war, and I have therefore confined myself to the central point of the great struggle-the attempts of the Northern armies to force their way… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, 1863. Printed for Gratuitous Distribution. Speech given during the Civil War days, in the 87th year of American independence. "The war in which we are engaged is for no meanly ambitious or unworthy purpose. It was primarily,and is to this moment. for the preservation of our national existence." "We know our enemies, and they are the enemies of… Read more about this item