Bayonet Exercises for the Army by Capt. George B. McClellan - 1861

N.p.: N.p., 1864. Paperback. 8vo. Self-cover. 8pp. Very good. Cover a tad soiled and age toned, else clean and attractive. Text of Naglee's September 27, 1864 letter to William D. Kelley. Pages 5-8 consist of "Second Chapter from the Secret History of the War," Naglee's October 6, 1864 letter to Kelley. Not in Monaghan, but just as cryptic bibliographically and clearly a variant of some sort. (Interestingly, Monaghan mentions "A Chapter from the Secret History of the War" and "First Chapter from the Secret History of the War" as variant titles -- but never any "Second Chapter.") Unusual. DORNBUSCH 51720 note (where a publication year of 1862 is mistakenly hazarded).

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… Read More

Washington, D. C,: Government Printing Office. Good+. 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean black embossed cloth with gilt title on spine. Front gutter has a cloth tear, with cover firmly attached. Spine ends lightly rubbed. A few slightly age darkened pages. Front endpaper has a small mended tear. Following subjects: 1. Further provisions for the collection of duties on imports. 2. Alleged hostile organization against the government within the District of Columbia. 3. Naval Force of the United States. 4. Relative to the correspondence between the President and the Commissioners on the part of the State of South Carolina. 5. Seizure of forts, arsenals, revenue cutters and other property of the United States, Fort Sumter, Civil War; 8vo; 400 pages .

1907 Neale Publishing first edition.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issue is moderate wear to the boards.Please message me with any questions

[Civil War] [Texas] Gideon Welles. General Order, No. 55. [Washington, D.C.?]: [publisher not identified] May 24, 1865. White printed wraps. 21 cm. One sheet folded into four leaves, printing on first two only. Two small holes in margin, not affecting the text, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings for this order. Signed in type: Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Andrew Johnson, President and W. Hunter, Acting Secretary of State. Announcement of the order by President Johnson to end the naval blockade against foreign commerce, except in the ports of Galveston, Lasalle, Brazos de Santiago (Port Isabel) and Brownsville, Texas. "All such offenders will be held and dealt with as pirates." Although Lee had surrendered in April 1865, the Confederate armies in Texas had not surrendered, hence the U. S. naval blockade on Texas ports needed to be maintained.

Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1862. Paperback. Small 4to. Tan wrappers. 36pp. Good. Some soiling, minor edge tears. First edition. Nice copy of this Confederate imprint. PARRISH 4387.

Washington, D.C.: Department of State, 1861. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 15pp. Good. Wrappers age toned, else fine. Close-cropped clipped signature of CSA diplomat John Slidell (1793-1871) tipped to front wrapper. Circa 1900 catalogue slip affixed to top of front cover. NEVINS I, 274.

"THE KNIGHTLY SOLDIER" - A Biography of Major Henry Ward Camp; Tenth Conn. Vols. by H. Clay Trumbull. 1865 1st Edition; Nichols and Noyes; Boston. "A Record of College, Field, and Prison." The book contains a frontispiece portrait of Camp, as well as 4 illustrated plates; also included is the "Description of Plates" sheet.From the Preface:"This book is not an attempt to prove that Henry Camp was brave, accomplished, and upright in all the course of his beautiful life here, or that he was fully prepared for the future to which God so early called him. It simply shows him as he was, grouping the memorial sketches of those who knew him best in the various relations of student, soldier, and Christian; with copious extracts from his own letters, written in all the freedom of family correspondence."The chapter are as follows:I. Childhood and SchooldaysII. College LifeIII. Teacher - Law-Student - SoldierIV. Roanoke and NewberneV. Camp-Life and CampaigningVI. The First Charleston ExpeditionVII. James Island… Read More

Philadelphia: Burk & McFetridge, Printers, 1889. Prior owner name in pencil front paste down "Geo. H. Thompson, Post No. 523 Dept of Indiana 1888", with different PON in pencil verso of front end page. Very Good Minus, edges rubbed, gilt at spine dulled yet sttill legible, title and front end pages starting to separate from text block, soiling and a few pages with marginal notations and underlining in pencil. George H. Thompson served in the 3rd Indiana Cavalry, serving as a Captain until June 24th, 1864, when he was promoted to Major, a rank he carried until the end of the war. The 3rd saw action at Antietam, Gettysburg, Battle of the Wilderness, and Cold Harbor among many others, and there are monuments at Antietam and Gettysburg to the regiment... Fifth Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

[Texas] [Reconstruction] M. St. Johns, Register.
Elector Certificate and Oath. New Orleans: Peter O'Donnell, Stationer [1867]. Partially printed form with manuscript insertions. One sheet 22.5 x 28 cm printed on both sides. Has been folded. Some chips and small splits to one edge. Very good.
OCLC shows two holdings for similar forms in Louisiana (Tulane [2]). A Reconstruction Era form for elections in the former Confederated States. St. Johns certified that , a resident of Carthage, Panola County, Texas was registered as a qualified elector of the Panola County. On the back was an oath, signed by Jones, who declared that he had "not been disenfranchised for participating in any rebellion or civil war against the United States" never participated in "insurrection and rebellion against the United States" nor "held any executive of judicial office in any State and afterwards engages in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, and given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof" and will… Read More