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Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1890 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 770 Volume 8-12, p 2 Language: English.
Published by H.E. Howard, Inc.,, Lynchburg, VA:, 1993
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
8vo. [8], 243, [1] pp. Numerous maps, photo illustrations. Gray cloth, gilt lettering on front cover & spine, a Fine copy signed & numbered. First edition, No. 706 of 1000 copies, of this work examining the impact of the fateful decision by Union General Franklin to not pursue the breakthrough using his reserves against General Stonewall Jackson at Fredericksburg.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1890 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 814 Volume 8-12, p 1 Language: English.
Published by London, 1862
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Single Sheet Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A splendid original antique engraving printed in 1862 . Measures 14 X 10 inches, 36 X 25 cms. Shows a fine SCENE OF AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, THE CONFEDERATE SHIP SUMTEE CAPURING TWO FEDERAL MERCHMEN SHIPS OFF GIBRALTER DETAILED AND INTERESTING. , MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME, SPLENDID CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE .
Published by London, 1862
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Single Sheet Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A splendid original antique engraving printed in 1862 . Measures 14 X 8 INCHES, 27 X 20 CMS, Shows a FINE SCENE OF CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, ROANOKE ISLAND AND GENERAL BURNSIDE'S EXPEDITION IN 1862 , CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA,GENERAL BURNSIDE'S EXPEDITION CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, CONFEDERATE PRISONERS AT CAMP GEORGIA AT ROANOKE ISLAND IN 18622 DETAILED AND INTERESTING. , MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME, SPLENDID CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE . IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE ENGRAVING.
Published by London, 1862
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Single Sheet Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A splendid original antique engraving printed in 1862 . Measures 14 X 8 INCHES, 27 X 20 CMS, Shows a FINE SCENE OF CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, SHIPS ATTACKING CONFEDERATE BATTERIES AT ROANOKE ISLAND BY FEDERATE GUN BOATS AND GENERAL BURNSIDE'S EXPEDITION IN 1862 COMPOSITE ENGRAVING WITH TWO SCENES, DETAILED AND INTERESTING. , MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME, SPLENDID CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE . IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE ENGRAVING.
Published by Savas Beatie, 2023
ISBN 10: 1611215927ISBN 13: 9781611215922
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1890 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1014 Volume 19-20 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1890 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1048 Volume 17-18 Language: English.
Published by London, 1862
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Single Sheet Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A splendid original antique engraving printed in 1862 . Measures 15 X 10 INCHES, 38 X 27 CMS, Shows a FINE ANTIQUE ENGRAVING, CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA IN 1862 , CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA IN 1862 , ENGAGEMENT OFF PORT PILLOW, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BETWEN FEDERAL AND CONFEDERATE GUN BOATS, DETAILED AND INTERESTING. , MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME, SPLENDID CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE . IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE ENGRAVING.
Published by London, 1862
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Single Sheet Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. G H Andrews (illustrator). First Edition. A splendid original antique engraving printed in 1862 . Measures 10 X 7 INCHES, 27 X 20 CMS, Shows a FINE SCENE OF CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, FEDERALS ADVANCING ON CONFEDERATE POSITIONS AT CENTREVILLE IN 1862 , MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME, SPLENDID CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE . IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE ENGRAVING.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1890 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1136 Volume 13-16 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1890 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1232 Volume 1-7 Language: English.
Publication Date: 1862
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Book
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Mounted (matted) and ready to frame. An original antique engraving, printed in 1862; a view of the destruction of the Confederate flotilla, drawn by the artist employed by the Illustrated London News.
Published by Not Published, Vineland, New Jersey, 1910
First Edition
Condition: Good. Manuscript. Two sides, handwritten on pink paper. Salutation to "Sister Agnes" who had inquired regarding some Confederate currency her brother had sent her. He explains, ".The Confederate $ 50 bill you have is one of a lot of different denominations of like character amounting to Ten Thousand dollars & which I found concealed in the Elbow of a lot of old stove pipe purchased when in business about 1907. The find was published in The Vineland Evening Journal and as a result I received many congratulations. When we moved to Mass. I distributed among GAR comrades probably 50 or 60 of them as farewell souvenirs. When in the secret service stationed at Baltimore in 1864 I captured a large lot of Confederate Bills, State Bonds and playing cards each of the 52 in the deck or Back contained the picture of Reb. Officers both army and navy, Mason & Slidell and Jeff Davis. I still have samples of all captured. The balance were destroyed. The capture was made at a hotel in B.- also two men in whose possession they were and who were bound for the South where they intended to sell their goods. They were printed in N.Y. City. Very truly your Bro. L.T.B." With a personal news postscript overwriting the opening greeting a bit. Undated and internal evidence suggests a date of 1910. Approx. 5" x 7 3/4" size, on plain light pink notepaper. Worn and soft, old fold lines, closed tears; in good condition.
Published by Wm. Ellis Jones, Richmond, Va, 1895
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Wraps. Condition: Good + condition. Speech on the contributions of the South before and after the Civil War, in which the author focuses on the following subjects: contributions to territorial greatness; the south in our countries wars; contributions to the principles of freedom; growth of the union sentiment; why secession?; contributions to industrial greatness; and the south and the future. Evans (1833 - 1911) was commissioned in the 31st Georgia Infantry in 1861 and fought at Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Spotsylvania. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1864 & was wounded at Monocacy, but continued on to Petersburg and Appomattox. 8vo, 24pp. Printed tan paper wrappers, the upper corner of front wrapper torn away; wrapper creased from being folded. Faint tide mark lower corner of title page, not affecting text. OCLC: 5758520.
Published by [South Carolina], 1888., 1888
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Signed
Condition: Very good. - A 2-1/4 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide card boldly signed "J.P. Richardson" by the Governor of South Carolina. The card is additionally annotated "Gov. So. Ca." and dated "1888" by Richardson. There is a small light brown stain to the top edge of the card and another near the bottom right corner. Very good. John Peter Richardson III (1831-1899) served on the staff of Confederate Brigadier General James Cantey during the Civil War. Richardson was elected and served as Governor of South Carolina from 1886 through 1890. As governor, he established Clemson College. SCARCE.
Published by New Hope, Pennsylvania, The River House, 1952, 1861., 1952
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint of the 1861 Richmond edition. 4to. 23 illustrations. Original blue cloth stamped in black; blue endpapers. Very good. Bookplate of Charles S. Schwartz on the front pastedown. Ink signature on the front endpapers. #67/400 copies.
Confederate States of America $10 Note of 1864. When the Civil War broke out, the newly-formed Confederate States of America needed to create a monetary system to finance the government and the war effort. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes The Confederate States dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after the war, on the prospect of Southern victory and independence. As the Civil War progressed and victory of the South seemed less and less likely, its value declined. After the Confederacy's defeat, its money had no value and most notes were destroyed. In very good condition.
1864 Confederate States of America $20 Note (T67); Feb. 17th 1864 (Criswell T67); When the Civil War broke out, the newly-formed Confederate States of America needed to create a monetary system to finance the government and the war effort. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes The Confederate States dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after the war, on the prospect of Southern victory and independence. As the Civil War progressed and victory of the South seemed less and less likely, its value declined. After the Confederacy's defeat, its money had no value. Very good condition.
Confederate States 5 dollar note 4/6/63 stamped February 1864. When the Civil War broke out, the newly-formed Confederate States of America needed to create a monetary system to finance the government and the war effort. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes The Confederate States dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after the war, on the prospect of Southern victory and independence. As the Civil War progressed and victory of the South seemed less and less likely, its value declined. After the Confederacy's defeat, its money had no value and most notes were destroyed. Light staining but in very good condition.
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Art / Print / Poster
Well-known lithograph of the notorious Confederate prison in Richmond, second in infamy only to Georgia's Andersonville Prison. Richmond, VA: Wm. A. Mountcastle, 1882. Ca. 9" X 8". Very good. A clean and handsome example of this famous image of this prison, with six large tents in the middle ground. One soldier stands sentry in the foreground, another stands with arm in a sling and a handful of others, military and civilian, mill about near the tents and along the large brick structure; interestingly, three male civilians stand as a group in the foreground, one of them clutching the hand of a young girl, clearly posing for the photograph upon which this lithograph has been based. A front corner of the building still retains its original large "Libby & Son / Ship Chandlers & Grocers" sign. An attractive and highly detailed image. Housed in a modern (ca. 1970s) single cream matte and a simple ½" wooden frame with non-glare glass (overall dimensions 12" X 11½"). A simple but suitable presentation.
Seller: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, Germany
Signed
ORIGINAL-AKTIE der THE CINCINNATI, WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD COMPANY (quer gr. 4°, schön lithographiertes Dokument mit Abbildung der Eisenbahn im Medaillon) über TEN SHARES (Shares $ 100,- each), vom Sekretät der Company und deren Präsident ORLAND SMITH in Tinte eigenhändig signiert (schöne Signatur, ungelocht) 2.X.1888 ( Zurückgehend auf die Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad. Nach der Übernahme 1882 durch die Baltiomore & Ohio Railroad Company erfolgte die Umbennung in Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore Railroad Company welche später in Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad umbenannt wurde. Teile des Streckennetzes werden heute noch von der Great Miami & Scioto Railroad und als CSX Transportation Co. bedient. / T his Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad Stock Certificate is signed by Civil War Brigade General Orland Smith. Smith was a commander in the Union Army that took the hill in the Battle of Wauhatchie that now bears his name. After the war, he became an executive for the Railroad. Originally formed as the Belpre and Cincinnati Railroad in 1845 and then the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, it was absorbed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). In 1882 when taken over by the B&O it's name was changed to the Cincinnati, Washington, and Baltimore Railroad and then again to the B&O in 1889. Issued in the 1880s. Vignette on the right features a steam engine at the station with a nearby horse drawn carriage.).
Confederate States of America $ 1000 loan Bond with Coupons, Richmond, 1862. Original Loan with 23 coupons (first 8/1865), With elaborate engraving and ornate boders, Richmond, October 1862. When the Civil War broke out, the newly-formed Confederate States of America needed to create a monetary system to finance the government and the war effort. To raise money to finance its government, the Confederate States of America issued bonds. This bond dates from late in the Civil War, when printing too much paper money had created rampant inflation. The Confederacy began issuing bonds. After the Confederacy's defeat, the U.S. government refused to cover Confederate debts, making the bonds worthless as debt instruments or market securities. its bonds had no value and this bankrupted many confederate families. Over the following decades, most of the worthless bonds were destroyed. Very good example, complete with fully attached redemption coupons, in very good condition.
From the Bart Auerbach Collection. One page, 8vo. Regarding a meeting. (A difficult handwriting!). (BA). A light, even offset stain running down the left side of the letter.
Published by A. S. Willington & Co, Charleston, 1864
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
Newspaper. Condition: Good. 2 issues of the Charles Daily Courier Newspaper. Approx. 23" x 17". 2 pages each issue. Several light folds. Paper lightly toned. Small hole at the very center fold with minimal loss. Contents for September 13 include "Exchange of Prisoners in Macon, Ga.; News from Mobile, Richmond; Yankee news; "Siege of Charleston"; War in Mississippi; Yankees in Augusta; Several local election tickets; and placed ads. Contents for the September 27 issue include , "Important From the Southwest, Another Brilliant Success of General Forrest. Capture of Thirteen Hundred Prisoners - Two Trains -Fifty Wagons - Five Hundred Horses, etc.; news from Richmond and the Yankees; article on Wade Hampton; ."a list of soldiers of South Carolina regiments who died at the Hospital near Fortress Monroe and were buried on the south side of the creek; South Carolina Proclamation; several election tickets, placed ads, a Quarantine notice; and more. Paper has a small paper repair located in the upper left corner of the second page.
Published by New Orleans by G. T. Beauregard for the Hood Orphan Memorial Fund 1880, 1880
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. With two tissue-guarded portraits and four battle maps, one of which is a fold-out. 8vo, in later burgundy cloth, the spine with a gilt lettered and tooled black morocco label preserved from the publisher's original deluxe leather binding and now adorned here. 358 pp. A clean and bright copy with only occasional evidence of mellowing or age to the paper, the signatures a little pulled in places but still firmly attached, some cracking to the hinge side of the frontispiece along the gutter due to the heavy paper used, without damage to the image, one blank excised, the binding strong and solid with just a hint of fading to the spine panel, the original leather label well preserved. FIRST EDITION OF GENERAL JOHN B. HOOD'S POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED ACCOUNT OF HIS SERVICE DURING THE CIVIL WAR. The text has long been considered controversial and was largely written as a rebuttal to the harsh treatment of Hood in General Joe Johnston's autobiography. Johnston had been replaced by Hood as commander of the Army of Tennessee, an act most modern historians believe to have been one of the biggest mistakes of the Civil War. Hood's account sometimes reads as bitter, he was badly wounded twice and by the time of of publication of his book, many were remembering him unfavorably. Failed business concerns after the war left him with little economic security. He and his wife died within days of each other, leaving ten destitute orphans. His manuscript for ADVANCE AND RETREAT, rough and unfinished, was published by fellow Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard to raise money for the care of the orphaned children.
Published by Various publishers, Baltimore, 1860
Seller: Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Some illustrated title pages (illustrator). This is a bound volume of individual pieces of sheet music, mostly published in Baltimore in the 1860s. Most appear to be popular songs of the day but two are rare and decidedly pro-Southern songs printed in Baltimore early in the Civil War. A. F. Gibson composed and dedicated "There is Life in the Old Land Yet" to Severn Teackle Wallis. Wallis was a prominent Baltimore lawyer and member of the Maryland legislature who was then imprisoned at Ft. McHenry along with other Maryland officials suspected of disloyalty to the Federal Government. Gibson's composition was published in 1862 by George Willig of Baltimore, and reflects Maryland's then prevalent anger with the Lincoln Administration as expressed in these sample lines: -------- "Though tyrannous might hath o'erborne the right-- Hath discrowned and despoiled her--and men forget As they bow the knee, that they once were free-- There is life in the Old Land yet." -------- "The Southern Cross" was composed by Charles Ellerbrock and published in Baltimore in 1861 by Henry McCaffrey. Its lyrics speak of the Civil War as something that might still be avoided, but woe to the opponents of the Southern Cross if war does come: -------- "Defiance to tyrants, and death to their minions! With our front to the field, swearing never to yield, Or return like the Spartan, in death on our shield! And the CROSS OF THE SOUTH shall triumphantly wave, As the flag of the free, or the pall of the brave." -------- An interesting group of sheet music with these two rare pieces at the end. OCLC locates only 3 copies of each, none of which are in Maryland. Original pieces of sheet music gathered and bound in 20th century cloth over boards with a leather spine label titled in gilt. Mild scattered foxing inside. Near fine overall. Cloth over boards. Folio. Various original paginations.
Published by War Department, Richmond, VA, 1862
Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 5 X 7 7/8 Inches. Siege of Vicksburg. BOMBARDMENT OF CITIES INEFFECTIVE. RARE CONFEDERATE PRINTED VICKSBURG DEFENSE COMMENDATION. The attack being commended was the successful hold on Vicksburg in the midst of 1862, when Admiral Farragut assembled his fleet and attempted a seige of the city in February and then again in June. "War Department / Adjutant And Inspector General's Office, / Richmond, July 22, 1862. / GENERAL ORDERS, / No. 51 / The successful Defence of Vicksburg Against the Mortar Fleet of the Enemy, By Major General Van Dorn, And the Officers and Men Under His Command, entitles them to the gratitude of the country, the thanks of the government, and the admiration of the army. By their gallantry and good conduct, they have not only saved the city entrusted to them, but they have shown that bombardments of cities, if bravely resisted, achieve nothing for the enemy, and only serve to unveil his malice and the hypocriscy of his pretended with to restore the Union. THE WORLD NOW SEES THAT HIS MISSION IS ON OF DESTRUCTION - NOT RESTORATION. Lieutenant Brown, and the officers and crew of the Confederate Steamer Arkansas, by their heroic attack upon the Federal fleet before Vicksburg, equaled the highest recorded examples of courage and skill. They prove that the navy, when it regains its proper element, will be one of the chief bulwarks of national defence, and that it is entitle to a high place in the confidence and affection of the country. / By command of the Secretary of War / S. Cooper / Adjutant and Inspector General." Very light foxing. A very handsome copy of this extremely rare Confederate Imprint.
Published by West and Johnston, Richmond, 1863
Seller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, U.S.A.
8vo. 546pp. 33 plates. Contemporary leather, upper cover tooled in gilt, rebacked. Provenance: General William Preston (binding) A substantial Confederate military manual, covering all aspects of ordnance, from artillery and transport to small arms and gunpowder. With distinguished provenance from Confederate General and Ambassador William Preston. "Adopted, with some necessary changes, omissions, and alterations, from the Ordnance Manual of the United States service of 1861. . It may be added that the labor of Ordnance officers has contributed to this new edition" (Preface). Kentucky-born William Preston (1816-1887) studied at Yale and Harvard law school, and led a regiment of Kentucky volunteers in the Mexican American war. He was a one-term U.S. Congressman and was named Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain by Buchanan in 1858. In 1861 he resigned his post and returned to the U.S. He was from a prominent Kentucky family with close ties to many Confederate officials and officers. He help organize the Confederate state government of Kentucky (which fell in December 1861). Preston joined the C.S. Army and rose to the rank of major general. In 1864, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Confederacy to Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico. After the Civil War, he served two terms in the Kentucky state legislature. Parrish & Willingham 2491.