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US CIVIL WAR BOUND COPY OF ELMER ELLSWORTH’S ZOUAVE DRILL MANUAL FROM 1861

US CIVIL WAR BOUND COPY OF ELMER ELLSWORTH’S ZOUAVE DRILL MANUAL FROM 1861

This title was originally published in paperback but a collector has long ago added a hardcover binding to protect the volume. The full title is “THE ZOUAVE DRILL. BEING A COMPLETE MANUAL OF ARMS… (1179-684). Learn More »

US CIVIL WAR 1863 ARMY CHAPLAIN MANUAL

US CIVIL WAR 1863 ARMY CHAPLAIN MANUAL

The title page of this book is missing. It is simply titled “THE ARMY CHAPLAIN” and it was written by W. Y. Brown in 1863. Book is hardbound with stippled black cloth covers with the title and… (1179-512). Learn More »

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CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR SPELLING BOOK FROM MOBILE ALABAMA

CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR SPELLING BOOK FROM MOBILE ALABAMA

Book is titled “CHAUDRON’S SPELLING BOOK, CAREFULLY PREPARED FOR FAMILY AND SCHOOL USE” BY a. De V. Chaudron and published by S. H. Goetzel in Mobile in 1865. Volume is paperbound with an… (1179-683). Learn More »

US CIVIL WAR BOOK ON THE CHILD DRUMMER OF THE 13TH NEW YORK INFANTRY

US CIVIL WAR BOOK ON THE CHILD DRUMMER OF THE 13TH NEW YORK INFANTRY

Book is titled “THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, CLARENCE D. McKENZIE, THE CHILD OF THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT N. Y. S. M., AND THE CHILD OF THE MISSION SCHOOL” published by the Board of Publication of the… (1179-459). Learn More »

US CIVIL WAR ARMY, NAVY AND CENSUS MANUAL FOR 1862 IDENTIFIED TO FATHER OF 15TH MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIER

US CIVIL WAR ARMY, NAVY AND CENSUS MANUAL FOR 1862 IDENTIFIED TO FATHER OF 15TH MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIER

The full title of this little volume is “STATISTICAL POCKET MANUAL, OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AND CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOGETHER WITH STATISTICS OF ALL FOREIGN NAVIES” published by D. P.… (1179-513). Learn More »

US WORLD WAR TWO MILITARY PUBLICATION ON MILITARY UNIFORMS OF OTHER NATIONS

US WORLD WAR TWO MILITARY PUBLICATION ON MILITARY UNIFORMS OF OTHER NATIONS

This booklet has no publication information and the covers and paper used resemble US Government training publications of World War Two. This is actually 9 booklets held together by a shoelace with… (160-219). Learn More »

REFERENCE BOOK ON MAKERS & DEALERS 1785-1885

REFERENCE BOOK ON MAKERS & DEALERS 1785-1885

The full title of this work is “A DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MILITARY GOODS DEALERS & MAKERS, 1785-1885” by Bruce S. Bazelon and William F. McGuinn published by the authors in 1987. Hardcover… (1032-195). Learn More »

VERY NICE 1987 REPRINT COPY OF “THE LIFE OF DAVID BELL BIRNEY” ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1867

VERY NICE 1987 REPRINT COPY OF “THE LIFE OF DAVID BELL BIRNEY” ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1867

Full title of this reprint is “LIFE OF DAVID BELL BIRNEY, MAJOR GENERAL UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS” by Oliver Wilson Davis and reprinted by Ron R. Van Sickle Military Books, Gaithersburg, Maryland… (1180-125). Learn More »

$25.00
Originally $30.00

CONFEDERATE GENERAL THOMAS “STONEWALL” JACKSON’S SIGNED, PERSONAL COPY OF <i>A COMPLETE TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATIONS</i>

CONFEDERATE GENERAL THOMAS “STONEWALL” JACKSON’S SIGNED, PERSONAL COPY OF A COMPLETE TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATIONS

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Signed Copy of His West Point Textbook, A Complete Treatise on Field Fortifications. The future Confederate general's bold signature, signed "Thos. J. Jackson" ca. 1846,… (1179-682). Learn More »

SECOND EDITION COPY OF THE HISTORY OF THE 40TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY

SECOND EDITION COPY OF THE HISTORY OF THE 40TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY

This title was part of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series produced by H. E. Howard during the 1980’s and ‘90’s. This second edition was written by Robert E. L. Krick and was published in… (2023-2797). Learn More »

“THREE MONTHS UNDER THE SNOW:” AN INSPIRING STORY OF FAITH AND ENDURANCE THROUGH SUFFERING FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS ARMY’S ARMORY SQUARE HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON

“THREE MONTHS UNDER THE SNOW:” AN INSPIRING STORY OF FAITH AND ENDURANCE THROUGH SUFFERING FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS ARMY’S ARMORY SQUARE HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON

This is a scarce book from the library of a Civil War army hospital. Titled “Three Months Under the Snow: The Journal of a Young Inhabitant of the Jura,” a translation of a French work by J.J.… (1179-588). Learn More »

THIRD EDITION COPY OF THE HISTORY OF THE 1st VIRGINIA INFANTRY

THIRD EDITION COPY OF THE HISTORY OF THE 1st VIRGINIA INFANTRY

This title was part of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series produced by H. E. Howard during the 1980’s and ‘90’s. This third edition was written by Lee A. Wallace, Jr. and was published in… (2023-2817). Learn More »

SIGNED COPY OF “CIVIL WAR ARMY SWORDS” BY JOHN H. THILLMANN

SIGNED COPY OF “CIVIL WAR ARMY SWORDS” BY JOHN H. THILLMANN

Full title is “Civil War Army Swords: A Study of United States Army Swords from 1832 through 1865” by John H. Thillmann published in 2008 by Andrew Mowbray Incorporated. The book runs 608 pages… (362-998). Learn More »

ID’D 1863 GENERAL ORDERS BOOK WITH CDV – 1st RHODE ISLAND CAVALRY

ID’D 1863 GENERAL ORDERS BOOK WITH CDV – 1st RHODE ISLAND CAVALRY

The book is “General Orders affecting the Volunteer force Adjutant General’s office 1863”.  Ink presentation inscription inside front cover: “Respectfully presented to Surgeon W. H. Wilbur… (655-16). Learn More »

THE BALTIMORE LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS MAGAZINE--“AUGUST 1840.”

THE BALTIMORE LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS MAGAZINE--“AUGUST 1840.”

VOL. VL,  No. 8. 47 pp. [349-396]. In wraps, missing covers. Exhibits faint fold-marks, else. VG. Contains numerous articles, including “”Foreign Labors In the Abolition Movement—A Few Things… (998-2020). Learn More »

$20.00
Originally $30.00

VERY NICE NUMBERED REPRINT OF THE 1864 TITLE “MILITARY DICTIONARY” FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE DEAN S. THOMAS

VERY NICE NUMBERED REPRINT OF THE 1864 TITLE “MILITARY DICTIONARY” FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE DEAN S. THOMAS

The full title of this work is “MILITARY DICTIONARY; COMPRISING TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS; INFORMATION ON RAISING AND KEEPING TROOPS; ACTUAL SERVICE, INCLUDING MAKESHIFTS AND IMPROVISED MATERIAL; AND… (236-729). Learn More »

BOOK OF MILITARY TEXTBOOK ENGINEERING PLATES BELONGING TO JAMES MERCUR, US ENGINEERS AND WEST POINT INSTRUCTOR

BOOK OF MILITARY TEXTBOOK ENGINEERING PLATES BELONGING TO JAMES MERCUR, US ENGINEERS AND WEST POINT INSTRUCTOR

This is a book of fold out plates, many with “explanatory tables,” illustrating battlefield deployments, camp layouts, diagrams of fortifications, etc. They come from a two-volume work, title not… (1052-664). Learn More »

BOOK – SPECIFICATION AND DRAWINGS OF CARTRIDGES FOR SMALL ARMS, PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1878

BOOK – SPECIFICATION AND DRAWINGS OF CARTRIDGES FOR SMALL ARMS, PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1878

This is a reprint of the original 1878 edition that was in the collection of Herschel Logan. A high-quality reprint from Armory Publications. 7.5” x 11” x 2.5”, unpaginated. Approximately 300… (236-724). Learn More »

PRIMARY BIBLE QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

PRIMARY BIBLE QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

By S. Root. Published by Franklin Steam Publishers House, J.J. Toon & Co., Atlanta. GA, 1864. 80 pp., wraps. Butternut cover, 4.5 x 6”. Exhibits light water staining, interior yellowing and… (1000-1646). Learn More »

$280.00
Originally $350.00

THE [CONFEDERATE] VOLUNTEERS’ HANDBOOK

THE [CONFEDERATE] VOLUNTEERS’ HANDBOOK

By Capt. J.K. Lee, of the First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers. Published by West & Johnson, Richmond, VA, 1861. 96 pp., wraps, w/butternut cloth covers & period paper label taped to front… (1000-1638). Learn More »

$520.00
Originally $650.00


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EXTREMELY SCARCE NEW HAMPHIRE OFFICER’S FALSE EMBROIDERED HAT INSIGNIA

Regular army officers had been authorized a silver “U.S.” within a gold bullion wreath for wear on their undress caps in 1839. This was carried over in the 1851 regulations for use on the 1851 shako, but was embroidered directly on the blue band… (2020-912). Learn More »

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