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From inside dust jacket:
At last, a facsimile reproduction of General Hood's memoirs, as originally published in 1880!
Experience the Siege of Atlanta, campaigns in Virginia, Gettysburg, Sharpsburg, Tennessee, Chickamauga and other battle sites as seen throught the eyes of General Hood.
Wartime communiques, battle maps and Hood's correspondence add to bringing a new understanding of the War Between the States to the reader.
John Bell Hood was born June 29, 1831. He graduated from West Point in 1853 and served in the U.S. Army until he resigned to join the Confederacy in 1861. He was appointed to command the Texas troops and rapidly demonstrated great heroism in combat, winning quick promotions. Gravely wounded at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, Hood went on to command in Georgia.
Hood retired in 1865 and died August 30, 1879, to be remembered as a great and patriotic son of the Confederacy.
358 pages including Appendix.
Condition: There is a small chip of the dust jacket missing on the lower back and a… Read More

From back cover: "The soldiers in this book were real men. Their stories are based on the know facts of their lives before, during and after the Civil War. Linda Cushman has taken the information provided by the descendants of the soldiers and woven a story about each man. The biographies are based on the actual events of his life and his service to the Confederate army. Details of the battles and actions of each company were researched for accuracy." Very Good condition. Exception is all bottom cover and page corners have a soft bend, otherwise very minimal edge/corner wear. Cover and pages are clean and tight. Please see photos. 194 pages, plus Sources page.

From the front DJ flap: "In this spellbinding new history of the Civil War, David Goldfield crafts the first major reinterpretation of the conflict - its causes and costs - since James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom. Where past scholars have limned the war as a triumph of freedom, Goldfield sees it as America's greatest failure: a breakdown caused by the infusion of evangelical religion into the public sphere. As the Second Great Awakening surged through the nation, political questions became matters of good and evil - differences serious enough to kill and die for."
"The price of the war was horrific, but...it made the United States one nation and eliminated the divisive presence of slavery."
The narrative is from the 1830's to the end of Reconstruction.

Book - Near Fine condition. Orange paper on boards with gold gilt on spine. Back bottom corner has been bumped, otherwise very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good+ condition. Slight bit of edge/corner wear.… Read More

From inside dust jacket flap: "Here is the true look of the war with 936 pictures, including many in color that have never been printed before. The illustrations range from the superb photographs of Mathew Brady and the famous sketches of Winslow Homer to dozens of previously unknown paintings, drawings, and eye-witness battle scenes. ... Here too is a fast-moving narrative, covering both the military and political aspects of the war..."Book - Fine condition except for age tanning (especially around the page edges. Clean. Tight. Please see photos.Dust Jacket - Very Good condition except some edge/corner wear, rubbing/bumping, price stickers on front and back, and one closed cut approximately 1" long on spine (that did not cut into book spine). Please see photos.630 pages including Index.This is a large, heavy book and will require some additional postage.

Per DJ front flap: "The people who were there created the contents of this remarkable book. Millions of words have described the American Civil War but little known is the pictorial reportage frequently created under fire by the great contemporary artists who were in action on every front." This includes work by Winslow Homer and Thomas Nast who contributed to Harper's Weekly, other artist-correspondents drew the vivid pictures that filled Frank Leslie's and other periodicals of the day. Book Condition: Very Good+. Ivory paper over boards cover with gold gilt on front and spine. Bottom corners are "bent" and slight tanning to both top and bottom edges. Bent corners affected a very few pages. Otherwise clean and tight.Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Color is good with very slight rubbing; however top of spine has small closed tear and chip, and front top has a closed tear about 1 inch from the spine that is about 1.5" long.Overall, a very nice book.324 pages. This is an oversize book and may require… Read More

From back cover: "Here is that story, in a fast-moving narrative covering both the military and political aspects of the war..."Both front and back covers have creases and corner wear. Some edge wear. Cover color is good. Closed book page edges have a green tint. Pages have light tanning. The first two pages of Chapter 1 have tiny corner creases at bottom edge. Text is clean and binding is tight. A good reading copy.Please use photos as part of the description.286 pages including Index.

Originally published in slightly different form as Part 1 of THE CIVIL WAR: A Narrative - Red River to Appomattox. From back cover: "I have never read a better, more vivid, more understandable account of the savage battling between Grant's and Lee's armies..." - New Republic Book - Fine condition. Front endpapers have Theater of War 1864-1865 map, back endpapers have Sherman vs. Johnston, Sherman vs. Hood, and Grant vs Lee: The Forty Days, maps. Clean. Tight. Dust Jacket - Very Good. Please see photos. 441 pages.

From the back cover: "Apomattox County [Virginia], formed in 1845 and named after the nearby river, was originally best know for growing tobacco. However, that dramatically changed in 1865 when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House."
This book covers the history of churches, notable citizens, and special events. The photograph collections shows the diverse and memorable history.
Book - Good condition. Back cover has light bumping. Bottom corner has a small bend. There is some ink underlining and writing on the back page and inside back cover. Binding is tight.
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127 pages.

From the back cover: "At the request of Union general Ulysses S. Grant, in 1864 Major General Frederick Steele stripped the Department of Arkansas of twelve thousand men - half its strength - to support an expedition in Louisiana. And while the depleted infantry remained largely in garrison, the 8th Missouri Cavalry and its counterparts were ordered to patrol central Arkansas under horrid conditions and protect the state from guerrilla Rebels. ..."

New book in New condition. Clean. Tight.
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126 pages including Notes.

An analysis of the Civil War focuses on Generals McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant, and discusses the final defeat of General Robert E. Lee
Good condition. Red leatherette over boards with black text on spine. Some edge and corner wear. Pages are clean and tight. A good reading copy.
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395 pages including Index.

From front DJ flap: "This series of penetrating as well as entertaining essays illuminates the stories of fourteen men in blue and gray whose victories and defeats determined the fate of nations." The book covers Ulysses S. Grant, George B. McClellan, Sam Houston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and William Clark Quantrill, and more.
Book - Very Good condition. Bronze/black paper over boards with black spine and gold gilt text on spine. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Some rubbing and bumping to covers. Little edge wear, but top corner is worn. There is a "wrinkled" area at the bottom of the spine.
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244 pages including Index.

From back cover: "This book sheds light on the role of the artillery in the Regular U.S. Army before and during the Civil War. Students of technology, genealogists, and all interested in the war in the Western Theater will benefit from this book." "...chronicle of one brave immigrant's career from private to lieutenant..." Includes images and photos. Signed by author and inscribed, "Peace be with you!"Very Good condition. Slight rubbing and edge/corner wear. Spine has one crease and book opens to those pages, else tight. Clean, no marks. Please see photos.314 pages including Index.

From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter in 1864, The Atlas of the Civil War reconstructs the battles of America's bloodiest war with unparalleled clarity and precision. Edited by Pulitzer Prize recipient James M. McPherson and written by America's leading military historians, this peerless reference charts the major campaigns and skirmishes of the Civil War.
Book - Fine condition. Printed paper over boards, clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Near Fine condition. Slight outward curve at top of front and front edge is slightly away from book edge.
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223 pages including Index.

From back cover: "Kirby Ross successfully walks the fine line between faithfully repeating the guerrilla's words while backing up his own annotations with solid facts from a wide variety of sources."Book - Fine condition. Clean and tight except for very light age spotting on page edges when book is closed. Please see photos.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Very minimal rubbing and edge/corner wear. Please see photos. 276 pages including Index.

From back cover: "This is magic....I was swept away, feeling as if I had never heard the saga before....Accounts of the Civil War usually sacrifice either detail to narrative flow, or narrative to detail. Mr. McPherson does neither....This is historical writing of the highest order." - Hugh Brogan, The New York Times Book ReviewGood condition. Covers have some bumps. There is some edge and corner wear. Pages are lightly tanned. There is an inscription that has been marked out with permanent ink marker. There are two sections of black & white photographs. The spine is not creased.Please use photos as part of the description.904 pages including Index.

From back cover: "This is magic....I was swept away, feeling as if I had never heard the saga before....Accounts of the Civil War usually sacrifice either detail to narrative flow, or narrative to detail. Mr. McPherson does neither....This is historical writing of the highest order." - Hugh Brogan, The New York Times Book ReviewGood condition. Covers have some bumps. There is some edge and corner wear. Pages are lightly tanned. There is light soiling/wear to closed book page edges. There are two sections of black & white photographs. The spine is not creased.Please use photos as part of the description.904 pages including Index.

From inside dj flap: "This book gives a factual account of the war between the states as it occurred in the bayou country of Louisiana. The reader will find that this campaign was unlike others which were fought across the nation. Here, the field of action usually consisted of bayous, lakes, swamps, marshes, oak ridges, and sugar can plantations. Armed steamboats and shallow draught gunboats blasted away at each other in narrow streams while infantry, cavalry and artillery were engaged in bloody conflicts along the picturesque countryside. Book - Fine condition. Clean. Tight. A few small age spots. Please see photos.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Uncoated textured paper cover. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Please see photos. 199 pages including Index.

This book is an assortment of manuscripts presented by the Historical Society of Wright County, Missouri. Includes photographs, maps, and illustrations related to the Battle of Hartville, Missouri. Very Good condition. Comb binding. Very light cover soiling, very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight. Please see photos. No page numbers.

From Bruce Catton's Introduction: "One of the genuine classics of Civil War literature is Frank Haskell's account of the battle of Gettysburg" It is valuable in two ways. 1. This Union officer was on the staff of the divisional commander who held the Federal line during Pickett's Charge. He was in the heat of the battle. 2. Lieutenant Haskell had "the talent to convey the look and the sound and the feel of what he had been through." This book was written within weeks of the events it describes. Per Mr. Catton, this is "a piece of true literature which hurries a reader's pulse a hundred years after the smoke of Gettysburg has subsided."Book - Good condition. Gray cloth cover with light blue text on front and spine. Very minimal edge/corner wear. One of the front blue end papers has been torn out of the book, but the cover is still very much attached. Text is clean and binding is tight. Dust Cover - Good condition. In clear protective cover, original dust jacket shows some edge and corner wear. 169… Read More

This story of the Battle of Lone Jack is told whenever any action of the war is recounted in Jackson County, Missouri. It was the culmination of a raid, and thus foreshadowed Gettysburg and Westport.
Fine condition. White paperback with green print on cover front and back. Spine has two small dents. Clean and tight. No spine creases
308 pages including index.
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