American Civil War from Quercus Rare Books

Hartford: A.D. Worthington and Company, 1888. The role of women during the American Civil War is now receiving some overdue attention. Continuing the Title Page: "As nurse in the Union Army and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the War of the Rebellion with Anecdotes, Pathetic Incidents, and Thrilling Reminiscences portraying the… Read more about this item

New York: G P. Putnam, 1864. An important source of contemporary documents, published during the war itself. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition (Volume Six only). Full leather binding; spine has ruling, with red and black labels, titling in gilt. Clean text; vi, 638 pages; followed by 56 pages of "Poetry, Rumors and Incidents" and… Read more about this item

Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Publishing Co, 1890. "Hair-breadth Escapes and Thrilling Adventures of Soldiers, Scouts, Spies, and Refugees; Daring Exploits of Guerillas, Desperadoes, and Smugglers. Brilliant Deeds of the U.S. Secret Service Officers, etc., etc. With Incidents of Mirth and Merriment in Camp and Field." The above quote from the Title Page does not cover it all: also recounts life in Confederate… Read more about this item

Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1865. The fascinating, heroic, and tragic story of Albert D. Richardson (1833-1869) gripped the nation several times. A popular journalist for the NY "Tribune," he was captured at Vicksburg and imprisoned as a Union spy. His escape is documented here. Later, his love for an actress and their attempts to obtain her divorce resulted in the… Read more about this item

New York: P.F. Collier, 1889. Songs, poems, stories, a rather amazing omnibus that was originally published in 1865. This is a Very Good copy of the reprint of Moore's reissue in 1882 (his Preface indicates by popular demand). Dark blue pebbled cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 560 pages, illustrated; pages… Read more about this item

Hartford, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago: W.S. Williams & Co.; Jones Bros. & Co.; J.A. Stoddard & Co., 1865. While many disguised women served during the American Civil War, this is one of the few well-documented stories. A Canadian, Emma Edmonds eventually became the only woman member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Her memoir was originally published in 1864; this… Read more about this item

Saint Louis: G.I. Jones & Company, 1880. An important personal narrative of a boy who enlists to fight in the Civl War, a fairly uncommon title. Written anonymously, but per WorldCat and LoC, written by George Monroe Roger (b. 1846). This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Brown cloth binding with light ruling; titles on spine and… Read more about this item

Hartford: S.S. Scranton & Co., 1866. The role of women during the Nineteenth Century in art, literature, and war, is still a bit of a secret history that needs to be expanded. Here are 43 chapters noting exemplars from the just-concluded Civil War, including "Loyal Southern Women." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Green cloth… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Bros, 1863. "Fanny" Kemble (1809-1893) was well-known as a British stage actress when she married an heir to an American plantation in Georgia. Her journal has been an important source for the condition of slavery at that time. Evidently it circulated in manuscript among Abolitionists prior to its wartime trade publication. This is a Very Good… Read more about this item

Hartford & Chicago: Hurlbut, Williams & Company & E.B. & R.C. Treat, 1863. A Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition, published even as the war continued (this is Volume One only of a projected two-volume set, sold only by subscription, a common way of publishing in the 19th century). Full leather binding in two colors; ruled, with five… Read more about this item

Philadelphia & Cincinnati: George W. Childs & Applegate & Co., 1862. "Parson" Brownlow (1805-1877) presents an interesting type. He was anti-Catholic, pro-slavery, a member of the Know Nothings, who reversed himself to become one of the most radical of the Radical Republicans after the Civil War. Always known for his combative and vituperative nature, as Governor of Tennessee he became… Read more about this item

San Jose: Regimental Studies, 1990. These are Fine copies (4) of the First Edition, innaugeral year, of this quarterly journal. This is a Limited Edition, issued to comemorate a conference.Tipped-in is a page that indicates a limitation of 250 copies; each volume has been signed on the limitation page by two different authors/historians. Softbound, in white wraps with black lettering.… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollins, 1990. A one-volume treatment by the prolific military historian. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Light green paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine; gilt lettering. Clean text, crisp and fresh; 682 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is also Fine and unclipped; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item

Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1990. Part of the series American Military History, under general editorship of Thomas L. Connelly. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Bright red/orange cloth binding with black lettering on the spine. Crisp and clean text; 174 pages, indexed. The dustjacket is unclipped, also Fine; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo… Read more about this item

Indianapolis & New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1942. When reviewing the book, historian Allan Nevins found this to be a valuable guide to Grant's "unfolding greatness" and called it a "300-page essay" on Grant's mind and character. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated), lacking the dustjacket. Bright red cloth binding, blindstamped & filled with black and gilt.… Read more about this item

Baltimore: Butternut and Blue, 1990. This is a three- volume compilation of original sources regarding the battle of Gettysburg. Fine copies of the First Edition in Fine, unclipped dustjackets. Issued as a LIMITED EDITION in different years: Volume I (1986 - 750 copies), Volume II (1987 - 500 copies), and Volume III (1990 - 750 copies). Dark gray cloth binding… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, 1874. "Comprising the Author's Introduction to the Leading Men at Washington, with the Origin and Organization of the Detective Police, and a Graphic History of his Rich Experiences, North and South, His Perilous Adventures, Hairbreadth Escapes and Valuable Services, Etc., Etc." Indeed. Baker (1826-1868) packed a lot into a short life. America's foremost espionage… Read more about this item

New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1880. Albion Tourgee (1838-1905), a major figure of the Reconstruction following the American Civil War, argued on the losing side of the notorious Supreme Court case "Plessy v. Ferguson." History now recognizes him to have been on the right side, morally. A Radical Republican, his popular novels were told with sympathy toward the African-American… Read more about this item

Boston: Cupples, Upham & Co, 1884. A history of the American anti-slavery movement in the 19th century.This is a Fine copy of the First Edition Thus by Cupples, Upham (one year later than the First Edition), an important sourcebook that is uncommon in general and rarely seen in such Fine condition. Dark blue cloth binding with decorative blindstamping; bright gilt… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office, 1862. A fascinating portrait of the United States just as it moved toward Civil War. Technically, this is "Executive Document No. 116 of the 2nd Session of the 37th Congress," a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition, printed by order of Congress. 294 pages. Blindstamped covers with US eagle and shield motif;… Read more about this item