Search Results: Authors starting with W from Old South Books

Salem, MA: Salem Press, 1906. First. Hard Cover. VG+. An excellent copy./None.. The 19th is a Fox's Fighting 300 unit which is a Union unit that suffered the most casualties during the War. This was a real fighting unit. For example it assaulted Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg where it lost eight color bearers and 104 officers and men. At Antietam it fought in the West Woods and sustained heavy casualties. At Gettysburg it it was heavily engaged near the "Clump of Trees" capturing four Confederate flags and losing nearly 50 per cent of its numbers. Dornbusch I-218. Nevins I-129 "...unusually detailed...personal incidents abound...".

Waco, TX: J.S. Hill, 1901. Likely a First. The standard orange wrappers. Believe better than average. Some wrinkled pages and the standard page toning. See description./None. Private West served in the famed Fourth Texas Infantry, Hood's Texas Brigade, Longstreet's Corp, Army of Northern Virginia. This brigade is arguably the most fighting and best unit on either side. In all the major fights in the Eastern Tether and also sent West in time to fight at Chickamauga. Contains many personal anecdotes and frequent use of names of fellow soldiers. West became a judge and speaker at Confederate reunions, in fact, a text of an 1897 speech he gave in Texas is included. Nevins I-176: "Among the best personal accounts of life in Hood's famous brigade." Howes 278. Dornbusch II-1090. Coulter 469. NOTE: THERE ARE REFERENCES TO A PORTRAIT IN THE BOOK IF THE BOOK HAS AN APPENDIX, THE PLACEMENT OF THE PORTRAIT. THIS COPY DOES NOT HAVE AN APPENDIX, HENCE NO PORTRAIT. THIS HINTS THAT THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE PRINTING.

NY: Lange & Hillman, 1870. First. Hard Bund. Likely as good as it gets! NF. private library sticker on front paste down./None. Nevins I-91: " One of the better, straightforward accounts of life in Federal hospitals..." Julia Wheelock felt the need to help the fallen Union soldiers so she went to Washington City to offer her services. She was there from September 1862 (Antietam) through the end of the War when she left in July 1865. She kept a detailed diary that she wrote in each evening. This served as the basis of this excellent first person narrative.

NY: Lange & Hillman, 1870. First. Hard Cover. VG.Even toning to text pages./None. Nevins I-91: " One of the better, straightforward accounts of life in Federal hospitals..." .A woman from Michigan who spent nearly three years with the Army of the Potomac nursing the wounded and ill. Her recollections are fresh as they came from a journal she kept during this period.

Philadelphia: George Jacobs, 1908. First. Hard Bound. VG+ Sharp gold embossing./None. A part of the American Crisis Biographies. Not in the standard references. This a solid bio of Stonewall from birth to death for the person who wants to know the time and not how to make the watch. There are 368 pages of text plus an index.

NY: Putnam, 1887. First. Hard Cover. VG./None. The author served the 11th NY Battery. He was just 16 when he enlisted in 1863. Mistakenly, he was first confined with misfit bounty jumpers and captured deserters. They drew little sympathy from the rest of the army as evidenced by the shooting of several before the motley crew was shipped out to the field. Wilkeson fought at The Wilderness and then at Petersburg. Nevins I-178: "...charming and refreshing...wit and sarcasm... Dornbusch I-NY-58. There is an interesting chapter titled, "How Men Die in Battle" that is full of personal observations. THIS COPY WAS OBVIOUSLY OWNED ONCE BY A UNION VETERAN WHO SHARED THE SAME EXPERIENCES AS THE AUTHOR. THERE ARE A FEW BRIEF PENCIL ANNOTATIONS AND A NOTE CLIPPED ONTO A PAGE IN THE TEXT. THIS MAN HAD A FASCINATION ABOUT GENERAL OFFICERS. PART OF THE NOTE DEALS WITH THE WOUNDING OF UNION GENERALS.THIS OWNER IS NOT IDENTIFIED. Overall the book a very interesting read.

NY: Sturgis and Walton, 1909. Preferred Second. Hard Bound. G+. Soiled cloth. Scratched spine. Book tight and square with text block excellent./None. This the preferred second edition, expanded and edited with several chapters added. The author was a member of Company A of Mosby's band thus adding a personal first person touch. His diary was a major source for this narrative. Many, many portraits - even one of George Custer a nemesis of Mosby. Howes 498. Dornbusch II-1303. Nevins I-179. Howes W-498.

Claremont, NH: For the Author.Claremont Manufacturing Co, 1864. First. Hard Bound. VG. Small book . Has two relatively small former owner's stamps in the front. Overall tight and square./None.. History of the 14th Vermont Infantry which was a nine months regiment. They entered service in October 1862 and mustered out in July 1863. They were in time for service at Gettysburg. They served in the First Army Corps under General Reynolds. They were near the copse of trees on the third day with the rest of the Vermont Brigade and felt the brunt of the famous Confederate charge under General Pickett.. The book is printed in an unusually large font. The material had to have been fresh as the book was published in 1864.

[Washington City]: n.p., 1880. First. Hard Cover. VG./None.. Contains a compilation of many things: bios of 92 officers, articles on Davis' flight, Morgan's Raid, etc. Mostly biographical information about Union generals. Not in Nevins.

NY: James Miller, 1865. First. Hard Cover. G-. Many faults including a wet stain in the margin, bug eaten front gutter, top of the spine chewed (1/4 "), front hinge crudely repaired. But cased in the original binding, but pages intact and perfectly serviceable./None.. A really rare Ohio unit history. Written in 1865 when memories were fresh. The 7th entered the War early and served first in what was to become West Virginia. They moved to the Valley where they suffered at Cedar Mountain and during other engagements. It joined the Army of the Potomac through Gettysburg when it transferred to the West. It arrived there in time for Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. It fought with Sherman through Resaca when its enlistment expired. The 7th had a total of 1800 members and lost 184 KIA making it a Fox's Fighting 300 unit. There are biological sketches on nearly all the regiment's officers.

Providence, RI: Sidney Rider, 1867. First. Has split copyright and publishing dates. Hard Cover. Good overall. Hinges starting, Minimal xlib, pocket residue, however no title page markings. Has a very unusual bookplate, The Johnnycake Trail Collection to restore a flood damaged library./None. General Burnside fell out of favor after his fiasco at Fredericksburg. But somehow (political influence?) he stayed on to command the Ninth Corps. He left at least things for history - his sideburns and the name of the bridge across Antietam Creek. Eight maps and eight illustrations all present. The plate and portraits are as nice as I have seen. Nevins I-181.

Baltimore: Day Printing, 1932. First. Hard Cover. VG+/None. Super narrative about the Battle of Monocacy which is an 1864 engagement that has not been written about to much. However, his Union bias and conclusions may be questionable. The battle "...was more decisive than Antietam, Shiloh or Gettysburg." Well, I'm not sure about that!!" Nonetheless, a very detailed and well organized presentation with excellent research backing his tale. A not very common book.

Iowa City, IA: Iowa State Historical Society, 1923. First. Hard Cover. VG. Bound in the beautiful scarlet cloth used by this publisher./None. The Sixth fought in the West in Missouri, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Knoxville, Jackson and the March to the Sea with Sherman. Coulter 488. Dornbusch IA-117. Nevins I-183. The author drew from memory, the ORs and from a diary of a unit member.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1914. First. Hard Bound. Tight and square. It has a half stain ring on the front board. Otherwise VG+./Virtually all there. See Photo. It has short tape marks on the front.. BOOK HAS NEARLY COMPLETE DUST JACKET, ALTHOUGH SOME TAPE PRESENT. (SEE PHOTOS). Dr. Wyeth was a member of the Fourth Alabama Cavalry and served initially with Morgan. He then was present in the Western Theater. This a complete autobiography that also covers his very distinguished medical career following the War. It starts with interesting descriptions of life in antebellum Alabama. Dornbusch II-14. Nevins I-183: "...exceptionally interesting and reliable...".

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1914. First. Hard Cover. Very minimal x lib from a church library. Two unobtrusive stamps on the glue downs and a small remnant of a "due" log on the back endpaper. Overall an exceptional copy. The white shield is nearly complete, the illustrations and portraits are excellent./None.. This is an autobiography of a man raised with privilege in the Huntsville, AL area. He served in the Fourth Alabama Cavalry (CSA) as a youth. Much information of the antebellum South and his service as a noted surgeon following the War. Dornbusch II-14. Nevins I-183: "...exceptionally interesting and reliable...". The author wrote a very collectable biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest which was published first in 1899.