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188710819Richmond: B. F. Johnson 1887. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Octavo. 528 pp. frontis plates. First edition. In publisher's maroon cloth with decorative title stamped in gold and black on the front cover and the spine; 12 engraved plates in addition to the frontispiece. Covers are only trivially edgeworn and spine is very faintly sunned. It is a very attractive copy of a book not often found thus. The best copy we have ever seen by a large margin. "The best source for aspects and incidents of religion in the Confederate armies. . . ." CWB I 115. B. F. Johnson unknown
192231861St. Paul: Commandery of the State of Minnesota 1922. First edition. Cloth. Spine ends and joints scuffed one band split else a very good set with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedowns of most volumes shelf sticker on foot of most backstrips most circulars quite fresh binding firm. 8vo. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States begun in Philadelphia in 1865 was modeled on the Society of the Cincinnati and formed to protect the republic amid rumors of a plot to destroy the government after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Among its members were Presidents Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley. By 1899 it had over 8000 members which included nearly every officer of note. <br /> <br /> This is a complete collection of all 433 Minnesota Commandery circulars through 1922 ending with the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. Contains circulars papers treasurers' reports black-bordered "In Memoriam" notices each with a biography of the deceased annual meeting notices of which most are signed corrected and annotated by the Minnesota Commandery recorders beginning with George Q. White; they include the disposition of each person seeking membership. A few other items such as invitations a special program with a portrait of Lincoln etc bound in. Large "In Memoriam" notice for Rutherford B. Hayes. <br /> <br /> A wealth of information and a very scarce collection which would be nearly impossible to assemble today. Other than the Minnesota Historical Society's Organization Archive of the Commandery OCLC shows only a few scattered documents. [Commandery of the State of Minnesota] hardcover
186331604Columbian College Hospital Washington DC; Winchester 1863. Letter. Very good. Two letters. Folded. Paper in very good condition. <br /> <br /> The first letter 2 pages is written on lined 8" x 10" paper dated September 11 1862 from "Winchester". The letter is addressed to "Dear Henry" and signed by "Mother." Mother discusses the latest news and health of the family. She is glad Henry's health is fine and hopes the letters written to him by a family friend and the "girls" reaches him. She also asks Henry if he needs more shirts and stockings. Mother states "I wish I could send you a drink of cold water I think it must be hard indeed to have such poor water. I hope this dreadful war will close soon but do not see any prospect of it." <br /> <br /> The second letter 4 pages long is dated March 9th 1863 is written on a sheet of 15" x 10" folded paper. The letter is addressed "Friend Henry" and was written from Columbian College Hospital Washington D.C. and signed at the end by Chas. Wilbur. The contents discuss rumors of the 9th Corps headed to the old Carolina State "but I do not take much stock in it". Wilbur remarks "I am feeling gay as a lark and there is but one thing that troubles me nights that is the fear of going to the Convalescent Camp." Most of the letter describes the day to day activities of Chas. Wilbur and hearing or not heraing from other acquaintance's. unknown
186431603Georgetown D. C.: n/a 1864. Letter. Very good. Letter. Folded. Approx. 9.75" x 8" one page letter with pencil note on the verso: "Georgetown D.C. Oct 31st 1864 Sister Flag of Truce." Small 1" punched hole upper corner. Josephine Gordon writes about family and friends. She states "poor Arthur continues hopelessly ill"; "gratifying mention of dear Joe as an Officer and of his last days" "Fannie & Tom were married on the 26th.but so privately that not even Mollie was invited!" and other news about the family. Josephine's brother "Will" Gordon served in the Confederate Army. A "Flag of Truce Letter" passed through enemy lines but was read by the censors and rejected if the contents were objectionable. n/a unknown
186333734Washington DC: Union Army 1863. Document. Very good. Hand Written Document. Folded. Approx. 11.5" x 8". 4 pages 1 page unused. Information written on lined paper with red columns. 22 numbered soldiers in the Invalid Corps are listed. Document is in very good condition. The Veteran Reserve Corps originally the Invalid Corps was a military reserve organization created within the Union Army during the American Civil War to allow partially disabled or otherwise infirm soldiers or former soldiers to perform light duty freeing able-bodied soldiers to serve on the front lines wikipedia. Transcribed as follows:<br /> <br /> Douglas Hospital<br /> Washington D.C. Nov. 1st 1863.<br /> <br /> Received this first day of November 1863 at Douglas Hospital Washington D.C. from Depot Camp Invalid Corps Col. M. N. Wisewell Commanding the following named men transferred to Co. "K" 11th Regiment Invalid Corps by order of Provost Marshal General is marked out Medical Director of Washington.<br /> <br /> The following names rank Co. Reg't are listed. Most of the ranks for the men are missing. The date of transfer and remarks are omitted<br /> <br /> 1. George Vock Priv. Co. C 82d Ill<br /> 2. Houston Heichel Co. G 57 PA<br /> 3. George W. Perry Co. C 6th ME<br /> 4. Conrad Vollweilor Co. D 119th N.Y.<br /> 5. Charles M. Lane Co. I 11th N.H.<br /> 6. Andrew J. Dyer Co. C 18th Mass<br /> 7. Horace C. Wilson Corp'l. 3d N.Y. Ind. Baty.<br /> 8. William Scace Priv. Co. G 43d N.Y.<br /> 9. P. Henry Curtin Co. E. 6th N.H.<br /> 10. Silas W. Day Priv. Co. B. 60th N.Y.<br /> 11. William M. Burchard Co. G. 16th Conn.<br /> 12. Daniel F. Smith Co. D. 20th ME<br /> 13. Charles W. Kline Co. K. 107th PA<br /> 14. James E. Riley Co. B. 3d PA R.C.<br /> 15. Abraham K. Ferris Co. K. 7th N.J.<br /> 16. Abraham W. Rose Co. E. 9th N.J.<br /> 17. William Roggenstein Co. H. 146th N.Y.<br /> 18. Levi I Dorr Co. B. 13th Mass<br /> 19. Z. M. Raymond Corp'l Co. B. 144th N.Y.<br /> 20. Andrew S. Mason Priv. Co. D. 6th MD<br /> 21 James Cox Co. F. 1st PA Cav.<br /> 22. Julian Lasche Co. K. 26th Wis. <br /> <br /> Nineteen of the above are present for duty one sick and two absent on furlough.<br /> signed Hannibal D. Norton 1st Lieut. Comd'g C. K. 11th Reg't late 22d Co 2d Batte Invalid Corps.<br /> <br /> written on page 4<br /> Original List of men transferred to Co. K. 11th Regt I.C. Nov. 1 '63 sent copy Nov. 1st - 63 to Col. M N Wisewell. Union Army unknown
198429021<p>College Station:: Texas A&M University Press 1984. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Not all Texans agreed with the decision to secede from the Union in 1860 and many remained outspoken against the laws of the Confederacy. This is the story of one Texas family who suffered more at the hands of their own kind than of any warring enemy told through the memoirs of James Lemuel Clark the son of one of the 40 men hanged in 1862 for their Union sympathies. This Civil War Recollection recounts the confusion of the Civil War years and events that shaped the lives of war survivors and influenced the reconstruction of Texas.</p> Texas A&M University Press, hardcover
186033426United States: s.i. 1860. Very Good. United States: n.d. ca. 1860s. Unused Civil War patriotic mailing envelope 7.5x14cm; upper panel adorned with a woodcut illustration printed in red. Light soil and wrinkling else a Very Good bright and unused example. <br /> <br /> Patriotic cover revisiting a popular Union theme: the unpopularity of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. The image shows a soaring eagle dangling Davis from the seat of his pants while a Black family on the ground look up at the spectacle. Davis holds a small flag with a death's head in his right hand while a word balloon coming out of his mouth reads "Oh! Lord! Let me alone." Another word balloon comes out of the woman on the ground: "You's in a bad fix sure enough! s.i. unknown
1862D9230Northeastern United State 1862-1863. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt stamped leather binding; 8vo; contains more than 50 photographic portraits gem-size oval albumen prints and one tintype each about 1 inch in diameter many accompanied by charming period sentiments contributed by numerous hands. Backstrip chipped and partially detached; several pages loose with staining from the adhesive used to mount the photographs. <br/><br/>A contribution by William Hancock begins "These photographs will ere long lose their brightness; the Autographs will fade; and become illegible; and the Book which contains them will feel the changes of time grow old and vanish away." Not so -- the photographs are in excellent condition overall just a few scuffed or torn from attempted removal; the autographs are perfectly legible; and though the book certainly shows signs of use and time it remains a nice record of a time and place -- mostly Mechanicville Academy. With the photographs and autographs of students from Brainard Albany Rochester Waterford Williamsville Amsterdam New Haven Saratoga Stillwater Brooklyn Castleton and more it offers a peek into New York Vermont and Connecticut. Circulated by a woman named Cornelia a few contributions are addressed to her but do not reveal a last name it includes entries by and images of: Mary Porter Belville Roberts Elizabeth Roberts Mary Leland John Leland Amelia Adams John Lawrence Cornelia Lawrence Libbie Sears Emily Smith Hiram Richardson Benjamin Baker and many more. hardcover
186540241vp 1865. Ten unused covers all oblong 3-1/8" x 5-1/2." Very Good plus one with minor wear. <br /> <br /> 1. "E PLURIBUS UNUM. THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED." An eagle and shield over several uniformed soldiers standing with bayoneted rifles holding a banner above their heads. New York: Charles Magnus. Weiss M-T-38 variation with violet ink.<br /> 2. "The 'Key' to the Southern Rebellion." A soldier sits in front of a keg of whiskey with rifle in hand and head hanging with a pipe dangling from his mouth. S.C. Upham 310 Chestnut St. Printed in violet ink. Weiss C-P-T-23.<br /> 3. "Secession is nearly played out so I will go back to my H----hole" A devil with cloven feet and wearing a jester-like outfit marches with a pitchfork. New York: Union Envelope. Printed with black ink. Weiss C-D-39.<br /> 4. "JEFF. DAVIS' PASSPORT." A hand holds a card that reads "Mr. Jeff Davis and friends are permitted to leave the State of Virginia. WINFIELD SCOTT." Weiss C-P-J 6/6a variation black ink on white.<br /> 5. "For the flag our fathers gave O'er our children's head shall wave And their children's children's grave God for our native land." A crowd stands around a large flag. Printed in blue and red inks. New York: Union Envelope Depot. Weiss M-T-14.<br /> 6. "While the cat's away the mice will play." The U.S. Mint stands in the background while a dog with a collar reading Scott chases several rats carrying bags of money with names on their bodies including Yancy Floyd Cobb and a fourth. Weiss C-A-D-11.<br /> 7. Star of the Union Shield with no verse. Printed in red and blue inks. Weiss O-S-28.<br /> 8." The Father of His Country Left This to His Children" text in oval surrounded by flags <br /> bayonets and cannons. Printed in red and blue inks. Weiss F-T-99<br /> 9. "Uncle Sam's flying artillery; Rebels retreating." Soldier sitting atop a winged cannon with one rebel on a horse and another in a horse pulled wagon. Printed in red ink. Weiss C-A-H-54.<br /> 10. "PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO ALL THE INHABITANTS". A blue bell with the verse along its sound bow. Printed in blue ink. Magee 316 Chestnut St. Weiss O-B-4. unknown
186410189211 manuscript letters six on official letterheads of Quatermaster's or Assistant Quartermaster's offices. Archive appears to have been saved from a fire at some point as there is a bit of scorching paper a bit dry some staining darkening at some folds writing often faded a few tears at folds with some minor paper loss; otherwise in good condition. Despite the somewhat faded nature of the writing the content appears to relate mostly to transportation matters and supplies. The letters are from Louisville Columbus and Paducah mostly and provide some insight into the behind the scenes activities of the Union Army in this area.
186110065752 folded and docketed uniform manuscript resolutions mostly 4to typically written on one side and docketed on the back includes a contemporary cover sheet that originally held resolutions together two small pictures of Lincoln and Grant included housed in modern photo album. A few with folds at the top and minor chips normal aging and browning; overall in very good condition. These resolutions were passed by the Public Aid Committee which was created by the Newark City Council at the beginning of the Civil War to advance money to soldiers' families. These resolutions would then be given to a clerk for filing. This clerk seems to have had strong anti war or Copperhead sympathies and gradually began editorializing as he wrote out the docketing on the back of each folded document. He titled the 31 March 1862 resolution "For aid to families. in the war to abolish slavery." On 2 September it was "the war for the ruin of the country." On 26 November it became "the Negro War" and 2 December it says "the Army of Abm. Lincoln to subjugate the Southern States." This obscure city clerk took things a step further after the Emancipation Proclamation. On 4 February 1863 he titled a resolution "In aid of families of volunteers. in the Nigger War!" He must have been spoken to after this remark because he drifts into sarcasm rather than outright racism. In a later resolution he states "for the benefit of our coloured fellow citizens of African decent." However by 14 September 1863 he was back to his old tricks again referring to "Lincoln's nigger war." He continued his editorializing through June 1864. These docketed resolutons were found in the included wrapper on which a a Union soldier later wrote: "The name if it can be found out of the miserable traitor who booked the within resolutions should go down in posterity as one who should receive the contempt of loyal men." The name of that Union soldier appears to be Major W. W. Morris.
186458358Various places including Methuen Lawrence Andover Boston and Lowell Massachusetts 1864-1865. modern calf antique with original gilt-lettered label "Company Clothing" laid down on front panel. Folio. Two pages list "Price of Clothing Camp & Garrison Equipage Year 1864." Following are 204 pages one to a soldier listing name company place and date of enlistment articles of clothing issued value itemized date of clothing issue and signature of soldier and witness. In some cases date of discharge desertion or demise is also noted. A "colored" under cook is also listed along with the soldiers. hardcover
18629649Richmond 1862. Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 16 pp. Confederate imprint. As issued stitched in self-wrappers. Minor spotting to the inner margin of the outer pages as well as some scattered staining to the interior; faint Rebel Archives stamp on the front as well as small 20th century institutional stamp on the last page. <br /> <br /> A series of General Orders related to conscription exemptions logistics of handling conscription and new conscripts. Notably are the mention of the religious orders exempt from conscription Friends Dunkards Nazarenes and Mennonites so long as they can provide "a substitute or on presenting to the enrolling officer a receipt from a bonded Quartermaster for the tax of five hundred dollars." Additionally there are a series of professions that are exempt under certain circumstances. An interesting document. OCLC locates only a handful of institutions report ownership of this item in this format. Parrish & Willingham 2429. unknown
196742993York PA: George Shumway 1967. 4to. 250 pp. Frntsp. over 100 photos & illusts. Gray cloth blk lettrng vry mnr soilng spt on ffep w/ d.j. VG/NF copy. First Shumway edition of this invaluable reference work on the Civil War. George Shumway, hardcover
18611020198vo original printed wrappers folding map 71 8 ad pp. Partially disbound top of front wrapper missing a few chips rear wrapper and spine significantly damaged old tape repair to spine map detached with significant tears and splits at folds but complete normal aging. Despite the somewhat significant imperfections the text and ad pages are in very good condition. This is the first Congressional Directory to appear during the Civil War. The large folding map shows some of the early battles of the war. It lists key committees and membership and also indicates diplomatic assignments to other countries.
192427990New York:: Macmillan 1924. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine bright copy in clue cloth binding in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with a tear to the spine fold. In a book that has served as a standard source for generations of Civil War scholars Albert Burton Moore uses conscription to illustrate a central paradox of the Confederacy-in order to protect its commitment to states rights the Confederacy was forced to adopt tactics of centralized government. He examines the system's daily operations troublesome substitution and exemption procedures and ultimate collapse. Although he credits Confederate conscription with a high degree of success he blames it for causing dissension between state and national officials and for creating bureaucratic problems of colossal proportions. Macmillan, hardcover
189525496Richmond Va: Wm. Ellis Jones 1895. Wraps. 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. <br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> 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. Wm. Ellis Jones paperback
1863List1004New Hampshire: Printer Unknown 1863. First Edition. Printed broadside 16 ½ x 11 ½ inches archivally mounted and matted. A very good copy with some light toning small closed tear at upper margin light foxing at upper margin very tiny spot of loss to illustration at fold. Franklin Pierce remained politically active upon his return to New Hampshire following his presidency advocating for the Democratic cause and generally opposing the Civil War and Lincoln’s policies. This scarce pro-Union anti-slavery broadside printed for the 1863 New Hampshire elections which happened March 12 takes aim at Pierce and his fellow Democrats repeating the unfounded claim first made in 1862 by William Seward that Pierce belonged to the secret Knights of the Golden Circle the secret society formed with the goal of forming a new territory out of the CSA Mexico Central America and the Caribbean. There was never evidence that Pierce had any involvement in the KGC though the society had members in southern parts of some Union states such as Indiana Ohio Illinois and Missouri.<br /> <br /> The broadside printed for the March 12 elections quotes heavily from Pierce as well as the other Democrat candidates and party officials who were either running for office in New Hampshire or involved in politics a group which included Ira Eastman John Goerge Josiah Minot Thomas Treadwell Daniel Marcy William Burns and George Stevens. The broadside includes an engraving of coiled snakes each with these politicians named and the caption “et id omne genus.†Eastman the Democratic candidate for governor won the popular vote but lacked the constitutional majority necessary for election. Marcy was successful in his bid for the First District. “Men of New Hampshire!†the broadside asks: “Will you Vote the Ticket Made up by Such Men†with the final line imploring to “Please paste up in a Conspicuous Place.†<br /> <br /> Overall an uncommon survival from the 1863 elections. A very good copy with some light toning small closed tear at upper magin light foxing at upper margin very tiny spot of loss to illustration at fold. Quite scarce with OCLC locating two copies only at the Huntington Library and the New York Historical Society. Printer Unknown unknown
19159655Wilmington NC: Harriss Printing & Advertising Co 1915. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 8 pp. illus. As issued in printed wrappers. Only minor soiling and wear to the wrappers. A nice copy of an uncommon and perhaps the first separate edition. <br /> <br /> Lamb's narrative was originally printed in Battles & Leaders 1887-8 see Dornbusch II 737. University of Virginia identifies this present edition as "1890 " but it is certainly a 20th century publication. Our research suggests that Harriss Printing & Advertising was active under that name from 1912 to the early 1920s. One may speculate this edition was issued in 1914 around the semicentennial of the battle. Whatever the case this is an extremely uncommon edition and likely the first separately printed of this interesting narrative of the North Carolina 2nd Artillery. Harriss Printing & Advertising Co unknown
189510856Columbia SC: William Sloane Book and Job Printer 1895. Three Quarter Leather. Near Fine binding. 12mo. 12 pp. First edition. Issued in wrappers here a Sangorski & Sutcliffe three-quarter morocco binding wrappers are bound in. Cloth is lightly spotted otherwise an exceptional copy; the wrappers are crisp and contents clean. <br /> <br /> Nicholson was present that night in February of 1865. And his voice added to a number of other eyewitness account is perhaps late in coming but is an interesting account all the same. Remarkably rare. Seldom seen in commerce only 4 institutions report ownership according to OCLC. From the library of notable Civil War and Americana collector Charles Sanders Jr with his bookplate on the rear pastedown. Wright N-135; Turnbull IV p. 345. William Sloane, Book and Job Printer unknown
186435208Paris: E. Dentu Libraire-Editeur 1864. Troisieme Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 4 471 pages. Frontispiece illustration of the Alabama and Sumter. Marbled paper covered boards. Leather tips on the boards. Brown leather spine with 4 gilt lined bands and title. Marbled end papers. Leather joints are rubbed. Bookseller ticket - "Herman Janssen Encuadernador Y Cartonero Lima" located in the upper left corner of the front paste down. Number '202' small label on the front paste down. Some light bug damage to the text edges. Interior text is very clean. Text all in French. E. Dentu, Libraire-Editeur hardcover
186113110Indianapolis IN: July 22 1861. Broadside 16.75 x 8.5 inches on newsprint printed in three columns. Old folds moderate foxing and toning some creasing. Overall very good. An informative newspaper extra from Indianapolis printing recent dispatches about very early Civil War activity from Washington D.C. Kansas City New York and Baltimore with some homefront news printed in most of the last column. The most notable news printed in two separate dispatches "From Washington" on July 21 and 22 details the disastrous Union losses at the First Battle of Bull Run also know to the Confederates as the First Battle of Manassas. The news begins: "Our troops after taking three batteries and gaining a great victory were eventually repulsed and commenced a retreat on Washington." The news gets worse from there as the dispatch relates that "the carnage was tremendously heavy on both sides and on ours is represented as frightful." The report of Bull Run an event couched here as to "the intensest degree disastrous" comprises about half of the total space on the broadside frantically recounting the loss of troops and armaments the state of remaining supplies the panic of the retreat and the reinforcement of Washington following the retreat. Other war news is related from Kansas City regarding the recent skirmish on July 18 at Harrisonville Missouri New York noting the arrival of the schooner S.J. Waring here identified incorrectly as the "Waiving" and Baltimore concerning the arrival of General Dix.<br /> <br /> The news of the Waring's arrival in New York is particularly interesting for the heroic backstory of its recent capture and re-capture described here: "She was captured by the privateer Jeff. Davis on the night of the 16th. When fifty miles south of Charleston the steward Wm. Tolman colored killed three of the prize crew with a hatchet and the two others were released on promising to assist in working the vessel." "Wm. Tolman" was actually William Tillman a free African American working on the Waring as a steward and cook. After capturing the ship the Confederate prize crew of the Jeff. Davis told Tillman he was now southern property and he would be sold into slavery once the Waring landed in the South. Tillman and other passengers aboard the Waring hatched a plan to re-capture the Waring. Long story short Tillman killed the captain master and first mate and proclaimed himself master of the ship. His heroism was celebrated at the time and would later be recounted in William Wells Brown's The Negro in the American Rebellion Boston 1867. Some historians believe Tillman's heroism contributed to Gideon Welles' decision to open enlistment though admittedly highly restrictive enlistment for African American sailors in the U.S. Navy two months later September 1861 a full year before Black soldiers could enlist in the Army. July 22 unknown
186235710Somewhere in Virginia: n/a 1862. n/a. Letter. Good. Paper. Approximately 9" x 75.". Folded. 3 pages of manuscript. Letter reads with spelling not corrected - December 22 1862 H. B. Briggs: Dear Sir I take time to inform you that I am well and hope these lines will find you the same. As I have always taken you to be a friend to me and still hold the same confidence in you. And As I have many difficulties to incounter here and my wife continues writing to me about the affairs at home. She says the debts that I left her to pay was larger than she expected. She tells me that Cliger Bushnell wants five dollars that I ow'd him. But I thought That I paid all but 4 more dollars that morning I left. But perhaps I mistake and if so I hope you will see to it for I want to pay him all I owe to him. I will write my wife about it. I have many difficulties to incounter here. Albert is sick. I have to take care of him besides all the labor that falls upon me. Besides I left Albert with the baggage wagons that day we cross the Rappahannock River. I was detailed to carry provisions upon the field but we could not hold our ground. The rebels were too strong fortified. We had to retreat in the night. I hope you will write Let me know what the prospects is for our country. You have the chance to be informed better than I do. I have to write upon my knapsak so excuse it. respectfully yours David Downs. These 3 page letter includes the stamped envelope with stamp and Washington D.C. postmark. The envelope is addressed "Mr. H. B. Briggs Westville Green Co. Ny York." Soldier record included with letter indicated David Downs was 38 when enlisted 8/27/1862 at Lexington NY as a Private. On 9/6/1862 he mustered into Company G Co. He was dishcharged on disability 3/16/1864. n/a unknown
186436373Signal Hill Virginia: n.a. 1864. Letter. Good. Letter. Approximately 8" x 10." Paper is folded with contents written on two sides of the 4 pages.<br /> <br /> Written letter from Signal Hill Virginia near Petersburg December 23 1864 a couple of days before Christmas. The writer is in Camp with the 55th Regiment likely the 55th Pennsylvania Regiment and expresses his thanks for the invitation to a Ball. He states "I am sorry I cannot participate in your company but hope you will have success and enjoy yourselves. We are present encamped at Signal Hill and in good quarters duty not heavy the weather is clear but cold."<br /> <br /> A few records for William Wennel 55th Pennsylvania Regiment Company G. were found on the internet. A listing for George V. Corl Civil War Veteran is located on find a grave dot com. n.a. unknown
187962254New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1879. 8vo. 274 pp. plus 6 pp. publisher’s ads. Dark brown publisher’s cloth decorative borders in blind on front & back covers gilt lettering on spine minor chipping head & foot of spine minor wear & scuffing to corners still a VG- copy. First edition of this title published as part of the efforts of Taylor Braxton Bragg Dabney Maury and others of the Southern Historical Society to shape memories of the Confederate efforts during the Civil War. Taylor fought with the 9th Louisiana under General Ewell during Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley campaign with fights at the Battle of Front Royal Battle of Winchester and later the Battle of Port Republic. Later in the war he defeated General Banks in the Red River Campaign. Although considered one of the most literate firsthand memoirs of the Civil War he bluntly asserts that the Ku Klux Klan was a Northern invention foisted onto weary Southerners and that extending the vote to the freed slaves was destroying the political system in the South. He died just a few weeks after finishing this memoir. Howes T73; Dornbusch II 3120. D. Appleton & Co., hardcover
