The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter To Perryville (Vol. I); Fredericksburg To Meridian (Vol. II) & Red River To Appomattox (Vol. III) by Foote, Shelby

Los Angeles, California, 1903; 2 1/2" x 7" satin ribbon badge from the G.A.R. Camp Fire at Los Angeles August 26, 1903, previously belonging to Civil War Colonel E.F.C. Klokke (1834-1914) of the 24th Illinois Volunteers. Klokke was an officer in the Cumberland Department of the newly formed Signal Corps and a veteran of the Battle Of Shiloh. In 1867 he was elected Clerk of the Cook County Illinois Superior Court and held that office for a number years before moving to Los Angeles, where he built a landmark Victorian home at 2105 South Figueroa and soon established himself as a prominent citizen. Accompanying the badge are two 2 3/4" x 6" red satin ribbons. The text of the first reads, "Col. E.F.C. Klokke, Compliments of Mr. & Mrs. Wiley Wells, Saturday, January 27th, 1888." The second ribbon, with the same wording, is made out to Mrs. Klokke. Guilford Wiley Wells (1840-1909) was born in Livingston County, New York. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the Union Army with… Read More

"THE KNIGHTLY SOLDIER" - A Biography of Major Henry Ward Camp; Tenth Conn. Vols. by H. Clay Trumbull. 1865 1st Edition; Nichols and Noyes; Boston. "A Record of College, Field, and Prison." The book contains a frontispiece portrait of Camp, as well as 4 illustrated plates; also included is the "Description of Plates" sheet.From the Preface:"This book is not an attempt to prove that Henry Camp was brave, accomplished, and upright in all the course of his beautiful life here, or that he was fully prepared for the future to which God so early called him. It simply shows him as he was, grouping the memorial sketches of those who knew him best in the various relations of student, soldier, and Christian; with copious extracts from his own letters, written in all the freedom of family correspondence."The chapter are as follows:I. Childhood and SchooldaysII. College LifeIII. Teacher - Law-Student - SoldierIV. Roanoke and NewberneV. Camp-Life and CampaigningVI. The First Charleston ExpeditionVII. James Island… Read More

Williamsburg NC: Broadfoot Publishing Company 207, 2007. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed./ Signed and inscribed. A handsome copy, lightly read with a perfect jacket with no wear and now covered with a mylar sleeve. No wear at all to book, tight binding, clean white pages, signed and inscribed by author: "To Jim--A Proud "Son of the South.--John W. Latty". Not ex-library, not a remainder. 289pp., some portraits of officers and a few others, index, bibliography, notes, appendix of the muster roll for the 11th Georgia Cavalry, the Lumpkin Artillery, the Alleghany Troopers, and the Wilson Lumpkin Artillery. The author also wrote the Gallant Little 7th, a history of the Georgia 7th Cavalry, which has been reviewed well. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.

[Civil War] Fairbanks, Charles. The American Conflict as seen from a European Point of View. A Lecture Delivered at St. Johnsbury, Vt., June 4, 1863. Boston: Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery. 1863. Tan printed wraps. 24 cm. 44 pp. Age toning. Light stains. Very good.
Sabin Americana 23664. In Texas apparently only UT-Austin and UT-Arlington hold copies. Fairbanks had been in London and reports the European attitude towards the war.

[Civil War] Ten Clipped Civil War Covers Pro-Union Images. [Various publishers] [Circa 1861-1865] Each clipped portion of a civil war cover (envelope) is approximately 8 x14 cm. Some age toning and light stains. Colors are vibrant. They do not appear to have been mailed. Very good.
Although done by private companies, these patriotic envelopes served as propaganda for the Union and were purchased by those on the home front to send to their loved ones serving in the war or by the soldiers in the war. These include images of General Scott; a Zouave soldier; Uncle Sam stepping on a snake marked "secession;" and George Washington on Horseback among others. Would make a great display.

Austin: Ericson, 2003. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Reprint of the first edition published in 1912. Gray cloth with white titles on spine and upper board. Corner bumped. 902pp., photographic reproductions, and in addition to the alphabetical memoirs of each soldier there are also these documents: Chronological List of Engagements by States, Constitution of the Confederate States and Members of the Provisional and Regular Congress of the Confederate States. Clean, no names, no writing. 4to gray cloth. A much needed and enormous undertaking. Contains 2,006 entries. BASIC TEXAS 223 -"Predominantly Texans, common soldier recollections, delightful insights into the life of the soldier." NEVINS II-248.

Washington, D. C,: Government Printing Office. Good+. 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean black embossed cloth with gilt title on spine. Front gutter has a cloth tear, with cover firmly attached. Spine ends lightly rubbed. A few slightly age darkened pages. Front endpaper has a small mended tear. Following subjects: 1. Further provisions for the collection of duties on imports. 2. Alleged hostile organization against the government within the District of Columbia. 3. Naval Force of the United States. 4. Relative to the correspondence between the President and the Commissioners on the part of the State of South Carolina. 5. Seizure of forts, arsenals, revenue cutters and other property of the United States, Fort Sumter, Civil War; 8vo; 400 pages .

[Civil War] Ten Clipped Civil War Covers Featuring Pro-Union and Anti-Confederate Images. [No publication information] [Circa 1861-1865] Each clipped portion of a civil war cover (envelope) is approximately 8 x14 cm. Some age toning and light stains. Colors are vibrant. They do not appear to have been mailed. Very good.
Although done by private companies, these patriotic envelopes served as propaganda for the Union and were purchased by those on the home front to send to their loved ones serving in the war or by those serving in the war. These feature various images including American flags. Cannon. Dogs and Cats among others. Would make a great display.

[Texas] [Civil War] S. H. Darcy. Autograph letter, signed. La Grange, Texas. June 4, 1863. To Mrs. Jones. One page. 8 x 10.5 in. Black ink on blue paper. Approximately 250 words.
La Grange, Texas, the county seat of Fayette County, was untouched by fighting during the Civil War. This letter gives an interesting view of the home front in 1863. A long discussion on getting a quantity of sugar, which would have been scarce and which "cost me by the hogshead 1 dollar a pound" but will let her have a pound for "less than 1 dollar and 25 cents." Mentions someone who traveled to Arkansas and saw her sister, indicating that the war had not yet disrupted travel of that sort. In addition, a number of Confederate militia companies were organized at La Grange. The letter writer indicates that a friend had a letter from "Wink" who says "they are ordered to the Rio grande." Civil war material of this type from La Grange is uncommon.

[Civil War] Three Union Civil War Letters. [Circa 1861-63] Two home front letters, one with a colorful Union letter head; one mentioning the draft; with a letter from a soldier at Fort Scott about the death of his former girlfriend.
The first letter has a colorful letterhead The Young Volunteer "Bully for You" depicting a soldier with saber, in front of a canon with an American Flag. Weston [Mass.?] August 6, 1861. News of home, travel. The second letter is from a young woman on a farm to her Aunt. She discusses the draft, so probably 1863. She is happy her Uncle was not drafted. She also notes "they have not drafted here yet. They will in a few days. They have been waiting until they get the wheat threshed." The third letter is from a soldier at Fort Scott, Virginia to his mother. It has the envelope postmarked Alexandria Virginia Aug. 4, 1863. He explains he tried to get a furlough to come home, apparently because his former girlfriend died, but messed up the paperwork. Interesting group about life… Read More