History of the First Kentucky Brigade. by Thompson, Edwin Porter (b. 1834) - 1868

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Cincinnati, OH: Caxton Publishing House. Good+. 1868. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 931 pp; Full embossed leather. Edge wear especially at the corners, top and bottome has 1/4 inch chipped away, spine tears & cracks repaired with clear tape. Interior light and occasional foxing, endpapers have penciled previous owner's name and nameplate, and rear hinge is beginning to crack at pastedown but holding firm. Top corner of pages 168 to 170 is missing 1 inch, not affecting text. Still a nice tight book with embossed boards, a solid binding and a tight text. This classic of Kentucky history includes a history of the major battles fought, biographies of important figures, and detailed company rosters. Margin notes in pencil especially in the company rosters, appears to have been made by a member of the brigade. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Large 8vo. Contemporary blind-stamped black morocco, with extremities rubbed. Front hinge just starting, but a firm and solid copy. Gum label at spine base. 931pp. Front pastedown with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and rubberstamp on blank portion of title page. Text clean. Six full-page steel engravings, including the frontis of John Breckinridge. The list of engravings calls for one of General Buckner, but it was not bound into this copy. Else Very Good. First edition of the history of the famed Orphan Brigade, which saw action in many of the major battles of the War, including Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, and Chickamauga. FIRST EDITION. Howes T193aa. Nicholson 838. III Dornbusch 1209. I Nevins 168.

(KENTUCKY REGIMENTAL). THOMPSON, Edwin Porter. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. 1st ed. 931 pp. Portraits. Orig. cloth. Some wear to cloth, corners bumped, front inner hinge starting, old waterstain to frontis. portrait, else a very good copy. The First Kentucky Brigade, known as the "Orphan Brigade," included the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky regiments. Its ranking officers included Simon Bolivar Buckner, John C. Breckenridge, and William Preston. The Orphan Brigade participated in nearly every major engagement in the Western theater, and proved to be one of the Confederacy's most dependable fighting units. They were present at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, and throughout the Atlanta campaign. Thompson issued a revised version of this work entitled History of the Orphan Brigade in 1898. "Possessing everything from rosters to tall tales, Thompson's thick study is a standard source for any study of the… Read More

(KENTUCKY REGIMENTAL). THOMPSON, Edwin Porter. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. 1st ed. 931 pp. Portraits. Orig. blind-stamped full morocco. Spine repaired with original spine laid down; some very old staining to some pages and some scattered foxing, else a very good copy. The First Kentucky Brigade, known as the "Orphan Brigade," included the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments. Its ranking officers included Simon Bolivar Buckner, John C. Breckenridge, and William Preston. The Orphan Brigade participated in nearly every major engagement in the Western theater, and proved to be one of the Confederacy's most dependable fighting units. They were present at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, and throughout the Atlanta campaign. Thompson issued a revised version of this work entitled History of the Orphan Brigade in 1898. "Possessing everything from rosters to tall tales, Thompson's thick study is a… Read More

Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. NF/F/1st ed. Clean, tight, square. No wear to Dust Jacket, which is covered with a mylar sleeve. 175pp. Culmulative Muster Rolls of the Georgia State Line, notes, b&w photos, maps, index. One of the very few sources about the 2 regiments that made up the Georgia State Line. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.

Theis book is in box case with three books. It is in excellent condition. Almost new. It is the story of how American precidency was created and the power behind it. Fascinating book to have. Great resource for School and college students.
Amazing photographs and illustrations.

Cincinnati: Caxton Press for the Author, 1930. Limited Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: xxix, 354; 20 plates and text illus by J. Augustus Knapp. Bound in gilt-stamped brown cloth, illus mounted on cover. Small, private bookplate on front free-endpaper. 9.75" x 6.75" This second printing, preceded by an edition of 500. was limited to 1,000 copies, On the limitation page is a six-line inscription, signed by the author at Cincinnati, March 16th, 1932. Felix Moses of Kentucky served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

Castle, 1957. Hardcover. New/New. 10 volumes, complete set in 4to grey boards. Very clean set with unworn dust jackets except for heel of spine on two jackets showing wear. Small price sticker shadow to front free endpapers from the flaps. Original price unclipped.

Book is in excellent condition. Dust Jacket slight discoloration due to aging but in very good condition.
Opposing Grant and the Army of the Potomac was Robert. E. Lee, the last great knight of the battle. He was a god to his men and scourge to his antagonists.
A brilliant description of an important chapter in the Civil War history.

"Sumter started the greatest war this land ever knew. It was far more causative significance than Pearl Harbor. It represents the Noth-South Quarrel. The author tells the story of extraordinary courage of American Military and Major Robert Anderson who was the defender of the fort." A must read for history buffs.

Pasadena, Socio-Technical Books, 1970, hardcover, 176 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight and tightly bound, spots to top edge, previous owner's name and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, light wrinkles, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-regarded anthropologist, museum director, supervising archaeologist for the Fort Massac Reconstruction project in Southern Illinois, and author of The Long Walk: A History of Navajo Wars, 1846-68 takes us back to the years 1863-68, the military roundup of the Navajo Indians and the creation of Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, a forty-square mile concentration camp where the Navajo lived according to the dictates of an alien people and suffered disease, starvation, and generational trauma. Illustrated with 22 period photographs. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780870261008

Remarkably well preserved copy of this rare hardback copyright 1906; pictorial boards (see photos) show light shelf wear and gently bumped corners; text block tight and square; one illustration missing; both hinges beginning to split but this has not significantly weakened the tightness of spine; 273 clean pages, showing signs of tanning CC.

Athens, AL: Pea Ridge Press. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0964208415 . Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Signed by Robert Dunnavant; B&W Illustrations; 186 pages; Signed by Author .

Macon, GA: J. W. Burke. 1927. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. , DJ has light soiling ; Introduction by Julian Street; 65 pages .