Search Results: Civil War from The FW Collections

O.H. Oldroyd. . 1901. Cloth, octavo, xviii and 305 pp. Foldout map attached at rear, in good shape. This edition was limited to 250 copies . This is recorded as 175. 305 pages. Illustrated with photos. Cardstock engraved plate of Lincoln and fold-out map are present. . Limited 1st Edition. 1901. Osborn Oldroyd (1842-1930) was one of the great collectors and early researchers on Lincoln and lived in Lincoln's Springfield home for several years in the 1880s. He accumulated thousands of items related to the president, many of which are at the Ford's Theater Lincoln Museum today. As part of this account Oldroyd describes personally retracing the route of John Wilkes Booth's flight, with a folding map of the route laid in. 82 illustrations including photographs from Oldroyd's collections, with an introduction by Thomas Maley Harris, a Union general who was on the commission to try the Lincoln conspirators and also authored books on the assassination. Signed by Author .

Many illustrations with valuable prints.tlanta Campaign, in the American Civil War, an important series of battles in Georgia (May–September 1864) that eventually cut off a main Confederate supply centre and influenced the Federal presidential election of 1864. By the end of 1863, with Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, firmly under the control of the North, Atlanta, an important Confederate railroad, supply, and manufacturing centre and a gateway to the lower South, became the logical point for Union forces to attack in their western campaign. The Union commander, General William Sherman, also believed a sustained campaign deep into Confederate territory would bring the entire war to an end. Southern defenders were under the strategic direction of General Joseph E. Johnston, until he was replaced by Lieutenant General John Bell Hood in July. The Atlanta Campaign itself consisted of nine individual battles as well as nearly five months of unbroken skirmishes and small actions. The… Read More

Battle of Bull Run: July, 1861 Gen. Blenkers Brigade Covering the Retreat, Aponzo Chappel, Johson and FryPubli
George Virtue: London & New York (1885)
Page: 8 x 10.5"; Image: 5.5 x 725"
On velum
Condition: Excellent
Purchased in the 1980s from the retired archivist for the Nebraska ETV network

The Blue and the Gray, A Graphic History of the Army of the Potomac and that of Northern Virginia, Including the Brilliant Engagements of these Forces from 1861 to 1865... A Complete Roster of the Two Great Armies, and Twenty Full Page Maps. By Rev. Theodore Gerrish and Rec. John S. Hutchinson, with Introduction by Colonel Augustus C. Hamlin, Published by Brady, Mace, & Co., 1884. 816 pages.

Civil War Battle Flags, New Hampshire Connecticut
4.75 x 7 mat cutout
8 x 10" mat dimensions
Purchased from retired archivist Nebraska Educational TV
Condition: Good

Civil War Battle Flags , 13th ILL, 24 Mich,8th Mo, 1st Minn, 2nd Mich,7th NY
Page: 8 x 10"
Image: 4.5 x 7"
Purchased in the 1980s from the retired archivist for the Nebraska ETV network

True stories of unusual happenings during the American Civil War. Civil War Curiosities uncovers those unusual persons, attitudes, and events that take you beyond a textbook understanding of the Civil War. A collection of fascinating anecdotes and colorful stories, this book covers a wide variety of subjects, including "newfangled" weapons that changed the nature of war, the press' outrageous inaccuracy in covering the conflict, the phenomenon of "silent battles, " and various disguises, atrocities, and mix-ups.

Civil War Battle Flags, Vermont Brigade,11th Conn, HQ Guidon Old VT Brigade, Gen Sedgewick 6th corps
Page: 8 x 10"; mat cutout: 4.5 x 10"
Purchased in the 1980s from the retired archivist for the Nebraska ETV network

Civil War Battle Flags, 78th Ohio,78thPenn,32 Indiana.9thKentucky129th Ill,18thNY
Page: 8 x 10"; mat cutout: 4.5 x 10"
Purchased in the 1980s from the retired archivist for the Nebraska ETV network

Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy lithograph,1866, Johnson Fry and Co.NY
Steel engraving from the original painting by Chappel in possession of publishers
8 x 10.5" page size: 5.5 x 7.5"
Condition Excellent
Purchased in the 1980s from the retired archivist for the Nebraska ETV network

LECTURES on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery As Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery In the United States with the Duties of Masters to Slaves.
William A Smith DD, President of Randolph-Macon College And Professor Of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy
Edited by Thomas O Summers, DD Stevenson and Evans 1856, Nashville, Tenn Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by WILLIAM A. SMITH, In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY A. A. STITT, SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, NASHVILLE, TENN.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The book consists of thirteen lectures on the subject of slavery as was given to students of Moral Science in Randolph Macon College. The author presents lectures on the various components of slavery. His main reason for agreeing with the institution is that is "a fundamental… Read More

Privately Published available by subscription only., Washington, D.C, 1898. Hardcover. Mammoth, heavy and bulky folio nicely illustrated with hundreds of original engravings including 7 massive foldouts depicting battles, vistas, and rural scenes during the American Civil War. In depth descriptions of skirmishes, battles and the aftermath. Plus impressive portraiture and background of those remembered men on both sides of the war. Given the size & weight of the book, it is in very good often excellent condition. Clean and bright pages with. Some scuffs to. boards Some rubbing to the covers with some light fraying at the spine ends.The seven incredible fold-outs are in fine shape except one has tape on the back, Folio 584 pp. Very Good hard boards loose but binding strong. In depth descriptions of skirmishes, battles and the aftermath. Plus impressive portraiture and background of those remembered men on both sides of the war. Embracing Nearly One Thousand Pictorial Sketches by the Most… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940, 1940. First Edition. Number 341 of a limited edition of 520 numbered and signed by Willa Cather. Only 498 of the 520 Limited Edition were offered for sale. Fine copy in Dust Jacket, Slipcase not present. Book was printed on Rives Liampre All-Rag Paper. Each copy signed by the Author. Cather's Last Novel. Octavo, original half gilt-stamped green cloth, top edge gilt. Fine in the original dust jacket. Willa Cather's "last novel is a tour de force of narrative, returning once again to history as a series of tales told and tales remembered. A Pre-Civil War novel set in the Virginia of Cather's early childhood, Sapphira and the Slave Girl intertwines the escape narrative of an enslaved African American, with the imperious, proud, and vengeful mistress of the house" (Modern American Women Writers, 45).

University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1985. Hard Back. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition:as new 139 Pages. As new book with flawless interior text and photograph pages. Dust jacket price 28.95 is NOT clipped. For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His late-nineteenth-century images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record in existence of the generation that settled the Great Plains. The faces are unforgettable: jaunty bachelors and earnest husbands, Civil War veterans of both armies, spinster sod busters and determined mothers, cowhands, farmhands, and former slaves. All in search of land of their own. Originally published in 1985, this first book devoted to Butcher and his photographs presents a unique visual chronicle of Great Plains settlement and established Butcher's place in frontier photography. Everyone interested in the plains pioneers or historical American photography will prize this… Read More

University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1985. Hard Back. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition:as new 139 Pages. As new book with flawless interior text and photograph pages. Dust jacket price 28.95 is NOT clipped. For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His late-nineteenth-century images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record in existence of the generation that settled the Great Plains. The faces are unforgettable: jaunty bachelors and earnest husbands, Civil War veterans of both armies, spinster sod busters and determined mothers, cowhands, farmhands, and former slaves. All in search of land of their own. Originally published in 1985, this first book devoted to Butcher and his photographs presents a unique visual chronicle of Great Plains settlement and established Butcher's place in frontier photography. Everyone interested in the plains pioneers or historical American photography will prize this… Read More

New York: Bonanza Books., 1966. Condition:near fine 334 pages. Hard Covers. red cloth with black on binding with gilt lettering on spine. Dust Jacket Very Good+. Clipped Some wear to DJ with 1/2 inch tear on top near spine, Pages fine. B&W plates throughout. ISBN 10: 0517002590 ISBN 13: 9780517002599.Previous owner bookplate inside front cover Photographs, O'Sullivan, Civil War, Wheeler, Indian Well know Civil War photographer who traveled the American SW & was photographer w/ Wheeler Expedition.