[Rarebooks] FS: CW Regiments (6 titles)
Clare Murphy
payson at oldbooks.com
Mon Jun 13 15:44:44 EDT 2005
1. RECORD OF SERVICE OF CONNECTICUT MEN IN THE ARMY & NAVY OF THE
UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR OF THE REBELLION (CIVIL WAR) 1861-1865.
Hartford CT., 1889. 2 volumes. Half leather w/ cloth boards. Large
4to (12 x 9 1/2"). [1071 pgs] This is a very heavy book. The spine
leather is very scuffed, but the gilt lettering is legible. Both
joints have cracked and been repaired, leaving the book in sturdy
condition. The contents are fine with no foxing. Former owner's
bookplate.There is a fine index (listing every name in the rosters),
which would be of immense help to a researcher. Amazingly, there is a
second volume in manuscript form. It was typed and hand-bound with
heavy paper wraps. The title was written by hand and dated Jan. 1,
1936. Errata: Record of Connecticut Men in the War of Rebellion and
three later wars and skirmishes. It contains corrections and
additions to the original volume. $295.00
2. CLARK, WILLIAM. HISTORY OF THE HAMPTON BATTERY F (INDEPENDENT
BATTERY D. PENNSYLVANIA LIGHT ARTILLERY. Akron and Pittsburgh., 1909.
Illustrated by 17 maps and other plates. First edition. (REGIMENTAL).
Bright red with gilt insignias and lettering. Near fine. Mild fading
to spine. Owner's blindstamp on title, a number on dedication page
and owner's attractive insignia label on rear board. Never opened;
pages uncut and unopened. This Battery was organized in Pittsburgh on
October 8, 1861 and mustered out on June 26, 1865<BR> <A
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$145.00
3. MOORE, M.D. (SURGEON NINTH PENN. CAVALRY), JAMES. KILPATRICK AND
OUR CAVALRY: COMPRISING A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF GENERAL KILPATRICK
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAVALRY RAIDS, ENGAGEMENTS, AND OPERATIONS
UNDER HIS COMMAND, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE REBELLION TO THE
SURRENDER OF JOHNSTON. New York: United States Book Co. Successors to
John W. Lovell Company, 1865. First edition. Very decorative two-tone
brick cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Very good. Hugh Jordan
Kilpatrick (New Jersey 1836-1881), Major-General in the Union Army,
was Sherman's Chief of Calvary in The March to the Sea. Two corners
bumped. Bottom of spine lightly chipped. Twelve illustrations from
original design by Waud<BR> <A
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$135.00
4. ROEMER, JACOB, BREVET-MAJOR. REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR OF THE
REBELLION 1861-1865 (THE FLUSHING BATTERY). Flushing., 1897. Edited
by L. A. Furney, USCT. First edition. Red cloth, gilt lettering and
decoration on front board. [316 pgs] Near fine. Roemer commanded
troops at Cedar Mountain, Fredericksburg, Second Bull Run etc. In the
list of Flushing Battery members at the rear totalling 271, 69
deserted. Previous owner's signature. Final end paper loose but
present. Scarce regimental. DORNBUSCH I. $325.00
5. STRYKER, WILLIAM. S. RECORD OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF NEW JERSEY IN
THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865. VOLUME I & II. Trenton, NJ: Privately
Printed, 1876. First edition. 2 volumes. Original half black leather
with black cloth boards. 4to. [1758 pgs] Ex-Lib; each volume has
small black leather patches pasted down to front and rear boards;
previous owner's bookplate. Both volumes show minor shelf wear to
corners of boards and spine. Vol. ll is shaken and has one signature
that appears to be loose, but is intact. Includes a 176 page index .
Comprehensive listing of participants including Staff Officers, Misc.
Organizations, Veteran Reserve Corps, First Army Corps, U.S. Colored
Troops, U.S. Army, U. S. Navy and National Cemeteries. William S.
Stryker was the Adjutant General. $360.00
6. TOWNSEND, ADJUTANT, LUTHER. TRACY. HISTORY OF THE SIXTEENTH
REGIMENT, NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS. Washington DC: Privately Printed,
1897. Illustrated by 43 illustrations. First edition. (Regimental).
8vo. [574 pgs] Fine. One year's duty in Louisiana. Very clean binding
and contents. Previous owner's bookplate. Small tear to first free
end paper with some loss. Sample of contents: Northern Troops at
Disadvantage, Sea Voyage, A Mud March Unparalleled During the War,
Capture of Fort Burton, at Butte A La Rose, The Garrison of Disease
and Death, Dark Hours Preceding the Fall of Port Hudson. Includes the
complete roster. $120.00
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