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‎First Federal Occupation of Winchester Broadside‎

‎<p>Broadside describing the first occupation of Winchester Virginia during the Civil War.</p> <b>CIVIL WAR.</b>Broadside signed in type by Colonel William D. Lewis Winchester Virginia April 17 1862 1 p. 12½ x 11 in.<p><b>Partial Transcript</b></p><p><i>"HEAD QUARTERS </i></p><p><i>Commander of the Post </i></p><p><i>Winchester Va. April 17 1862. </i></p><p><i>CITIZENS OF WINCHESTER: </i></p><p><i>Upon me has devolved the duty of commanding this Post. My wish and my duty is to afford you all the </i>liberty<i> and </i>protection<i> due to </i>fellow citizens<i>. The </i>Government<i> I represent is </i>the same our forefathers established <i>to form a more perfect </i>Union<i>. . . promote the </i>general welfare<i> and secure to </i>us and our posterity<i> the blessing of </i>Liberty<i>. We mean truly to represent its impartial </i>Justice.</p><p><i>But no one can expect the privileges of a </i>citizen<i> and behave as an </i>enemy<i>. No one can expect kindness . . . who does not extend it to others. </i></p><p><i>Citizens are reminded that the troops now stationed here are those of </i>their own Government<i> and are </i>lawfully<i> here on their </i>country's soil<i>. . . they are here for the </i>protection<i>of their fellow citizens and for the prosecution of their Country's Enemies the 'Rebels.' Those persons Male or Female engaged in circulating flying rumors and creating false excitements are particularly warned. </i></p><p><i>Our soldiers are to support the </i>Rights of all<i> and were I to permit flying reports and insulting remarks to be made the means of mischief annoyance and insult to the service or its servants they would provoke retaliations and lead to much useless suffering. </i></p><p><i>I trust Fellow Citizens you will understand and appreciate the justice of these principles and by your conduct obviate the necessity for harsh measures"</i></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>Colonel William D. Lewis issues a warning to the citizens of Winchester Virginia imploring them to submit to his occupation or face <i>"harsh measures."</i> This was the first official occupation of a town that would change hands nearly seventy times during the war. Union General Nathaniel Banks entered the Shenandoah Valley in March 1862 occupied Winchester on March 12 and defeated the Confederates at the battle of Kernstown on March 23. On May 25 Union forces were defeated by Stonewall Jackson at the first battle of Winchester and forced to withdraw from the town towards Harper's Ferry thus ending the first Federal occupation of Winchester.</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Very good</p>‎

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‎General Orders affecting the Volunteer Force; Adjutant General's Office 1863‎

‎First Edition. hardcover. liii 214pp. 12mo orig. cloth; spine worn and repaired edges of corners worn light foxing to some margins. Washington: GPO 1864.<br/><br/> unknown books‎

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‎GROUP OF THREE LOYALTY OATHS SIGNED BY FORMER CONFEDERATES. 1 WHEREAS ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DID ON THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER A.D. 1867 ISSUE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING FULL PARDON TO CERTAIN PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE LATE REBELLION CONDITIONED UPON TAKING AND SUBSCRIBING A CERTAIN OATH THEREIN SET FORTH AND HERETO ATTACHED AND HEREIN INSERTED.'I THOMAS K. DAVIS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM ." At head: Printed and Sold by R.A. Waters Penn. Ave. Cor. 13th Street. With a postal stamp and Washington DC cancel. 2 "AMNESTY OATH. I ARTHUR MCMURTRY DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR IN THE PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD THAT I WILL HEREAFTER FAITHFULLY DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNION OF STATES THEREUNDER; AND THAT I WILL IN LIKE MANNER ABIDE BY AND SUPPORT ALL LAWS AND PROCLAMATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE DURING THE EXISTING REBELLION WITH REFERENCE TO THE EMANCIPATION OF SLAVERY; SO HELP ME GOD. SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED TO BEFORE ME THIS 5 DAY OF JULY 1865 AT GALVESTON TE‎

‎Partly printed documents completed in manuscript varying sizes measuring in the range of 7-7.5" x 9-9.75". Matted and mounted behind glass in a 17" x 34" gilt decorative frame. Very Good.<br/><br/> Former Confederates were required to sign oaths of loyalty before regaining citizenship and voting rights. The language of these three oaths differs slightly but each requires the signer to "defend the Constitution of the United States" particularly in reference to the emancipation of slaves.<br/> Davis's oath taken in the District of Columbia is printed at page 105 of Stanley Turkel's book "Heroes of the American Reconstruction" 2005. Davis's background and State of residence are not disclosed. Arthur McMurtry was a corporal in the 26th Texas Cavalry. He is listed in the 1870 Federal Census and two later Galveston directories 1888-1891 as a bookkeeper. Cousinard was mayor of East Baton Rouge from 1857-1859. He enlisted with Company B of the 9th Battalion Louisiana Infantry in 1862. After signing his amnesty oath he became sheriff of East Baton Rouge on May 11 1864.<br/> Arthur McMurtry is distantly related to Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry: his great-grandfather John McMurtry 1748-1790 was the brother of Larry McMurtry's great-great-great-great-grandfather Samuel McMurtry 1744-1796. Lineage determined using several family trees on Ancestry web site and cross-referencing with Federal Censuses death records and information found on the Texas State Cemetery website. unknown books‎

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‎Hand-Made Union Patriotic and Religious Song Book‎

‎1864. No binding. Condition: Fine. Manuscript Pen and Ink Folk Art Song Book ca. 1864. 24 pp. 6 5/8 x 8 in. This hand-sewn booklet contains eight songs popular during the Civil War era with music and lyrics in calligraphy. Songs include "On a Green Grassy Noll" by J. D. Canning with music by Ira Odell; "The Old Mountain Tree" by James G. Clark; "Harmonian Waltz"; "Year of Jubilee or Kingdom has Come!"; "Squire Jones's Daughter"; "The Sweet Birds Are Singing"; "Lament of the Irish Emigrant"; and "Soon and For Ever" by J. B. Monsell. The last page of the booklet is dated February 21 1864. Partial Transcript: Year of Jubilee or Kingdom has Come! I come up Norf on a little bender Left Missus at home wid no one to tend her Ole Massa's gone I dun-no what to; Sambo pretty sure he don't much care to. Chorus: Den sound de horn beat de drum Sound de horn and beat de drum De year ob jubilee am come Sound de horn and beat de drum De year ob jubilee am come. Met genral Bloaregard on my way here He told me dat I had better stay dere He said up Norf dey would skin and eat me Dat was a yarn dat a little heat me. He said he had just whipp'd Gen-ral Bu-el Grant and Wallace All three in a duel. I axed him den why he was running away Sam-bo says he dat question aint fair play. Oh times down Soth am getting quite rotten He's so berry scarce they have to burn cotton I left dat land ob oppression and gas And roam de free Norf without nary pass. Molasses Junction was a big scarecrow Nigh its wooden guns nobody didn't dare go; But when McClellan got a good ready De Southern Gentry seemed quite unsteady. Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation De two tallest tings in dis tall nation; Hurrah den boys let us still be merry Kingdom has come boys we've good times berry. Historical Background: Music played a prominent role in the American Civil War. On the battlefield and in the camps it boosted morale and released tensions. On the homefront it helped individuals and families express political sentiments grief and longing. Music entertained and often carried political religious and social messages. "The Year of Jubilee or Kingdom has Come!" was written by "Sambo" and first published in 1862 by H. M. Higgins in Chicago. "Squire Jones's Daughter" tells of the virtues of "The prettiest girl in the State of Maine" and was copyrighted by New York publisher Henry De Marsan in 1860. "The Sweet Birds Are Singing" is a cheerful pastoral duet about springtime that dates to at least 1836. "On a Green Grassy Noll" by J. D. Canning was first published in Boston in 1852 and is an elegy for a nameless old farmer who has "ploughed his last furrow." "The Old Mountain Tree" is a ballad in the form of a quartet by James G. Clark first published in 1854. It expresses longing for an old homestead. Clark 1829-1897 enlisted in the 35th New York as a 1st lieutenant and was detailed to remain in the recruiting service. He used music in his efforts to enlist soldiers in the cause and was dubbed "The People's Poet." "Lament of the Irish Emigrant" is a ballad by Helen Blackwood 1807-1867 with music by William R. Dempster 1808-1871 first published in Boston around 1840. It tells the story of an Irish emigrant who has buried his wife Mary and their child. Blackwood Baronness Dufferin and Claneboye was a British songwriter composer poet and author. Dempster a Scottish singer was very popular in the United States. "Soon and For Ever" is a sentimental hymn by J. B. Monsell about the Christian's union with Christ in Heaven. Rev. James Samuel Bewley Monsell 1811-1875 was an Irish Anglican clergyman and poet. He wrote the poem in 1853 or earlier.Condition: Very minor soiling else near fine.<br /> books‎

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‎HEAD QUARTERS MILITARY COMMANDER COLUMBUS O. MAY 15 1863. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR YOU WILL WITHOUT DELAY MAKE OUT AND FORWARD TO THESE HEAD QUARTERS A DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND ACCOUNT OF THE PAY AND CLOTHING OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED SOLDIER- WM. B. HARRIS CO. F 44. O.V.I.‎

‎Columbus Ohio 1863. Broadsheet 8" x 10" ordering a Descriptive List of Pay and Clothing for Wm. Harris 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry who is awaiting discharge papers. Completed in manuscript it is dated May 15 1863 and signed by order of Brig. Genl. Mason. The verso is a printed letter from Assistant Adjutant General Samuel Breck to Capt. Albert Dod 15th U.S. Infantry Columbus Ohio regarding eligibility for final statements and descriptive lists. unknown‎

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‎Herrick Harrison B. Group of three daily diaries for 1861 1863 1865 and two others for 1866 and 1867. Together five diaries‎

‎<p>Group of three daily diaries for 1861 1863 1865 and two others for 1866 and 1867. Together five diaries. Various places: 1861-1867. Each 12mo morocco wallet style bindings four black one red. Diaries for 1861 and 1863 in pencil others combination of pencil and ink. All bindings are worn 1863 is more so and a couple have some tears along edges and hinges. The 1866 diary has more significant wearm and some cracks along the edges. Group of 10 pages are loose in 1863. Condition of writing varies but generally fairly legible. Overall the group is in very good condition.Herrick was from Syracuse New York and served in Company D of the 110th Regiment of the New York Volunteers. However information from the National Park Service archive suggest he served with the 12 Regiment out of New York. He appears to have served during the siege at Port Hudson and did garrison duty at the infamous Union prison Fort Jefferson in Florida. The first diary covers his enlistment in April 1861 to the end of that year. The diary describes training and the trip to Washington where the regiment was reviewed by President Lincoln. It appears that in July 1861 he was discharged for medical reasons but for some reason he re-inlisted in August 1862. The diary for 1863 covers the entire year and includes descriptions of the siege and assault on Port Hudson. Herrick seems to have been ill during this period and stayed in camp a lot.  In February 1864 Herrick and the 110th began garrison duty at Fort Jefferson the much reviled Union prison located on Garden Key Island in the Gulf of Mexico.  While Herrick’s descriptions often seem somewhat monotonous the weather his health which ships came in his impressions of various drills this diary is one of very few first hand accounts inside the prison. There are some interesting entries including a prison detail discovering coffins while digging a foundation for a new building  an officer arrested for selling whiskey to prisoners and a prisoner being "strung up" for stealing. Perhaps the most significant content of this diary is related to Lincoln’s assassination. In an entry on April 22nd a ship brings news to the prison "they had three prisoners slung up for rejoicing over it" Then in an entry dated July 24th the naval transport Florida brought three of the Lincoln assassination  conspirators Samuel Arnold Michael O’Laughlin and Dr. Samuel Mudd to the prison.  This prison wasn’t known for kindly treatment of prisoners the weather usually very hot and humid and the place was infested with bugs and misquotes. The food was what you would expect and Samuel Arnold was reported to have said the meat was so rotten "dogs ran from it." nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers</p> books‎

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‎In Memoriam: James Samuel Wadsworth 1807-1864‎

‎Albany J.B. Lyon Company Printers 1916. 1916. First edition. 4to. Frontispiece and 16 plates. Original red cloth stamped in gilt. Very good. 121 pages. No dust jacket. Cover title reads: "Major General James S. Wadsworth at Gettysburg and Other Fields." Presentation inscription on the front free endpaper: "With compliments & best wishes of Frederick B. Maerkle To my friend Col. William C. Griffith dated September 21 1916." Provenance: from the estate of director Delbert Mann. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Albany, J.B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1916. hardcover books‎

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‎INTERVIEW BETWEEN SHERMAN & JOHNSON sic‎

‎Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Son LIth. 1865. Broadside lithograph oblong 10-1/8" x 6-3/4." Some foxing at the margins else Very Good.<br/><br/> This is an extremely rare lithograph by Duval depicting General Joe Johnston's surrender of his army to General Sherman on April 18. "Peter Stephen Duval the most prominent Philadelphia lithographer of the 19th-century was born ca. 1804/5 in France. He emigrated from France to Philadelphia in the fall of 1831 to accept a job as a lithographer with the printing firm of Childs & Inman. By 1837 he had established his own lithographic printing shop and remained in business until his retirement in 1869" online Library Company article on Duval. <br/> "Sherman studies the surrender terms as his vanquished opponent Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston waits with evident unease in this rare depiction of the meeting at the Bennett House in Durham North Carolina. The print erred in showing the principals with their staffs; Sherman remembered that 'we were alone together.' Unlike Appomattox the Bennett House surrender quickly had a shadow cast over it when the War Department disallowed Sherman's terms and this scene never rivalled the meeting of Lee and Grant in iconographic memory." Neely and Holzer THE UNION IMAGE: POPULAR PRINTS OF THE CIVIL WAR NORTH. UNC Press: 2000. Page 194 Figure 98. In our copy the face of the man standing behind Sherman differs slightly from the Neely-Holzer illustration.<br/>Neely & Holzer 194. Not located in Reilly Weitenkampf Bartlett Sabin Eberstadt LCP or on OCLC or the AAS online site as of January 2021. P.S. Duval & Son, LIth. unknown books‎

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‎JANESVILLE DAILY GAZETTE. FRIDAY 10 A.M. JULY 4 1862. EXTRA. LATE NEWS FROM THE ARMY BEFOEE sic RICHMOND. A TERRIFIC BATTLE ON MONDAY! LOSS VERY GREAT ON BOTH SIDES. THE ENEMY REPULSED! SHIELD'S ARMY HAS ARRIVED. POSITION OF OUR ARMY IMPROVED. SIX DAYS FIGHTING. OUR WHOLE LOSS 15000 TO 20000!‎

‎Janesville Wi. 1862. Broadside 8 1/2 x 6 inches. Light wear and foxing. Very good. An unrecorded Civil War broadside publicizing a dispatch from Union Gen. George B. McClellan following The Seven Days' Battles which occurred between June 26 and July 2 1862. In the course of that week Union and Confederate forces fought a series of battles in five different locales. At the end of these engagements the Confederates withdrew to Richmond. This EXTRA provides information about losses and casualties and states: "Gen. McClellan and his big staff all agree that the position of our army is far more advantageous as a base of operations against Richmond than that hitherto occupied." Although most of the battles in the Seven Days can be considered Union victories the overall outcome of the campaign was still not particularly successful for the Union due to McClellan's weaknesses as a commander in the field. Afterwards the Union's Peninsular Campaign was abandoned and the majority of McClellan's men were transferred to John Pope's army in Northern Virginia. unknown books‎

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‎LIST OF QUARTERMASTER STORES &C. TRANSFERRED BY CHARLES GENTSCH 1ST LIEUT. 51ST U.S. ARMY TO LEANDER A. POOR CAPT. & ASST. QUARTERMASTER 1ST DIV. C.D.J. AT IN THE FIELD TEXAS ON THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1865. . . SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED & TWENTY PDS CORN. . . EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED & TWENTY PDS OATS. . . TWELVE THOUSAND PDS HAY. . . ONE HUNDRED AND ONE PDS GRAIN SACKS. . . &C‎

‎Texas 1865. Folio 11" x 16". Printed broadside completed in ink manuscript. Signed by Charles Gentsch as quartermaster. Docketed on verso. Contains columns listing number quantity name of articles and condition when delivered. Old folds very clean. Near Fine. <br/><br/> The 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Meigs in Ohio beginning September 17 1861 and mustered into service on October 26 1861. The regiment was attached to several different units of the Army of Ohio the Army of the Cumberland and the Department of Texas. The Regiment participated in an expedition down the Ohio River in February 1862 to reinforce General Grant and then took part in the Occupation of Nashville. They marched to Louisville and pursued Bragg from late August to late October 1862 participating in the Battle of Perryville. They later fought at Stone's River Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign Chickamauga Chattanooga Atlanta Nashville and others. <br/> Charles Gentsch 1842-1914 of New Philadelphia Ohio was mustered in as 1st Sergeant of Company K 51st Ohio Infantry in October 1861. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in January 1863; 1st Lieutenant in April 1863; and to Quartermaster in February 1865 at which time he was also transferred to Company S of the same regiment. After the war he attended Georgetown University. By 1872 he was practicing as a physician in Cleveland as well as a director in the Guardian Savings and Trust Company the United Banking & Savings Company the Lorain Street Savings Bank Company and in several manufacturing companies. He lived out his life in Cleveland and was a member of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine the Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Industry Army and Navy Post of the G.A.R. and other local clubs. His two brothers Daniel C. and Frank H. Gentsch were also physicians. In 1907 he wrote and read a paper before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion called "Instantaneous Rigor-Mortis Occasionally occurring and observed upon the Battlefield" based on his war experiences.<br/> Leander Alonso Poor 1833-1910 of Vienna Maine graduated from Bowdoin College and was a principal at a high school in Massachusetts when the war began. He joined Company C U.S. Engineers Battalion at Worcester Massachusetts but was discharged for medical reasons. In 1864 he was commissioned Captain in the United States Volunteers and assigned to the Union Army's First Division Fourth Army Corps. His unit was ordered to Texas to reestablish federal authority spending from September 1865 to June 1866 at Indianola and later Port Lavaca to oversee the rebuilding of the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railway. He returned to Maine in 1866 and was given the rank of Brevet Major. After the war he was a school teacher and administrator. "Capt. Leander A. Poor U.S.V. in Port Lavaca 1865-1866" by Charles D. Spurlin 2003 THE JOURNAL OF SOUTH TEXAS 16 169-194; military records at website Fold3. unknown books‎

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‎LIST OF STAFF OFFICERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY 1861-1865‎

‎1891. CIVIL WAR. LIST OF STAFF OFFICERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY: 1861-1865. Washington: Government Printing Office 1891. Small quarto: brown quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards marbled endpapers & edges. A scarce listing of Confederate officers printed on fragile paper. Very Good front hinge tender small stain page 25 some damage top inner-edge of front endpaper. $750.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books‎

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‎Manuscript Letter from James Henry Rikert to Celia Gibson.‎

‎<p>One folded sheet two pages of text illustrated red and blue lettersheet depicting George B. McClellan with slogan "WE HAVE BEAT OUR LAST RETREAT" includes matching postally canceled envelope. Minor folds one small hole at center fold not affecting text normal aging and toning. Overall in very good condition. James Rikert who enlisted in 1861 was discharged in 1862 for disability. He joined as a 21 year old private at Fort Wayne Michigan and mustered into Company G of the MI 5th Infantry. He sent this letter to Celia Gibson as a follow-up to a letter he sent a week earlier concerning their march on Manassas. He reports heavy rains that postponed the march but expects to march the next day. While he mentions his sadness at the loss of his grandmother he makes a point of telling Celia this could be his last letter. "This may be the last letter perhaps that you will ever get from me but if I live through the battle you will son hear from me again and if not you will know that I have gone to my lovely home and that I died as a Christian." Historical Data Systems Civil War Research and Genealogy Database.</p>‎

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‎Manuscript Letter From James White of Company K 6th NJV New Jersey Volunteers To His Wife‎

‎Letter sheet 9 ¼ x 7 ½ 3pp. on 4 pp. lettersheet. Folded with nicks on folds minor soiling else very good. White was stationed near Washington D.C. and he provides a fair sketch of camp life and soldierly concerns during the first year of the conflict. His wants are few and he goes to some lengths to let his wife know he is taking good care of himself. “I wash all my clothes regularly once a week keep my hair cut very close and wash myself clean every morning. I have no fear of getting dirty or lousy.” Camp life is described as quite restrictive with lots of work. “Duty is very hard… we have to drill nearly eight hours every day except when we are on the move.” He gives his wife advice on finances and other matters and admonishes her that “above all I do not want you to believe any stories about men being shot” for disciplinary reasons. hardcover books‎

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‎Message of the President of the United States and Accompanying Documents to the Two Houses at the commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Eighth Congress; Volume 6: Navy‎

‎Washington: Government Printinng Office 1864. hardcover. very good. 2 illustrations one folding. 1259pp. very thick 8vo full contemporary calf leather labels. Washington: GPO 1864. First Edition. Very good.<br/><br/> Naval documents for the year 1864 including the Union blockade. 38th Congress 2d Session House of Rep. Ex. Doc. No. 1.<br/><br/> Government Printinng Office unknown books‎

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‎MISCELLANEOUS. NO.1. 1900. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE SEIZURE OF THE BRITISH VESSELS "SPRINGBOK" AND "PETERHOFF" BY UNITED STATES' CRUIZERS IN 1863‎

‎London: Harrison and Sons 1900. 69pp. Stitched. Titlepage loose. Else very good clean. A lawsuit over blockade running carries on for 35 years. The SPRINGBOK was originially seized by the United States because it was carrying "contraband of war." The subsequent legal struggles for compensation and discussions of the legality of such a move are discussed in these documents. The PETERHOFF also was transporting contraband and had false papers and the British government refused to "find ground to interefere." The 5 documents relating to this ship deal with the subsequent conflict between the United States and Britain. Harrison and Sons unknown books‎

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‎NAVY DEPARTMENT.GENERAL ORDER NO. 13.‎

‎Washington 1863. 2pp. on a single folded sheet. Torn and stained along fore-edge not affecting text. Good. In this general order Navy Secretary Gideon Welles sets forth the rules governing flags of truce. The order details the conditions for issuing and the methods of accepting a truce flag. It also discusses the issue of hospital protective flags. unknown books‎

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‎Officers of the Union Army and Navy Their Lives and Portraits. Vol. 1 all published‎

‎16mo original cloth with gilt title on top cover illustrated with 30 lithographic portraits 148 4 pp. Some wear at extremities top hinge somewhat weak but still holding one plate is loose normal aging some notes on endpapers; otherwise very good. Despite the fact that the title indicates volume one this was the only edition published. While most of the text relates to biographies of illustrated officers including a young Major General George B. McCellan there are two pages dedicated to presenting Union and Rebel victories in the early part of the war. L. Prang & Co. hardcover books‎

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‎Ordnance Returns from Atlanta Campaign‎

‎<p><b>CIVIL WAR.</b>Five partly-printed documents for the 102nd New York Regiment Companies D E and F dated between May 15 and September 30 1864. The forms list inventories and expenditures of ammunition and weapons used during the Atlanta Campaign. </p>May 15 ABSTRACT OF MATERIALS &c. expended or consumed in Company <i>F…</i><p>In action at <i>Resaca</i><i>500 </i>Elongated Ball Cartridges<i>…</i></p><p>July 16 Invoice of Ordnance and Ordinance Stores turned over by… <i>Co.</i><i>E…</i></p><p><i>40 Springfield rifled muskets Cal. 58 complete</i></p><p><i>2 Ball screws… 1310 rounds of cartridges Cal 574…</i></p><p>July 20 ABSTRACT OF MATERIALS &c. expended or consumed in Company <i>D…</i></p><p>In action at <i>Near Atlanta Ga</i> <i>400</i> Elongated Ball Cartridges caliber <i>58…</i></p><p>Sept. 30 ABSTRACT OF MATERIALS &c. expended or consumed in Company <i>E…</i></p><p><i>in Packet</i> <i>440</i> Elongated Ball Cartridges.</p><p>Sept. 30 QUARTERLY RETURN OF ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE STORES…Co. E 102 Regiment…</p><p><b>Historical Background </b></p><p>The 102nd New York Regiment was part of the 3rd Brigade 20th Army Corps Army of the Cumberland which participated in the General William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign. The Army of the Cumberland began the campaign in early May 1864 and units of the 20th Corps entered Atlanta for the first time on September 2. In mid-November the 20th Corps became part of the "Left Wing" in Sherman's "March to the Sea."</p> books‎

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‎Partly printed Document Signed "Charles Freuter‎

‎1865. unbound. On the day the war ends a volunteer enlists in the Union Army and collects his $300 bounty! 1 page 6.75 x 8.5 inches -- a Statement of Recruitment whereby Freuter a New York City druggist age 30 is allowed to join the Union Army and receive his $300 bounty on the very day the war has ended April 10 1865. Also signed by the Mustering Officer Captain S. C. Wagner. Note: in the very last days of the war it was not uncommon for deceitful Mustering Officers to allow a bounty to be paid and then splitting the money with the Recruit. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books‎

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‎PATRIOTIC SONGS. YOUR SONS AND YOUR MONEY ON YOUR COUNTRY'S ALTAR!‎

‎Philadelphia 1865. Elephant folio broadsheet printed in six columns on recto and on verso. 15-3/4" x 21-1/4." Engraving of Screaming Eagle with shield bearing scroll inscribed "Your Sons and your Money on your Country's Altar!" Blank lower margin chip. Very Good.<br/><br/> The words to twenty-one patriotic songs are printed on the recto beginning with "Hail Columbia" followed by "Yankee Doodle" "The Star Spangled Banner" "John Brown's Soul" "Johnny is Gone for a Soldier" and ending with "The Volunteer's Wife to her Husband." The Library Company's entry calls this item "Rare" although OCLC records other institutional holdings.<br/> The verso is titled "SEVEN THIRTY Facts and Figures!" It discusses the Nation's ability to pay the war debt. "The United States Can Carry a Bigger War Debt Than England." It accuses "a formidable body of men hostile to the Government and favorable to the Rebellion" of predicting "the ruin of the country by the weight of the debt." Patriots will purchase the Seven Thirty bonds but "Buying Gold Makes One a Rebel."<br/>Library Company of Philadelphia Record Number 000116607. unknown books‎

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‎PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION HELD IN ALBANY.‎

‎Albany 1861. 56pp. Printed wrappers bit chipped covers detached good. Addresses by noted New York Democrats of the day including James S. Thayer Lyman Tremain Horatio Seymour and others. Positive remarks concerning southern brethren and biting invective for the Black Republicans. unknown books‎

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‎Proclamation… I hereby notify all citizens that they must connect themselves with some company of‎

‎<p> Small broadside about 6 x 8 1/2 printed on one side about ten partial lines of text including title Proclamation!. Minor toning slight creasing a little uneven small margin on the left side a couple of minor nicks; overall very good. While Kentucky may have been neutral at the start of the war after the Confederates invaded the state they turned toward the Union. This small broadside reminds people they needed to register with the "home guard." It also reminds people that failure to register will result in being disarmed. This order was passed under the threat of an impending invasion of Kentucky by General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee. The broadside is signed in print by Major P. G. Bracht. </p> Observer and Reporter Power Press Print books‎

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‎Civil War‎

‎Remarkable bespoke bound collection of Civil War extracts illustrations and ephemera‎

‎1880. Newspaper clippings maps and illustrations laid down on card stock and bordered in black ink others extracted complete plus some contemporary photographs engravings and other pictorial material. 31 vols. 4to & large 8vo. Half contemporary morocco and marbled boards spines & boards gilt t.e.g bookplate of C.B. Farwell to front pastedowns. Newspaper clippings maps and illustrations laid down on card stock and bordered in black ink others extracted complete plus some contemporary photographs engravings and other pictorial material. 31 vols. 4to & large 8vo. A remarkable collection of newspaper dispatches maps plans portraits and illustrated scenes of battles and views. The maps portraits and illustrations are drawn from a variety of published sources including The New York World but many are coloured or engraved and on heavier stock. This set provides an incredible overview of how the Civil War was not only reported but depicted in a multitude of media. <br/><br/>The bulk of the set consists of fourteen volumes of "Dispatches to the World Newspaper" spanning the period between January 1861 and June 1865. The New York World newspaper commenced publication in 1860 and was ongoing until 1931. It was a major organ for the Democratic Party and Joseph Pulitzer was its head from 1883-1911. In its first years however it was run by Manton Marble. In 1864 the paper was shut down for a short period having printed a document purportedly by Lincoln but obviously forged. <br/><br/>A third of the set is devoted to the Southern Rebellion. The ten volumes illustrating it are as follows: Plans maps and battlefields; Forts and batteries Military uniforms; Battle scenes and incidents; Emblems Arms and Endurance; portraits; war pictures many coloured patriotic covers by Charles Magnus a full page watercolour of greiving soldier2 vols; scenes and views 3 vols. The remainder of the set comprises: Portraits of Army Officers 3 vols; Portraits of US Representatives 2 vols; Portraits of US Senators; and Portraits of Distinguished Men.<br/><br/>The set was formerly owned and likely compiled for C.B. Farwell whose bookplate adorns the front pastedown of each volume. This would be Charles B. Farwell 1823-1903 the former US Senator and Member of the House of Representatives. Farwell was a Democrat and this is certainly the type of set that might be owned by a politician whose philanthropy extended into education. Furthermore the bookplate itself was printed in Chicago and Farwell was a representative for Illinois. He was a major benefactor of Lake Forest College. unknown books‎

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‎civil war‎

‎REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR AT THE 2ND SESSION 38TH CONGRESS 1865 VOL 1‎

‎Wash. 1865 GPO. Army of the Potomac 524pp. and Battle of Petersburg 249pp. Good stains on end papers a few extremely light stains on some text pages. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : a23099

‎Civil War‎

‎REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR. IN THREE PARTS‎

‎Washington 1863. Three volumes. 756;512;659pp. Original blindstamped cloth spines gilt. Ex- lib. with bookplates. Slight fraying at corners and at head and toe of spines cloth separated along front hinge of first volume. Minor marginal dampstain in first volume but generally clean inside and good plus overall. Relevant clipping tipped in. The powerful Committee on the Conduct of the War was formed in December 1861. These volumes cover all of its proceedings through the spring of 1863. "A detailed report on the first battles in the East and indicative of the actions of the most meddlesome of congressional committees" - Nevins. Prints much important correspondence and eyewitness accounts of major battles of the war. NEVINS II p.116. hardcover books‎

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