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‎Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901).‎

‎REPORT OF THE BOARD OF OFFICERS ON THE CASE OF FITZ JOHN PORTER, Late Major-General of Volunteers.‎

‎18 p. Sm. 4to. Original printed wraps, torn with loss. Inked Porter autograph presentation to "Judge Davis with compliments of Fitz John Porter" on front wrap. Subsequently presented to the Wyoming Geological and Historical Society, by James Dwight Dana (1813-1895) eminent geologist and mineralogist, who was part of the U.S. South Seas Expedition under Capt. Wilkes, 1838-42. Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His military career was ruined by an unjust court martial called by military and political rivals. Porter's corps was sent to reinforce Maj. Gen. John Pope in the Northern Virginia Campaign, a reassignment that he openly challenged and complained about, criticizing Pope personally. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, on August 29, 1862, he was ordered to attack the flank and rear of "Stonewall" Jackson's wing of the Army of Northern Virginia. He received a message from Pope directing him to attack the Confederate right (which Pope assumed to be Jackson on Stony Ridge), but at the same time to maintain contact with the neighboring division under Gen. Reynolds, a conflict in orders that could not be resolved. Pope was apparently unaware that Confederate Gen. Longstreet's wing of the army had arrived on the battlefield and the proposed envelopment of Jackson's position would have collided suicidally with Longstreet's large force. Porter chose not to make the attack because of the intelligence he had received that Longstreet was to his immediate front. Pope was infuriated and accused Porter of insubordination. Porter remained in command of the corps through the Maryland Campaign and the corps served in a reserve position at the Battle of Antietam. On November 25, 1862, Porter was arrested and court-martialed for his actions at Second Bull Run. By this time, Gen. McClellan had been relieved by President Abraham Lincoln and could not provide political cover for his protege. In fact, Porter's association with the disgraced McClellan and his open criticism of Pope were significant reasons for his conviction at court-martial. The officers of the court were appointed by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who detested McClellan, and most of those officers received promotions after they delivered their verdict. Porter was found guilty on January 10, 1863, of disobedience and misconduct, and he was dismissed from the Army. He spent most of the remainder of his life fighting against this injustice. In 1878, a special commission under General John M. Schofield exonerated Porter by finding that his reluctance to attack Longstreet probably saved Pope's Army of Virginia from an even greater defeat. Eight years later, President Chester A. Arthur reversed Porter's sentence and a special act of the U.S. Congress restored Porter's commission as an infantry colonel in the U.S. Army, backdated to 1861, but without any back pay due. Two days later, August 7, 1886, Porter, vindicated, retired from the Army at his own request. A worthy association copy signed by Porter himself. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W22‎

‎Robins, Daniel Maurice.‎

‎OUT OF THE HEART OF KENTUCKY. A Rhymed Story of the life of Abraham Lincoln. Illustrated by Lottie B. Turner.‎

‎96 p. Color pictorial title page. Signed by the Author and Illustrator on title page. Text drawings. Mildly XLib. Sm. 4to. Original full light blue patterned cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Binding slightly faded. Hardbound. SHELF W24‎

‎Swinton, William.‎

‎CAMPAIGNS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. A Critical History of Operations in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania From the Commencement to the Close of the War 1861-5.‎

‎640 p. + Engraved portrait frontis of Grant, full page portrait engravings and numerous maps. Very XLib. Damp stained. Age stained. Many pages torn. Sm. 4to. Spine crudely taped. Binding very worn. Hardbound. A reading copy of an important Civil War book. William Swinton (1833-1892) was a Civil War correspondent for the New York Times. Dornbusch III, 1280; Larned 2342; Nevins, I, p. 45. SHELF W27‎

‎Strong, Robert Hale.‎

‎A YANKEE PRIVATE'S CIVIL WAR. Edited by Ashley Halsey.‎

‎pp. xi, 218 + Frontis and photographs. Illustrated with full page drawings. Pictorial endpapers. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Binding faded. Hardbound. The letters and journal of an Illinois farm boy writing of his battle experiences with the 105th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. SHELF W28‎

‎Winston, Robert W.‎

‎ROBERT E. LEE. A Biography.‎

‎pp. xi, 428 + Plus portrait Frontis and full page plates. Ownership of Ross E. Bosley, Red Lion, PA. Large 8vo. Original full light blue cloth, dust spotted. Spine faded. Hardbound. SHELF W20‎

‎United States Secretary of the Treasury.‎

‎REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE STATE OF THE FINANCES FOR THE YEAR 1866. House of Representatives. 39th Congress. 2d Session. Ex. Doc. No. 4.‎

‎pp. iv, 394. Slightly age stained. Sm. 4to. Disbound. Very scarce Civil War era governmental financial record. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W22‎

‎Fowler, Robert H.‎

‎JIM MUNDY. A Novel of the American Civil War.‎

‎470 p. 8vo. Original full green paper covered binding. Original priced dust jacket, slightly worn at front edge. Hardbound. First edition. SHELF W21‎

‎Fremantle, James Arthur Lyon.‎

‎THE FREMANTLE DIARY. Being the Journal of Lieutenant Colonel James Arthur Lyon Fremantle, Coldstream Guards, on His Three Months in the Southern States. Editing and Commentary by Walter Lord.‎

‎pp. xv, 304. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn with loss. Hardbound. Fremantle was an English officer who visited the South during the Civil War. His travels were extensive, and took him from Texas to Gettysburg. SHELF W28‎

‎Eisenschiml, Otto.‎

‎THE CELEBRATED CASE OF FITZ JOHN PORTER. An American Dreyfus Affair. Maps by Barbara Long.‎

‎344 p. + Portrait Frontis. Illustrated with maps. Mildly XLib. Title page age stained. Tall 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, slightly soiled. Remnants of library call numbers on spine. Hardbound. First Edition. Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His military career was ruined by an unjust court martial called by military and political rivals. Porter's corps was sent to reinforce Maj. Gen. John Pope in the Northern Virginia Campaign, a reassignment that he openly challenged and complained about, criticizing Pope personally. During the Second Battle of Bull Run, on August 29, 1862, he was ordered to attack the flank and rear of "Stonewall" Jackson's wing of the Army of Northern Virginia. He received a message from Pope directing him to attack the Confederate right (which Pope assumed to be Jackson on Stony Ridge), but at the same time to maintain contact with the neighboring division under Gen. Reynolds, a conflict in orders that could not be resolved. Pope was apparently unaware that Confederate Gen. Longstreet's wing of the army had arrived on the battlefield and the proposed envelopment of Jackson's position would have collided suicidally with Longstreet's large force. Porter chose not to make the attack because of the intelligence he had received that Longstreet was to his immediate front. Pope was infuriated and accused Porter of insubordination. Porter remained in command of the corps through the Maryland Campaign and the corps served in a reserve position at the Battle of Antietam. On November 25, 1862, Porter was arrested and court-martialed for his actions at Second Bull Run. By this time, Gen. McClellan had been relieved by President Abraham Lincoln and could not provide political cover for his protege. In fact, Porter's association with the disgraced McClellan and his open criticism of Pope were significant reasons for his conviction at court-martial. The officers of the court were appointed by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who detested McClellan, and most of those officers received promotions after they delivered their verdict. Porter was found guilty on January 10, 1863, of disobedience and misconduct, and he was dismissed from the Army. He spent most of the remainder of his life fighting against this injustice. In 1878, a special commission under General John M. Schofield exonerated Porter by finding that his reluctance to attack Longstreet probably saved Pope's Army of Virginia from an even greater defeat. Eight years later, President Chester A. Arthur reversed Porter's sentence and a special act of the U.S. Congress restored Porter's commission as an infantry colonel in the U.S. Army, backdated to 1861, but without any back pay due. Two days later, August 7, 1886, Porter, vindicated, retired from the Army at his own request. SHELF W25‎

‎Henderson, Col. G. F. R. (1854-1903).‎

‎THE CIVIL WAR: A Soldier's View. A Collection of Civil War Writings. Edited by Jay Luvaas.‎

‎pp. xi, 324 + Large folding map. Illustrated with text maps. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn. Hardbound. Henderson was a renowned British army officer and one of the great military historians of all time. SHELF W28‎

‎Hudson, Henry; Bolinger, Philip.‎

‎CIVIL WAR SKETCHBOOK; CIVIL WAR DIARY.‎

‎94 p. Illustrated with reproduction of Civil War drawings. Oblong 48mo. Original printed wraps. Scarce. SHELF W25‎

‎Gresham, Matilda.‎

‎LIFE OF WALTER QUINTIN GRESHAM 1832-1895. In Two Volumes.‎

‎Two volumes. Portrait photogravure frontis in both volumes. XLib from the Altland Historical Library. Presented to the library by Mr. Olto Gresham as a Memorial to his father, Hon. Walter Q. Gresham. Inked signature of Edgar A. Altland in both volumes. Sm. 4to. Original full green cloth bindings. Remnants of Library call numbers on spine. Hardbound set. First edition of this useful and scarce biography. In 1860, Gresham was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives, with the start of the Civil War he secured a commission in the 38th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He then was promoted to Colonel and given command of the 53rd Indiana Regiment. He and the 53rd were sent to join General Ulysses S. Grant's army. He fought at Corinth; through the Mississippi operations and the fall of Vicksburg; at Kenesaw Mountain, and Leggett's Hill, where he was wounded by a Sharpshooter By the end of the Civil War, he had attained the rank of Major General. Gresham became a federal judge and served as a member of three presidential cabinets. Under President Chester Arthur, Gresham was Postmaster General and Secretary of the Treasury. In 1892, he was named Secretary of State by President Grover Cleveland. He served in that position until his death in 1895. Very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W27‎

‎Lewis, Lloyd.‎

‎MYTHS AFTER LINCOLN. With an Introduction by Carl Sandburg.‎

‎pp. xii, 367. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn, torn with loss. Hardbound. Readers Club edition. SHELF W23‎

‎Kirke, Edmund; Pseud. for Gilmore, James Roberts.‎

‎AMONG THE GUERILLAS.‎

‎pp. 286, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Last signature damp stained with old mold damage. Penciled ownership of Geo. F. Griminger, Aug. 24, 1866 on title page. 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Rear board mold and damp stained. Hardbound. "Edmund Kirke" was the pseudonym of James Roberts Gilmore (1822-1903). A scarce and interesting book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W29‎

‎Maurice, Major General Sir Frederick.‎

‎STATESMEN AND SOLDIERS OF THE CIVIL WAR. A Study of the Conduct of War.‎

‎pp. xi, 173 + Frontis and full page portraits. Very XLib. 8vo. Rebound in library buckram, very rubbed. Hardbound. First Edition. SHELF W25‎

‎Randall, J. G.‎

‎LINCOLN. The Liberal Statesman.‎

‎pp. xv, 266 + Photographs. XLib. Sm. 4to. Original full green cloth binding, remnants of library call numbers on spine. Hardbound. SHELF W23‎

‎Boston Publishing Company.‎

‎ABOVE AND BEYOND. A History of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Vietnam.‎

‎346 p. Profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. Some in color. 4to. Original full dark blue paper covered boards, embossed in blind. Original dust jacket, very slightly chipped at edges. Hardbound. A comprehensive history of the Medal of Honor, and those who received it. Produced in cooperation with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America. SHELF W26‎

‎Coulter, E. Merton.‎

‎TRAVELS IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES. A Bibliography.‎

‎pp. xiv, 289. Tall 8vo. Original wraps. Reprint of th 1948 University of Oklahoma Press. An extremely useful bibliography. As new. SHELF W20‎

‎Dalbiac, Colonel Philip Hugh (1855-1927).‎

‎THE AMERICAN WAR OF SECESSION. 1863. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.‎

‎pp. vi, 187. Illustrated with maps. LACKS pocket map. Very XLib and worn. 12mo. Rebound in library cloth. Hardbound. Very poor copy of a scarce and significant book. SHELF W29‎

‎Boston City Council.‎

‎A MEMORIAL OF EDWARD EVERETT, From The City of Boston.‎

‎315 p. + Lithograph Portrait Bust and Engraved Portrait Frontis (by John Sartain). Slightly foxed. Mildly XLib. 4to. Original full green cloth binding. Spine and boards decorated with gold design of Boston City Council's seal. Binding dust spotted. Remnants of Library call numbers on spine. Hardbound. First edition. SHELF W26‎

‎Catton, Bruce (1899-1978).‎

‎U.S. GRANT AND THE AMERICAN MILITARY TRADITION. Edited by Oscar Handlin.‎

‎pp. x, 201. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, spine lettered in gold. Original dust jacket, spine slightly faded. Hardbound. Second edition. SHELF W20‎

‎Century Magazine.‎

‎THE CENTURY WAR BOOK. The Famous History of the Civil War by the People Who Actually Fought It. (Arno Press Reprint).‎

‎pp. xiv, 321. Illustrated with over 800 drawings and maps. Oblong 4to. Original full paper covered binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. A condensation of "The Century War Series," published from Nov. 1884 to Nov. 1887, in the Century Magazine. Reprint of the 1894 edition published by Century Co. under the title: Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Very Good. SHELF W26‎

‎Coffin, Charles Carleton (1823-1896).‎

‎STORIES OF OUR SOLDIERS. War Reminiscences, by "Carleton" and by Soldiers of New England. Collected from the Series Written Especially for The Boston Journal. Illustrated by J. S. Barrows.‎

‎264 p. + Frontis. Numerous drawings by J. S. Barrows. Double column. Top edges damp stained. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, embossed in blind. Extremities worn. Boards soiled. Hardbound. Unusual and very scarce Civil War narratives from a series written for the Boston Journal. Included are: Coffin's own memoirs; Chats with the Veteran, by Charles F.W. Archer; Stories of War Life by Officer and Private; Dr. Green's Narrative of the Deserter; Hero of Ft. Wagner; Burning of a Railroad Train; Heroic Mother and an Heroic Son; Pathetic War Memories; The Brave 28th Mass; An Army Singer; Charge of the Forlorn Hope; etc. SHELF W28‎

‎Covode, John (1808-1871).‎

‎THE COVODE INVESTIGATION. House of Representatives. 36th Congress, 1st Session. Report No. 648.‎

‎838 p. Age stained. Inked ownership of L. R. Rhoads, 1860. Large 8vo. Original full embossed cloth binding, worn and soiled. Hardbound. An important document in the pre-Civil War Kansas-Nebraska controversies. The Covode Investigation, was a proceeding which occupied much of the first session of the 36th Congress. Two anti-Lecompton Democratic members of the house declared in debate that the administration had endeavored to influence them corruptly to vote for the Lecompton bill. A committee investigated the charge for three months. the Republican majority finding the President guilty, and the Democratic minority exonerating him. President Buchanan protested against the investigation. No action was taken by the House on the report. SHELF W22‎

‎Root, Winfred Trexler (1879-1947)‎

‎THE RELATIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, 1696-1765.‎

‎pp. iv, 422. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Hardbound. An important history of Colonial Pennsylvania. Scarce First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 17‎