American Civil War / Slavery / Abolition from SRG Antiquarian Books

Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography. By Col S M Bowman and Lt Col R B Irwin. 1865 First Edition. New York: Charles B Richardson. Cincinnati: C F Vent & Col. Springfield: W J Holland. 1865. Condition: NOT a library book. Original dark green cloth with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Fresh end pages. Complete. Engravings with tissue guards.… Read more about this item

The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Acount of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion, of the Various Naval and Military Engagements, of the Heroic Deeds Performed by Armies and Individuals, and of Touching Scenes in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital and the Cabin. In Two Volumes. 1863 and 1866. Illustrated with… Read more about this item

Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Embracing Details and Incidents of his Captivity, Particulars Concerning his Health and Habits, Together with Many Conversations on Topics of Great Public Interest. By John J Craven, M.D. New York: Carleton, Publisher. London: S Low Son & Co. 1866 First Edition. Written by the attending physician, this book presents a sympathetic account of Jefferson Davis.… Read more about this item

Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". In Two Volumes. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company. 1856. First Edition, 75th Thousand. Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is the second popular novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was first published in two volumes by Phillips, Sampson and Company… Read more about this item

Bricks Without Straw, A Novel. By Albion W Tourgee, Author of "A Fool's Errand" etc. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert. 1880. Believed to be first edition. 'A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, Bricks Without Straw offers an inside view of the struggle to create a just society… Read more about this item

The Volunteer Soldier of America. By John A Logan. with Memoir of the Author and Military Reminiscences from General Logan's Private Journal. Chicago and New York: R S Peale & Company, Publishers, 1887. Condition: NOT a library book. Excellent condition, especially for its age. Impressed cover with gilt. Clean interior. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to… Read more about this item

The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise known as Lieutenant Harry T Buford, Confederate States Army. In which is given Full descriptions of the numerous battles in which she participated as a Confederate Officer...Blockade-Runner...Bond Swindle...etc. Edited by C. J Worthington, Profusely Illustrated. Richmond, VA: Dustin, Gilman & Co. 1876… Read more about this item

The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It. by Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carolina. Seventeenth Thousand. New York: A B Burdick, 1860. Thorough analysis of opinions on slavery from the North and South, slaveholder and non slaveholder. Opinions of European nations as well. Also good chapter on the comparison between the free and slave states. Condition: NOT a… Read more about this item

Hampton and Its Students. By Two of Its Teachers, Mrs M F Armstrong and Helen W Ludlow. With Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs, Arranged by Thomas P Fenner. New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1874 First Edition. Contents Include: The School and its Story, the Butler School, Interior Views of the School and the Cabin; the Hampton Students of the… Read more about this item

Four Years a Scout and Spy. "General Bunker" one of Lieutenant General Grant's most Daring and Successful Scouts. Being a Narrative of the Thrilling Adventures, Narrow Escapes, Noble Daring, and Amusing Incidents in the Experience of Corporal Ruggles During Four Years' Service as a Scout and Spy for the Federal Army. Embracing His Services for Twelve of the Most Distinguished… Read more about this item

The Spy of the Rebellion; Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion. Revealing Many Secrets of the War Hitherto Not Made Public. Compiled from Official Reports Prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the ProvostMarshal General. By Allan Pinkerton who (Under the Nom-de-Plume of Major E. J. Allen) was Chief… Read more about this item

History of the Reconstruction Measures of the Thirty-Ninth and Fortieth Congresses. 1865-68. By Henry Wilson, Hartford: Published by Subscription Only, by the Hartford Publishing Company; J A Stoddard, Chicago, ILL.; Hawks & Co., Boston. 1868 First Edition. Condition: Rebound with impressed cover, original spine piece re-applied as photographed. Original tissue guard on frontispiece portrait. No library markings or signatures, crimps, or… Read more about this item

The Conquest of Kansas by Missouri and her Allies, A History of the Troubles in Kansas from the Passage of the Organic Act until the Close of July, 1856. William Phillips, Phillips Sampson and Company, 1856. First Edition. Boston: 414 pp plus ads 6pp in back and ads on front and back paste downs and fly pages. Narrative includes some of… Read more about this item

Women of the War; their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice; by Frank Moore, Author of "The Rebellion Record," "Diary of the American Revolution,", etc. Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Hartford, Conn: S. S. Scranton & Co. 596 pages. 1867 - First Edition. Condition: Re-backed as pictured. Firm, with typical toning to pages as well as expected foxing as shown in the photos. We carefully… Read more about this item

Africa's Redemption, the Salvation of Our Country, by Reverend F Freeman, Author of Yaradee, Plea for Africa, Psalmodia, etc. New York: Printed for the Author by D Fanshaw, No. 108 Nassau-street, 383 pp. 1852 First Edition; Dedicated to the Memory of Henry Clay. Presented in a series of "conversations", this is an in-depth history of the African continent's peoples, the colonization of… Read more about this item

Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession; with a Narrative of Personal Adventures among the Rebels, By W. G. Brownlow, . Editor of the Knoxville Whig. Philadelphia: George W Childs; Cincinnati: Applegate & Company. 1862 First Edition: 458 numbered pages + 8 pages period ads. Condition: Rebound with original label as pictured. Interior is clean, with no writing, cuts,… Read more about this item

The Annals of the War, Written by Leading Participants, North and South. 1879 First Edition. Philadelphia: The Times Publishing Co. 800 pp, Hardcover. 56 articles written by Civil War notables, Originally published in the Philadelphia Times. Condition: This original first edition published in 1879 was professionally restored as shown Original spine material re-a-plied, complimentary end pages (with original G.A.R. tag… Read more about this item

Lloyd's Battle History of the Great Rebellion, Complete, from the Capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the Capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865. Embracing General Howard's Tribute to the Volunteer...and A General Review of the War for the Union. New York: H. H. Lloyd & Co., Publishers. 1866 First Edition. 712 numbered pages. Illustrations: 17 maps, 13… Read more about this item

Prisoners of War and Military Prisons. Personal Narratives of Experience in the Prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia, with A General Account of Prison Life and Prisons in the South during the War of the Rebellion, Including Statistical Information Pertaining to Prisoners of War; Together with a list of Officers who were Prisoners of War… Read more about this item

My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as Nurse in the Union Army, and in Relief Work at Home, in Hospitals, Camps, and at the Front, during the War of the Rebellion with Anecdotes, Pathetic Incidents, and Thrilling Reminiscences Portraying The Lights and Shadows of Hospital Life and The Sanitary Service of the War.… Read more about this item