One volume bound, including part second to the closing of the war. Nov 18, 2016 the leather binding is embossed pictorial history of the war of the rebellion miscellaneous vol. History, pictorial works, reconstruction, united states civil war, 18611865, military history. Harpers pictorial history of the civil war book, 1996. Harpers pictorial history of the civil war brigham. Official records of the union and confederate navies in the war of the rebellion. After reading shelby foote, edwin coddington, stephen ambrose, or bruce catton, we, as readers, develop certain associations with names and places within the civil war lexicon. Pictorial history of the civil war in the united states of america is an unchanged, highquality reprint of the original edition of 1866. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. First published in 1866, the lavishly subtitled harpers pictorial history of the civil war. Like most of the other volumes of the pageant of amer ica, this is heartbreaking, for seldom have such intelli gent planning and.
The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion, civil, military, naval and domestic. Illustrated history of the civil war aggregated from harpers weekly and published the year after the war ended. Pictorial history camden and district kingsclear books. Harpers pictorial history of the great rebellion 1866, 2 volumes16. Harpers pictorial history of the great rebellion rare book for sale. Total title being the pictorial book of anecdotes of the rebellion or the funny and pathetic side of the war, embracing the most brilliant and remarkable anecdotical events of the great conflict in the united states, from the time of the memorable toast of andrew jackson, uttered in 1880, in the presence of the original conspirators. A complete history of the great american rebellion. To the close of the peninsular campaign of 1862 and part second to the closing of the war. The front covers on both are detached, the back covers are hanging on. Harpers pictorial history of the civil war by guernsey. Harpers pictorial history of the civil war, first edition abebooks. Pictorial history of the great rebellion by william o. A compilation of the official records of the union and confederate armies, united states.
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Civil war confederate, lees lieutenants 3 vol illustrated maps book set. This early civil war history book is a good reading copy. The pictorial book of anecdotes of the rebellion, or, the funny and pathetic side of the war. I have been shown in the files of the war department a statement of the adjutant general of massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. Nearby vitrines hold several editions of the harpers books. Great captions i have the set of 6 books, plus a navy and seabee book. Harpers pictorial history of the great rebellion in the united states. This book is a first edition, published in 1867 by ziegler, mccrudy. Harpers pictorial history great rebellion abebooks. Search the history of over 411 billion web pages on the internet. This work originally published in 17021704 as the history of the rebellion and civil wars in england was the first fullscale, detailed history of the civil war and was written by a key player in the events contained within it.
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Harpers pictorial history of the civil war by guernsey, alfred h. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Contains the formal reports, both union and confederate, of the first seizures of united states property in the southern states, and of all military operations in the field, with the correspondence, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an atlas. Smith, may 6, 1862, in war of the rebellion, series i, volume vi, 553.
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