The Pictorial Battles of the Civil War by Benjamin La Bree, Volume 2 of a 2 volume set from 1885.
Rare book contains 1000+ engravings in each volume. The First edition book came from a professor of history at Michigan State about 20 years ago. The book is quite large measuring 16 1/2" x 12". The original engravings were done by " artists who participated in ALL of the campaigns of the Armies, and who have since become famous". The list of artists is " Thomas Nast, Waud, Schell, Lumley, Forbes, Beard, Neville, Davis, Crane, Sindall, Pine, Bailey, Bently, Travis, Pierce, Bott, Hamilton, Peterson, Todd, Griffin, Wilcox, Weaver, Queen, Russel, Hillen, Collins, Chamberlain, Leclerc, Askins, Harris, Bosse, Osborne, Captain Balling, Bishard, Simons, Devys, Sartorious, McDavitt, Hinchy, Fredericks, Clagget, Newton, Iseman, Corporal Bacon, Rawson, Nannert, Commass, Edge, Kramer, Sergeant Gilchrest, Etc." . The engravings are amazing everything from battlefields to surgery to lynchings its quite an amazing set. Beautiful large engravings of Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and all of the upper brass.
. Besides the incredible engravings, and maps there is some unbelievablely detailed information about regiments, supplies and so on.
There is one of the books on e-bay right now for $749.00. Someone could cut them up and sell the engravings for a SUBSTANTIAL profit.
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