Photographic History of the Civil War 10 Books on CD

The Photographic History of

The Civil War

Editor: Francis T. Miller

1911

 10 Volumes in PDF Format on 1 CD

Thousands of Photo's

Volume 1 -  The Opening Battles. (368 pages)
Volume 2 -  Two Years of Grim War. (363 pages)
Volume 3 -  The decisive battles. (353 pages)
Volume 4 -  The cavalry. (336 pages)
Volume 5 -  Forts and artillery. (316 pages)
Volume 6 -  The navies. (322 pages)
Volume 7 -  Prisons and hospitals. (352 pages)
Volume 8 -  Soldier life, Secret service. (382 pages)
Volume 9 -  Poetry and Eloquence of Blue and Gray. (353 pages)
Volume 10 - Armies and leaders. (362 pages)

The American Civil War (1861–1865) was the fourth war in history to be caught on camera. The first three were the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) the Crimean War (1854–1856) and Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Photography profoundly changed the way wars were covered and viewed. Any grandeur and sweetness of an aftermath of a victorious battle, which was once up to a painter to portray, all of a sudden became uninterpretable. Losing its subjectivity, the true terror of war could not be hidden anymore. Americans for the first time saw the vividly horrific photographs of maimed and dying fellow Americans in agony slowly withering away on a battlefield far away from their homes. Astonishment and shock, not toward the cruelty of war as much as to the newly innovated barbaric weapons of war left Americans bewildered. As newspapers did not yet have the technology or equipment for making half-tone blocks, magazines across the land published cadaverous pictorial representations of the worst of humanity.

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Containing Hundreds More Photos

The Civil War through the Camera :

Hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history by Henry William Elson - (1912) – 598 pages

Pleasants Photograph Album by Frances Pleasants:

Photograph album of Frances Pleasants, who taught wounded soldiers at the Army Hospital in Germantown, PA during the Civil War. Presented to her by her patients, it contains photographs of them as well as other Civil War images –(1865) - 56 pages

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1865 CIVIL WAR HISTORY Greeley UNION CONFEDERATE SLAVERY GETTYSBURG DRUMMER BOY

Originally owned by Henry M. Kieffer, drummer boy at Gettysburg, July 1st, 1863, and author of the 1890 book Recollections of a Drummer Boy

THE AMERICAN CONFLICT: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-’65. Its Causes, Incidents and Results: Intended to Exhibit Especially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery From 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union. In Two Volumes. By Horace Greeley. Volume I Published in 1865; Volume II Published in 1866 by O.D. Case & Company, Hartford. 9” x 6” leather bindings. Illustrated by Portraits on Steel of Generals, Statesmen, and Other Eminent Men: Views of Places of Historic Interest: Maps, Diagrams of Battle-Fields, Naval Actions, Etc., From Official Sources. Volume I = 648 pages. Volume II = 782 pages.

Condition: This set could use some restoration and, given its special provenance (see below), certainly deserves it. Exteriors are rough as seen in photos. The leather on the spines is dry and rubbed, with heavy chipping in spots. Exterior joints are split on both volumes; boards are held in place by binding cords only and require careful handling. Internally, both books are in good condition. The text blocks are firm (although the front endpaper in Volume II is loosened). The pages are clean and bright with only minor foxing. No torn, loose or missing pages. No dampstains, no musty smells.

PROVENANCE: These books were part of the personal library of Henry M. Kieffer, who at the age of 16 enlisted as a drummer boy in Company D of the 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers, known as the “Bucktails.” Dr. Kieffer served three years and was present at all the chief engagements of the Army of the Potomac from Chancellorsville to Second Hatcher’s Run. His regiment belonged to the old 1st Corps, and was one of the first troops on the field in the first day’s fight at Gettysburg. Its losses were amongst the heaviest of all troops engaged. It had 397 men when it went into action; came out with 133, losing 264, of whom 58 were killed and 77 wounded. During his three years in the Civil War, Kieffer also served as a hospital steward.

After the close of the war, Kieffer attended Franklin and Marshall College, graduating in 1870, taking first honors. He then took a three years' course in the theological seminary of the Reformed Church at Lancaster; served the Church of the Ascension at Norristown, Pa., as pastor for eleven years; thence removed to Easton, where he became pastor of the old First Church for thirteen years. He served in the National Guard of the State for five years, as chaplain of the 6th Regiment.

Dr. Kieffer recorded his army experiences in a popular book entitled The Recollections of a Drummer Boy, which appeared first as a serial in St. Nicholas magazine in the 1880s, and was afterward issued in book form by The Century Co., New York. The Recollections of a Drummer Boy is said to have been the way-breaker for all the celebrated "war papers" afterward issued by The Century Co. Keiffer was the author of several other books, and was a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines.

Both of the volumes at auction have Henry M. Kieffer’s library book plate glued on the inside of the front covers. There is an old handwritten inscription on the first endpaper of of Vol. II with what appears to be Kieffer's signature (H M Kieffer) and an inscription that reads, "Drummer Boy Co. D 150th PV "Bucktails" 3rd Division 1st Corp. - Present at Gettysburg July 1 '63 11 AM". There is a note below this, stating "Gen. R. E. Lee a traitor. So says Abraham Lincoln see page 492". On page 492 are notes and underlines.

It isn’t often that a direct line of provenance can be drawn from a Civil War book auction on eBay to an actual participant on the field at Gettysburg in that first week of July, 1863 – an individual also esteemed as the author of the Civil War classic “Recollections of a Drummer Boy.” Don’t miss this rare opportunity to add this one-of-a-kind set to your own personal Civil War library.

DESCRIPTION:

This is a First Edition two-volume set of Horace Greeley’s THE AMERICAN CONFLICT: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1861-’65. Both volumes are bound in full calf and are illustrated with portraits (steel plate engravings), views, maps and diagrams.

THE AMERICAN CONFLICT is an extensive and thorough history of the War, with all the detail and insight you would expect given Greeley’s experience as a newspaper editor and politician. But at the same time, Greeley was an outspoken opponent of slavery. In THE AMERICAN CONFLICT he delineates not only the incidents and events of the Civil War, but also the long history of social and political forces that caused war to break out in the first place – namely the bitter debate about human slavery in the United States.

As described in Charles Dudley Warner’s Library of the World’s Best Literature:

This history is not restricted to the period of armed conflict between the North and South in the sixties; but purports to give, in two large volumes, an account of the drift of public opinion in the United States regarding human slavery from 1776 to the close of the year 1865.

The most valuable feature of this history is the incorporation into it of letters, speeches, political platforms, and other documents, which show authentically and beyond controversy the opinions and dogmas accepted by political parties and their chiefs, and approved by public opinion North and South; as the author justly remarks, nothing could so clearly show the influences of slavery in molding the opinions of the people and in shaping the destinies of the country.

Thus the work is a great magazine of materials for the political history of the United States with regard to slavery; and whatever judgment may be passed on its author's philosophy of the great conflict, the trustworthiness of his volumes, simply as a record of facts and authentic declarations of sectional and partisan opinion, is unquestionable.

The Contents of THE AMERICAN CONFLICT were simply too lengthy for me to summarize here in my usual fashion, so hopefully photographs of the Contents pages and Lists of Illustrations will suffice (I’m not a great photographer; the lighting wasn’t good, the type was tiny … well, you’ll see). You can find these below, along with other photos of the steel engravings, historic scenes and illustrated matter from the two volumes. I hope you’ll take a moment to have a look.

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REMEMBER FOLKS, THIS IS AN 1865-1866 FIRST EDITION SET ORIGINALLY OWNED BY A CIVIL WAR AUTHOR WHO WAS A 16-YEAR-OLD DRUMMER BOY AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. THESE BOOKS ARE 147 YEARS OLD.

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Missouri Civil War Books History & Genealogy 25 Books

Ultimate

Collection

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Missouri

in the

 Civil War

This is the single largest collection of books about Missouri in the Civil War available.  Rosters, Battles, Maps, Photographs, Illustrations, Historical and Biographical information.

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21 - Books on DVD

An essential resource for Genealogists and Civil War History Enthusiasts .

Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.

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Contents

Organization and status of Missouri troops, Union and Confederate, in service during the Civil War by United States Record and Pension Office - (1902) - 334 pages

Official register of Missouri troops for 1862. Published by authority by Missouri Office of the Adjutant General - (1863) - 150 pages

The 21st Missouri Regiment Infantry Veteran Volunteers by T.W. Holman - (1899) - 39 pages

Missouri party struggles in the civil war period by Samuel Bannister Harding - (1901) - 103 pages

Some lists of Missouri soldiers from the civil war (These lists were produced individually and anonymously." All these lists are dated 1862 or 1863) - 30 pages

Lincoln and Missouri by Walter Barlow Stevens - (1916) - 92 pages,

With Porter in North Missouri; a chapter in the history of the war between the states by Joseph A. Mudd - (1909) - 432 pages (1866) C.S.A 4)

The story of the guard: a chronicle of the war (United States Army Missouri Cavalry) by Jessie Benton Fremont - (1863) - 2326 pages

Missouri troops in service during the civil war. Letter from the secretary of war, in response to the Senate resolution passed on June 14, 1902 by the United States Record and Pension Office - (1902) - 334 pages

Soldiering on foot and on horseback during the Civil War. Interesting experiences during the war of the rebellion by Luther William Harris (Mr. Harris was a member of Co. B, 7th Missouri Cavalry the first year of the war, then of Co. H, 72nd Illinois Infantry, for the remainder of the duration) - 12 pages

History of Lafayette county, Mo. , carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns, and villages, together with a condensed history of Missouri; the Constitution of the United States, and state of Missouri; a military record of volunteers in either army of the great civil war .. by the Missouri Historical Company - (1881) - 702 pages

Memoirs: historical and personal; including the campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade by Ephraim McDowell Anderson - (1868) - 434 pages

Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861 : a monograph of the great rebellion by James Peckham - (1866) - 448 pages

Itinerary of General Sterling Price's Missouri expedition, Aug. 28, 1864-Dec. 3, 1864 by Sterling Price - 14 pages

Three years in the service. A record of the doings of the 11th reg. Missouri vols by D. McCall - (1864) - 40 pages

A private chapter of the war (1861-5) (U.S. Army Missouri Infantry Regiment 6th) by George Bailey - (1880) - 270 pages

Slavery in the United States, emancipation in Missouri. Speech of Samuel T. Glover, at the ratification meeting in St. Louis, held at the Court House, July 22, 1863 by Samuel T. Glover - (1863) - 18 pages6

Four years with five armies: Army of the frontier, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Missouri, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Shenandoah by Isaac Gause - (1908) - 386 pages)

An illustrated history of the Missouri Engineer and the 25th Infantry Regiments; together with a roster of both regiments and the last known address of all that could be obtained .. by William A. Neal - (1889) - 304 pages

The Union cause in St. Louis in 1861; an historical sketch by Robert Julius Rombauer - (1909) - 475 pages

The rebellion : its origin and life in slavery. Position and policy of Missouri, by Charles Daniel Drake - (1862) - 8 pages

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1848 History NAVY United States COOPER Leather WAR 1812 NAVAL Sea Heroes AMERICA

  spencerport, NY, United StatesN. and S. America, Europe, Asia, Australia Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.

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RARE ** THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR 2 VOLUMES pictorial history of CIVIL WAR

FREE SHIPPING !!!   Guaranteed 1890 Matched 2-Volume Set NOT a Modern Reprint - NOT a CD ________________   THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR   A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865   ILLUSTRATING THE VALOR OF THE SOLDIER AS DISPLAYED ON THE BATTLE-FIELD   From Sketches Drawn By FORBES, WAUD, TAYLOR, HILLEN, BECKER, LOVIE, SCHELL, CRANE. And numerous other Eye-Witnesses to the Strife.   Edited By PAUL F. MOTTELAY and T. CAMPBELL-COPELAND. Assisted by the Most Notable Generals and Commanders of Both Sides.   With an Introduction By ROBERT B. BEATH, Past Commander-in-Chief GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC   History of the GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, by Paul Vandervoort, Past Commander-in-Chief   History of the SONS OF VETERANS, by A. P. Davis, Originator, and by Frank P. Merrill, Commander-in-Chief   _______   VOLUME I and VOLUME II ________   NEW YORK: STANLEY BRADLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY MDCCCXC SOLD ONLY BY SUBSCRIPTION ___________________________________   ACCEPTABLE condition.  Both volumes show numerous age spots particulary on front and back endpapers and first pages, internal pages/pictures are in very nice condition condition w/ limited foxing at edges.  Spines both volumes torn at seams and well worn at head and heel (see pictures). Corners bumped and rubbed. Hinges, both volumes, poor condition, covers of both volumes have  Gold lettering, both volumes, is clear and bright on front covers, however there seems to be some water or age damage on cover edges.  Gold lettering on spine clear but  spine itself on volume 2 in poor condition and separated from book. (see pictures). I looked through both volumes, page by page, to make sure there are no missing or damaged pages. Both volumes are complete, all pages and illustrations are present.Volume I has 474 pages plus prelims and endpages (yellow floral), Volume II has 444 pages plus prelims and endpages (yellow floral). Volume I has Full-Page prelim Illustrations of Abraham Lincolnand Jefferson Davis. These two full-page illustrations are separated by a tissue-paper divider; both illustrations are loose, resulting in chipped edges.  Both volumes have sections of pages that have come loose from the twine binding resulting in chipped edges (see pictures). Volume I   front pages are separated from binding but internal pages themselves are all attached and fine.  Volume II has a section of  loose pages (page 40 to page 52 ) pages 50 and 52 have some damage at edges from the separation. These volumes are very large and very heavy.    The outside edges of book are discolored and have white powdery edging. The covers are separed from the volume of text,  but the text and pictures are in remarkably good condition for  One hundred and twenty-two years. No writing or marking, no stamps or tags.NOT ex-library books. this two volume set has  cosmetic issues But the CONTENT is amazing . Almost every other page is a  huge Double-Page Illustration. BATTLE MAPS abound. Well-known battles and leaders are discussed as well as little known battles and leaders that were ignored by most Civil War histories of the era.ILLUSTRATIONS are varied and incredible in detail. Includes a COLOR PLATE showing U.S. Army CORE BADGES - 1865. FOLIO - books measure 17 x 12 inches.   FREE SHIPPING !!! See Pictures, Ask Questions!! thanks for looking  Elana

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HB American Heritage Commemorative Edition Colt's Picture History World War II

  Coshocton, Ohio 43812, United StatesSorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.

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HISTORY OF THE US NAVAL OPERATIONS in WWII 15 VOLUME SET world war two

Up for auction is this 15 book set of the History of United States Naval Operations in World War II by Samuel Morison. This is a complete set of the books unfortunately, as we were looking through the books we found that the publishing dates are different for each book. The books never changed as they were reprinted, so they're the same as the original, but most are from the 80s, and no newer than 1990, with the oldest being from 1953.  the list of dates and the corresponding books is below. The books have wear on the covers and spines from use. The bindings are all strong. And for the most part, the pages are clean and crisp with the occasional page with pencil on it in the beginning of the book and also some loose papers and newspaper clippings that are unrelated are also inside. Overall, this is still a great set and it's rare to see in complete form regardless of publication dates.

Publish date          Volume(s) with the date

1953                             8

1959                             5

1984                             1-4,7,15

1988                             6,11,12

1989                             13

1990                             9,10,14

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Borodino: The History of World War II 1941-1945, Book Published in Russian

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Old book 1917 - 1919 War History of Lee County Illinois NR lot

You will receive this antique War History record book, this book reviews the history of Lee County, Illinois 1917 through 1919. This hardback book comes with 271 pages, cover and pages are in really good condition, although there is very little damage on the edge of the cover. Please see pictures for more details.
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