Paperback volume with a blue paper cover that has very busy patriotic artwork showing a Zouave holding a battle-scarred flag in one hand and a sword in the other. Behind him is a spread-winged eagle on top of a book, piled on a fascine over a pedestal with a bust of George Washington. Next to that is a scene of sailors on the deck of a ship working a cannon. Cover also has a nice period orange label advertising “ELEGANT GIFT BOOKS FOR THE SEASON 1864. VIRTUE & YORSTON, PUBLISHERS AND IMPORTERS…”

Across the top is “THE WAR FOR THE UNION!!” the actual title written on the cover reads “THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH A HISTORY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN REBELLION BY ROBERT TOMES MD” and published in 1864 by Virtue & Yorston, New York.

Pamphlet meas. approx. 9.00 x 11.50 inches and runs 50 pages including a black and white full-page etching of the battle of Chancellorsville and a full color map of the battle of Antietam. The rest of the issue covers Siege of Vicksburg, battle of Stone’s River, Siege of Charleston and actions along the North Carolina coast.

This pamphlet was issued in serial form with this edition being parts 47 and 48.

The overall condition is excellent but this particular pamphlet was never read as every other page, though printed with text, is still uncut.    [AD] [ph:L]

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