THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN DURING THE GREAT REBELLION BY EDWARD MCPHERSON – THIRD EDITION, 1876

THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN DURING THE GREAT REBELLION BY EDWARD MCPHERSON – THIRD EDITION, 1876

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This is the third edition of Edward McPherson’s landmark reference on the political side of the Civil War, published in Washington, D.C. by Solomons & Chapman (successors to Philp & Solomons) in 1876. McPherson, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, served as Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, and his work remains one of the most important primary-source compilations of the war era.

The book gathers a classified summary of legislation from the second session of the 36th Congress through the 38th Congress, with the recorded votes. It also covers the major executive, judicial, and politico-military actions of the period, along with the organization, legislation, and proceedings of the Confederate government. An appendix covers the political facts of the 1864 presidential campaign, a chapter on the church and the rebellion, and the second session of the 38th Congress. The pages shown include the section on military orders respecting elections, with the 1863 correspondence among President Lincoln, Maryland Governor A. W. Bradford, and Major General Robert C. Schenck over General Order No. 53 and the role of troops at Maryland’s polls. It is a revealing look at the tension between military authority and civil rights during the war.

The book runs 653 pages, including the index. It is bound in the publisher’s green cloth with blind-stamped borders and ornamental corner devices on both boards. The spine is gilt-lettered “McPherson’s History of the Rebellion” with “Solomons & Chapman” at the foot. It has yellow endpapers. The double-column text is printed in small type throughout.

Condition: Good to very good overall. The cloth shows light soiling and scattered surface wear, with a small abrasion spot on the front board and a minor stain on the rear board. The spine ends and corners show some fraying and rubbing, and the spine gilt remains legible. The binding is intact. The pages have light age discoloration, and the text is clean and readable throughout. This is a solid, attractive copy of a scarce and useful Civil War reference, well suited to any collection on Lincoln, Reconstruction-era politics, or the Union home front.   [ld][ph:L]

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