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1st EDITION – WHAT A GIRL SAW AND HEARD OF THE BATTLE – TILLIE PIERCE – EX-COCO COLLECTION

1st EDITION – WHAT A GIRL SAW AND HEARD OF THE BATTLE – TILLIE PIERCE – EX-COCO COLLECTION

This title claims a spot firmly among the most-read firsthand accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg. Tillie Pierce’s recollections of the battle from the point of view of a young girl made her… (1300-109). Learn More »

J. HOWARD WERT 1st EDITION GETTYSBURG HANDBOOK WITH CLIPPED WERT SIGNATURE – EX-COCO COLLECTION

J. HOWARD WERT 1st EDITION GETTYSBURG HANDBOOK WITH CLIPPED WERT SIGNATURE – EX-COCO COLLECTION

J. Howard Wert is a veritable legend among Gettysburg enthusiasts. His work, A Complete Hand-Book of the Monuments and Indications and Guide to the Positions on the Gettysburg Battlefield is a… (1300-110). Learn More »

$100.00
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AMERICAN MIILITARY HEADGEAR INSIGNIA BY CAMPBELL & O’DONNELL

AMERICAN MIILITARY HEADGEAR INSIGNIA BY CAMPBELL & O’DONNELL

Excellent condition, as new First Edition. Written by J. Duncan Campbell & Michael J. O’Donnell. Published 2004, O’Donnell Publications. Hardcover, 311 pages. Heavily illustrated with black… (602-33). Learn More »

1st EDITION COPY – HISTORY OF THE 12TH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS

1st EDITION COPY – HISTORY OF THE 12TH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS

Published in 1897, this copy is one of few original examples to survive the passing of time.  This definitive work chronicles the history of the 12th New Hampshire as written by Captain A. W.… (1289-202). Learn More »

$75.00
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RARE FIRST EDITION COPY – 9th NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENTAL

RARE FIRST EDITION COPY – 9th NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENTAL

This 1895 edition of “The History of the Ninth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion” is an example of the first and only original printing of the comprehensive regimental… (1289-206). Learn More »

$85.00
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RARE 1ST EDITION 5TH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENTAL – N.H.G.A.R. STAMPED

RARE 1ST EDITION 5TH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENTAL – N.H.G.A.R. STAMPED

Written by Major and Surgeon William Child and copyrighted in 1893, this scarcely seen title includes illustrations and a comprehensive history of the venerable 5th.  The cover is a muted green… (1289-200). Learn More »

$85.00
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VERY RARE FIRST EDITION – TENTH MASS. INFANTRY REGIMENTAL HISTORY

VERY RARE FIRST EDITION – TENTH MASS. INFANTRY REGIMENTAL HISTORY

This very uncommon title was published by the 10th Massachusetts Veteran Association in a single edition in 1909.  Written by Alfred Roe and the “Regimental Committee on History”, few surviving… (2025-1409). Learn More »

“PIOUS REFLECTIONS” BOOK IDENTIFIED TO 56TH NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIER

“PIOUS REFLECTIONS” BOOK IDENTIFIED TO 56TH NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIER

This small “pocket” book is titled “Pious Reflections, for Every Day in the Month.” Translated from the French of Fenelon, Archbishop pf Cambray. Published by James Loring, CXXXII (132)… (1179-1261). Learn More »

THOUGHTS ON THE KENTUCKY RIFLE IN IT'S GOLDEN AGE, ANNOTATED SECOND EDITION

THOUGHTS ON THE KENTUCKY RIFLE IN IT'S GOLDEN AGE, ANNOTATED SECOND EDITION

Written by Joe Kindig, Jr.  Longrifle Series, York, Pennsylvania: George Shumway, 2002.  Annotated Second Edition. Hardcover. 562 pages. Illustrated with black and white pictures of various rifles.… (205-183). Learn More »

REFERENCE BOOK ON SHARPS FIREARMS BY SELLERS

REFERENCE BOOK ON SHARPS FIREARMS BY SELLERS

The full title of this volume is “SHARPS FIREARMS” by Frank Sellers and published by the author in 1988. This particular copy is from the Fifth Printing in 1995. Volume is hardcover and bound in… (205-181). Learn More »

INSCRIPTION AT GETTYSBURG – IN MEMORIAM TO CAPTAIN DAVID ACHESON COMPANY C 140TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

INSCRIPTION AT GETTYSBURG – IN MEMORIAM TO CAPTAIN DAVID ACHESON COMPANY C 140TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

Excellent condition, like new. Hardcover.  Sara Gould Walters, 1991, Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, PA. This book relates the story of Captain David Acheson, killed in action in the Wheatfield on… (602-31). Learn More »

THE STORY OF OUR REGIMENT: 148TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

THE STORY OF OUR REGIMENT: 148TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

Along Ayres Avenue, just before it makes its loop, you will find the 148th Pennsylvania’s monument looking out over the Wheatfield. As impressive as the monument is at this prominent location on the… (1180-259). Learn More »

HURRAH FOR THE ARTILLERY! – KNAP’S INDEPENDENT BATTERY “E”, PENNSYLVANIA LIGHT ARTILLERY

HURRAH FOR THE ARTILLERY! – KNAP’S INDEPENDENT BATTERY “E”, PENNSYLVANIA LIGHT ARTILLERY

This history is a review of the way “from the bottom up”, states the Introduction by the complier. Told from the perspective of the letters and the diary of three of the battery’s key members… (1180-260). Learn More »

FIRST EDITION – NEALE BOOKS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY BY ROBERT KRICK

FIRST EDITION – NEALE BOOKS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY BY ROBERT KRICK

Robert Krick was one of the most respected Civil War historians of his time.  This work compiles an annotated bibliography of the published works of Neale Publishing Company, founded in 1894 by… (1180-233). Learn More »

1924 COPY OF “WORCESTER LIGHT INFANTRY 1803- 1922.”

1924 COPY OF “WORCESTER LIGHT INFANTRY 1803- 1922.”

Volume was published by Worcester Light Infantry History Association of Worcester. Massachusetts. The book meas. approx. 8.00 x 10.50 inches and runs 608 pages including index. Volume is hardbound in… (1011-60). Learn More »

$55.00
Originally $65.00

ORIGINAL COPY OF “HAMDEN MEN IN THE WORLD WAR.”

ORIGINAL COPY OF “HAMDEN MEN IN THE WORLD WAR.”

The full title of this volume is “AMERICAN DECORATIONS: A LIST OF AWARDS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE DISTIGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL AWARDED UNDER… (1011-57). Learn More »

$20.00
Originally $25.00

BOOK ON BUTTON MAKERS AND DEALERS

BOOK ON BUTTON MAKERS AND DEALERS

The title of this book is “AMERICAN MILITARY BUTTON MAKERS AND DEALERS; THEIR BACKMARKS AND DATES” by William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon. This is a revised edition published in 1984. Book is… (B4588). Learn More »

$50.00
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FIRST EDITION COPY – THE STORY OF A THOUSAND, BY TOURGEE, 105th OHIO INFANTRY

FIRST EDITION COPY – THE STORY OF A THOUSAND, BY TOURGEE, 105th OHIO INFANTRY

This is a nice example of a very scarce book in its original, 1896 printing.  The book is covered in green fabric with embossed cover designs and gold-filled text along the spine. The corners of each… (959-78). Learn More »

$250.00
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GETTYSBURG SKELLY POST GAR MONUMENT DEDICATION BOOK

GETTYSBURG SKELLY POST GAR MONUMENT DEDICATION BOOK

A very good condition, cloth bound copy of a 27-page book covering the dedication of the Skelly Post G.A.R. monument, including the dedicatory address of local newspaper editor and U.S. Congressman… (2025-1897). Learn More »

IDENTIFIED 30th INDIANA OFFICER’S POCKET DICTIONARY: ACTIVE SERVICE 1861-1865

IDENTIFIED 30th INDIANA OFFICER’S POCKET DICTIONARY: ACTIVE SERVICE 1861-1865

An abridged Webster’s pocket dictionary bearing an 1863 New York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati publication date. Embossed leather covers partially detached and showing wear. Title page is there,… (490-7374). Learn More »


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AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIED MUSICIAN OF THE PETERSBURG MILITIA

Formerly in the collection of Bill Turner, this sixth plate ambrotype has a great pedigree, having been published as Figure 2 in Albaugh’s landmark “Confederate Faces.” Identified there as a, “Musician named Crowder, of Petersburg, Va., in… (1138-1866). Learn More »

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