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Woman's work in the Civil War : a record of heroism, patriotism and patience.

1867

Brockett, L.P., fl. 1867

Co-authored by Mary C. Vaughan. Biographies of: Dorothea L. Dix, Clara Barton, Helen L. Gibson, Mrs. John Harris, Mrs. Eliza C. Porter, Mary A. Bickerdyke, Mrs. Stephen Barker, Amy M. Bradley, Arabella G. Barlow, Nellie M. Taylor, Mrs. Adaline Tyler...

GLC00267.232

Speech of Major-General Butler

1863

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

An after dinner speech made in New York after Butler's return from New Orleans during the Civil War.

GLC00267.235

A chaplain's campaign with Gen. Butler

1865

Hudson, Henry N., 1814-1886

Critical of General Benjamin F. Butler. See GLC00267.237 for a response. Sabin 33493.

GLC00267.236

Official documents relating to a "Chaplain's campaign (not) with General Butler," but in New York.

1865

Davenport, John Isaacs, 1843-?

An ironic response to Chaplain Henry N. Hudson's attack on General Butler by Butler's former assistant provost marshal, John I. Davenport. Printed by Charles Hunt. See GLC00267.236 for the pamphlet being responded to. Sabin 9618.

GLC00267.237

Official report of the History Committee of the Grand Camp, C.V.

April 1904

Christian, George L., 1841-1924

Report read by committee chairman Christian at Newport News, Virginia on 28 October 1903. Published by order of the Grand Camp of Virginia. The other committee members include: R.T. Barton, Carter R. Bishop, R.A. Brock, Rev. B.D. Tucker, John W...

GLC00267.240

Drum-beat of the nation : the first period of the war of the rebellion from its outbreak to the close of 1862

1888

Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896

First edition, published by Harpers & Brothers. Focuses on campaigns in the first half of the Civil War.

GLC00267.243

The story of the twenty-first regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, during the Civil War

1900

Members of the regiment

From the Press of the Stewart Printing Co. Inside front cover signed by "Lucien F. Burpee," who appears to be related to Thomas F. Burpee, one of the colonels of the 21st Connecticut killed during the war. The book plate of Lucien Burpee partially...

GLC00267.245

History of the eighteenth regiment Conn. volunteers in the war for the Union

1885

Walker, William C., fl. 1885

Written by Chaplain Walker. Published by the committee in charge of compiling the history of the 18th Connecticut. The committee consisted of: Walker, H.M. Durfey, Geo. C. Setchel, James McKee, Wm. Caruthers. Printed by Gordon Wilcox. Bookplate...

GLC00267.246

The Norwich memorial: The annals of Norwich,... in the Great Rebellion

1873

Dana, Malcolm M., fl. 1873

History of Regiments and men from Norwich in the Civil War

GLC00267.247

Header Record

The Southern rebellion: being a history of the United States from the commencement of President Buchanan's administration through the war for the suppression of the rebellion

1864, 1867

Crafts, William August, 1819-1906

Published by Samuel Walker. Copyright 1863. Two volumes, illustrated with steel engravings. Contains "a record of political events, military movements, campaigns, expeditions, battles, skirmishes, etc. prepared from official documents and other...

GLC00267.250

Dear belle: Letters from a cadet and officer to his sweetheart, 1858-1865

1965

McCrea, Tully, 1839-1918

I Nevins 125

GLC00267.251

The Genesis of the Civil War: The Story of Sumter, 1860-1861

1887

Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892

Discusses the events leading to the Civil War both from his vantage point as an officer at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter and from a larger context. Focuses both on events he witnessed firsthand and those he researched. Printed by Charles Webster...

GLC00267.252

The American Iliad; the epic story of the Civil War as narrated by eyewitnesses and contemporaries

1947

Eisenschiml, Otto, 1880-1963

Edited by Eisenschiml and Ralph Newman. 1st edition, published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company.

GLC00267.253

Three months in the Southern states: April-June, 1863

1864

Fremantle, Arthur James Lyon, Sir, 1835-1901

First American edition, published by John Bradburn (the orginal British edition was published in 1863). A few comments pencilled in by a pro-Union reader (after the title: "containing the lies of a Brittsher"; below an engraving of Jefferson Davis:...

GLC00267.256

Campaigns of the Civil War

1926

Geer, Walter, 1857-1937

I Nevins 30, III Dornbusch 1391

GLC00267.257

Gettysburg: What they did here

1924

Minnigh, Luther W., fl. 1905-1924

Title continues, "The Standard Historical Guide Book on 'Gettysburg' with Numerous Maps and Illustrations." Covers battle plans and marches, various headquarters, and details of the three days' battle. Describes the Soldiers' National Cemetery and...

GLC00267.259

The life, campaigns and public services of Lieut. General Grant

circa 1865

Biography of Ulysses S. Grant "With a full history of his Life, Campaigns, and battles, and his Orders, Reports, and Correspondence with the War Department and the President in relation to them, from the time he first took the field in this war...

GLC00267.260

War letters, 1862-1865, of John Chipman Gray Major, Judge Advocate and John Codman Ropes Historian of the War with portraits.

1927

Gray, John C., 1839-1915

Published by the Riverside Press for the Massachusetts Historical Society. Note behind cover: "I Nevins 97: "unique" / Union Bookshelf 36."

GLC00267.261