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Subject Matter Discussed/Illustrated in this Book (See Full Contents Below): Confederate Soldier in the Civil War Southern States Rebellion Rebel Negro Slavery Dixie Ben Labree Confederate States of America CSA Secession Major-General Soldiers Troops Regiments Infantry Cavalry Militias Fitzhugh Lee Jefferson Davis Alexander H. Stephens Campaigns Battles Sieges Skirmishes Forts Defenses Charleston Harbor Fort Sumter G.

Beauregard Stone Fleet Pensacola Harbo Battle of Big Bethel Colonel D. Hill Manassas Bull Run G. Beauregard Joseph E Johnston Confederate Flag Georgia Missouri Wilson's Creek Sterling Price Ben McCulloch Siege of Lexington Missouri Leesburg Balls Bluff Edwards Ferry N. Evans Fort Walker Beauregard Thomas F.

Stuart Fort Henry Lloyd Tilghman Post Office Department Fort Donelson Gideon J. Pillow Simon B Buckner Pea Ridge Elkhorn Tavern Albert Pike Newbern North Carolina Fort Macon Moses J White Fort Pulaski Alex R. Duncan New Orleans Mansfield Lovell Shiloh Pittsburg Landing Shiloh Pittsburg William J Hardee Leonidas Polk Shenandoah Valley Front Royal Winchester Virginia T. Jackson Fair Oaks Seven Pines James Longstreet Daniel Hill Stuart's Raid Seven Days' Battles Richmond General Robert E Lee R. Ewell Thomas J Stonewall Jackson Morgan's Raid Raiders John H.

Morgan Cedar Run Cedar Mountain Baton Rouge Port Hudson John C. Breckinridge Northern Virginia Second Manassas Ox Hill Bristoe Station Army of Munfordville Kentucky James R Chalmers Corinth Mississippi Perryville Kentucky Leonidas Polk Fredericksburg Stones River Murfreesboro Braxton Bragg Army of Tennessee Vicksburg John H Forney Carter L.

Stevenson General Pemberton R W Memminger Forrest's Expedition Nathan B Forrest Chancellorsville Lafayette McLaws Champions Hill Bakers Creek W. Loring Gettysburg Kelleysville Fort Wagner Morris Island R.

Ripley Signal Corps Chickamauga Lookout Mountain Missionary Ridge Ringgold Gap Atlanta Campaign Kennesaw Mountain Resaca Allatoona Colonel John S. Mosby The James River Drewry's Bluff Bermuda Hundred Petersburg Rapidan Spottsylvania Court House R.

Ewell The Wilderness Cold Harbor Trevilian Station Tupelo Mississippi Expedition LaGrange Tennessee Harrisburg Missouri Expedition Price's Army South Carolina Georgia Florida Petersburg Crater Explosion of the Mine Richmond Campaign Valley Campaign Jubal Early Nashville Franklin John B. Hood North Alabama Savannah Campaign Joseph Wheeler John B Hood Fort Fisher William Lamb Richmond Evacuation Appomattox Cavalry Corps Five Forks Dinwiddie Courthouse Amelia Springs Surrender Articles of Surrender Red River Campaign Casualties Losses Killed Wounded Missing Spanish Fort Confederate States Navy Roanoke Island Elizabeth City Merrimac Monitor James River Squadron Fort Pillow Federal Gunboats Steamer Price New Orleans Memphis St.

Charles Arkansas Steamer Cotton Berwicks Bay Louisiana Ram Arkansas Galveston Texas Steamer Harriet Lane Confederate Cruiser Sumter Federal Ironclad Indianola Kearsarge US Gunboat Waterwitch Mobile Bay Privateers The Nashville The Florida The Clarence The Tacony The Archer Vessels Commanders Officers Monuments. One of the greatest and most sought-after books about the Southern Forces in the War of the Rebellion.

THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR. Edited by Ben La Bree, Editor of the Confederate War Journal. Prefaced by a Eulogy by Major-General Fitzhugh Lee.

A Complete History of the Foundation and Formation of the Confederacy and the Secession of the Southern States and Prominent Parts Taken, by Hon. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, and others. Campaigns, Battles, Sieges, Charges, Skirmishes, Etc.

The Confederate States Navy, From Its First Organization to the End of the War; Naval Engagements, Blockade Running, Operation of Cruisers, Torpedo Service, Etc. By Admiral Frank Buchanan, C. Published in 1897 by The Prentice Press, Louisville, Kentucky. Elephant folio, 16.5" x 12".

Profusely illustrated with photographs, portraits, engravings, reproductions of paintings, prints and other illustrations. Massive volume: 16.5" x 12", approx 12 lbs. Spectacular exterior as shown in photos, minor wear at spine ends. Pages are clean and bright. The only flaws to speak of are the title page and page 16/17, both loose but laid in, with chipping at edges (see photos).

Tissue overleaf on frontispiece illustration tattered. Small edge tears in margins.

Extremely rare, THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR is sure to become the centerpiece of your Civil War collection. That book had a replacement spine. The book currently offered has 100% of its original binding intact. Since 2017, this title has only increased in value.

Today, THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR is more historically and culturally relevant than perhaps at any other time in the 128 years since its publication. I realize the subject matter may be polarizing. But this book attests to an important era in our nation's history. As Americans, it is our responsibility to learn from history, not to rewrite, censor or ban it. THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR is an unparalleled visual and written record of the Confederate Forces in the War Between the States. No other book ever published has so completely and authoritatively captured the full scope of Confederate military activity during the Civil War. From cover to cover, it is loaded with firsthand battle accounts written by commanding officers and other participants; hundreds of rare photographs and illustrations; rare lists of Confederate officers and regiments; numerous biographical sketches of Confederate generals and other officers; full descriptions of Confederate flags, Confederate currency and treasury notes, and much, much more. The sheer amount of information and illustration contained in this heavy, oversized volume is overwhelming.

If you are familiar with my auctions, you know that I usually furnish a full summary of the photos and illustrations that appear in my books. But in the case of THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR, I have met my match.

I truly wish I had the time to record the names of all the stoic faces and war-ravaged places pictured in these pages, but it would take me many hours to do justice to the countless scenes and portraits you'll find in this book. Trust me, you will not be disappointed when you see them for yourself.

This book was issued as a Southern response to the publication of several large "Federal pictorial war histories" in the 1890s, all of which were decidedly pro-Union in tone. The following excerpts from the Preface will give you a clearer picture of what you'll find in THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR.

The publication of "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, " "The Pictorial Battles of the Civil War, and Frank Leslie's "Soldier in the Civil War, the three greatest Federal pictorial war histories ever published in this country, rendered necessary a companion volume, giving the Confederate side of the great conflict. Hence we present this volume, entitled THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR, with a conviction that it will not only be appreciated by the future historian and student of history, but by the intelligent masses, and take a prominent place among the valued historical literature of the universe.

The splendid achievements of the gallant sons of the South in the long and bitter struggle constitute a theme that will continue to evoke the admiration of mankind to the remotest ages. Wherever the banner of the Confederacy floated, there followed a lion-hearted host of as gallant and intrepid spirits as ever joined the ranks of war and went forth to battle for what they believed to be right. Neither privation, disaster, sickness nor death appalled them, and where their standards pointed they followed, with a heroism unsurpassed.

So long as nations endure will the story of their exploits be told with admiration. The object of this work is to give a history of the foundation and formation of the Confederate states, and to narrate minutely and correctly the facts concerning the important battles on land and sea, from a Confederate standpoint; also to present a convenient and accurate summary of the official statistics of the war, which will be a welcome addition to the history.

Battles and details of minor importance have been omitted. Organizations of the armies, abstracts of strength, casualties and regimental statistics are essential to the history of the war; they are of interest not only to the surviving veterans, but to all those interested in the great story.

These statistics are fully given. The task of collecting the illustrations, especially the photographs, tintypes, etc. Of Confederate statesmen and soldiers, has been an extremely difficult one, but we have met with gratifying success. They have come to us from all portions of the globe, and to a generous people we are deeply indebted for many of the cherished mementos.

These photographs and tintypes were made during the war, when photography had not reached its present advanced stage. Nearly all were dim and faded, but they have been reproduced without retouching or other alteration. We think we have done our duty in presenting them just as they came to us - a lot of old portraits - without alteration or embellishment. While I cannot show or describe to you everything in this incredible 120-year-old book, I can certainly give you a peek at its many wonders. Below, you'll find a summary of some of the Contents.

Most are chapter headings, with the names of the authors, when stated. You'll notice that the vast majority of the chapters were personally written by Confederate commanders and other ranking officers. Further down the page, you can see a wide variety of photos and other illustrations from the book. Flags of the Confederate States of America. The Confederate Soldier in the Civil War.

The Foundation and Formation of the Confederacy and the Secession of the Southern States and the Prominent Parts Taken By Hon. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, and Others. The Election and Inauguration of Hon. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, and Hon.

Stephens of Georgia, President and Vice President of the Confederacy. The Executive Officers of the Confederate States. Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America.

Confederate Congresses, Provisional, First and Second. Campaigns, Battles, Sieges, Charges, Skirmishes, Etc: Forts and Defenses in Charleston Harbor, 1860. Inaugural Address of President Jefferson Davis. Bombardment of Fort Sumter - By General G.

Sinking of the Stone Fleet at the Entrance of Charleston Harbor. Battle of Big Bethel - By Colonel D. Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) - By General G. Confederate Forces at the Battle of Manassas (Bull Run). Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) - By General Joseph E Johnston.

Origin of the Confederate Battle Flag. Army Operations in Missouri, Including the Battle of Wilson's Creek - By Major-General Sterling Price. Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri - By Brigadier-General Ben McCulloch.

Siege of Lexington, Missouri - By Major-General Sterling Price. The Battle of Leesburg, Balls Bluff and Edwards Ferry - By Brigadier General N. Bombardment of Forts Walker and Beauregard - By Brigadier General Thomas F. Battle of Manassas - Historical Correspondence. Battle of Manassas - Return of Captures and Abstract of Federal Prisoners Taken. Battle of Dranesville, Virginia - By Brigadier-General J. Bombardment of Fort Henry - By Brig-General Lloyd Tilghman, CSA.

Organization of the Confederate Post Office Department. Capture of Fort Donelson - By Brig.

Battle of Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern - By Brig. Battle of Newbern, North Carolina - By Brig. Siege of Fort Macon - By Col.

Two Addresses of President Jefferson Davis to the Soldiers of the Confederacy. Bombardment of Fort Pulaski - By Brig.

Bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. The Fall of New Orleans - By Major-General Mansfield Lovell, Commanding at New Orleans.

Orders for Battle at Shiloh, Or Pittsburg Landing. Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing - By General G.

Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing - By Lieut. Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing - By Major General Leonidas Polk. Organization of the Army of the Mississippi at the Battle of Shiloh.

Operations in the Shenandoah Valley Including Battles of Front Royal and Winchester, Virginia - By Lieut. Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines - By General Joseph E Johnston. Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines by Major-General James Longstreet. Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines by Major General Daniel H Hill, CSA.

Stuart's Raid - By Brig. The Seven Days' Battles Before Richmond by General Robert E Lee. The Seven Days' Battles Before Richmond, Virginia - By Major-General D. The Seven Days' Battles Before Richmond, Va.

The Seven Days' Battles - By General Thomas J Stonewall Jackson. Organization of the Confederate Forces around Richmond Va. General Morgan's First Kentucky Raid - By Brig. Battle of Cedar Run or Cedar Mountain - By Lieut. Engagement at Baton Rouge and the Occupation of Port Hudson - By Major-General John C. Campaign in Northern Virginia Including the Second Manassas, or Bull Run - By General Robert E. Campaign in Northern Virginia Including Manassas Junction, Ox Hill, Bristoe Station and Second Manassas, or Bull Run - By Lieut. Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia During the Battles of August 28 to Sept 1, 1862. The Maryland Campaign, Sept 3 - 20, 1862. Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee Commanding, Sept 3 - 20, 1862. Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky - By Brig. Battle of Corinth, Mississippi and Other Operations of the Army - By Major General Sterling Price, CSA. Battle of Corinth - By Major-General Earl Van Dorn. Battle of Perryville, Kentucky - By Major-General Leonidas Polk.

Battle of Fredericksburg Virginia - By General Robert E Lee. Battle of Fredericksburg - By Lieut-General Thomas J Jackson. Battle of Fredericksburg - By Lieutenant-General James Longstreet.

Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Fredericksburg, General Robert E Lee Commanding. The Stones River Campaign Including Battles of Stone's River and Murfreesboro - By General Braxton Bragg.

Battle of Murfreesboro - By General J C Breckinridge. Organization of the Army of Tennessee during the Stone's River Campaign, General Braxton Bragg Commanding. The Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi - By Major-General John H Forney. The Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi - By Major-General Carter L.

Organization of the Troops of the Third Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, Major-General Franklin Gardner Commanding. The Surrender of Vicksburg: A Defense of General Pemberton - By Major R W Memminger. Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee - By Brigadier-General Nathan B Forrest, CSA.

The Chancellorsville Campaign - By General Robert E Lee. The Chancellorsville Campaign - By Major-General Lafayette McLaws. Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia - List of the Killed and Wounded. Organization of the Army of Northern Virgina in the Chancellorsville Campaigm. Death of Stonewall Jackson - By Dr. Battle of Champions Hill or Bakers Creek, Mississippi - By Major-General W. The Gettysburg Campaign - By General Robert E Lee. The Gettysburg Campaign - By Lieut-General James Longstreet. The Gettysburg Campaign - By Lieut-General Richard S Ewell. The Gettysburg Campaign - By Lieut-General Ambrose P Hill. Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E Lee, Commanding. Battle of Kelleysville, Virginia - By Brig. Engagement in Charleston Harbor - By Major William H. Charleston Harbor - Assault on Fort Wagner; Operations on Morris Island, Etc - By Brigadier General R. Bombardment of Fort Sumter - By Colonel Alfred Rhett, CSA. Bombardment of Fort Sumter - By Lieut.

Bombardment of Charleston - By Major Henry Bryan. Bombardment of Charleston - By Colonel Alfred Rhett. Signal Corps in the Confederate States Army - By Edward H. The Chickamauga Campaign - By General Braxton Bragg.

The Chickamauga Campaign - By Lieut-General James Longstreet. The Battle of Chickamauga - By Brig-General Marcus Wright. The Confederate Army at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia. Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee - By Major-General Carter L Stevenson. Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee - By Brigadier-General John K Jackson.

Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee - By Major-General Patrick R. Battle of Ringgold Gap - By maj-General Patrick R Cleburne. The Atlanta Campaign - Operations - By General Joseph E Johnston. The Atlanta Campaign - Journal of Operations of the Army of Tennessee.

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain - By Major-General S E French. The Army of Tennessee, General Joseph E Johnston, Commanding.

The Atlanta Campaign - Operations - By General John B Hood. The Atlanta Campaign - Cavalry Engagements - By Major-General Joseph Wheeler.

Battle of Resaca, Georgia - By Brig-General Edward C Walthall. Battle of Allatoona, Georgia - By Major-General Samuel French. Mosby's Operations - By Colonel John S. Operations on the South Side of the James Including Drewry's Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Petersburg, Etc. Campaign from the Rapidan to Spottsylvania Court House - By Lieut-General R.

Campaign from the Rapidan to James River Including Battles of Spottsylvania, Wilderness and Cold Harbor - By Brig. Battle of Drewry's Bluff - By Major-General R F Hoke. Battle of Trevilian Station, Virginia - By Brig-General Thomas Rosser. Tupelo, Mississippi Expedition from LaGrange Tennessee, Including Battle of Harrisburg, Miss.

Price's Missouri Expedition - By Major-General Sterling Price. Itinerary of Price's Army. Organization of Price's Army in the Missouri Expedition - By Major-General Sterling Price. Organization of Troops in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida - By Lieut-General William Hardee.

In Front of Petersburg, Virgina - Diary of the First Corps Army of Northern Virginia. Assaults on the Petersburg Lines - By Brig. Assaults on the Petersburg Lines - Reports of General Robert E. Assault on the Crater and Explosion of the Mine - By Major-General B R Johnson.

The Richmond Campaign - By Brig-General William N Pendleton. Early's Valley Campaign - By Brig. Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia - By Lieut-General Jubal Early. Army of the Shenandoah, Lieutenant-General Jubal Early, Commanding. The Tennessee Campaign - By Lieut. Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee Including Battles of Nashville and Franklin - By General John B. Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee Including Battles of Franklin and Nashville - By Lieut-General Alex Stewart. List of Division, Brigade and Regimental Commanders Killed, Wounded, Missing and Captured in the Battle of Franklin. The Savannah Campaign - By Major-General Joseph Wheeler. Army of Tennessee for the Period Ending December 10, 1864, General John B Hood, Commanding.

Operations Against Fort Fisher - By Colonel William Lamb. Capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina - Operations - By General Braxton Bragg. Capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina - by Major General William H C Whiting. Evacuation of Richmond - By Lieut-General R S Ewell.

Evacuation of Richmond, Virginia - By Major-General J B Kershaw. Evacuation of Richmond, Virginia - By Major-General G W C Lee.

The Appomattox Campaign - Operations of the Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Including Battles of Five Forks, Dinwiddie Courthouse, and Amelia Springs, Virginia - By Major-General Fitzhugh Lee. The Appomattox Campaign, Including The Surrender of the Confederate Forces at Appomattox Courthouse - By General Robert E Lee. Farewell Address of General Robert E Lee to the Army of Northern Virginia.

Articles of Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The Ninth of April, 1865 (A Poem). Confederate Forces at Appomattox Courthouse, Commanded by General Robert E Lee. Strength of the Army of Northern Virginia, Commanded by General Robert E Lee, Confederate States Army, (Before Surrender at Appomattox). The Last Confederate Surrender - By Lieut-General Richard Taylor.

Departure of President Davis and Cabinet from Richmond, Virginia and the Last Days of the Confederate Treasury and What Became of Its Specie. Last Letters and Telegrams of the Confederacy - Correspondence of General John C Breckinridge.

Ordnance Department of the Confederate Government - By Brigadier-General Josiah Gorgas. Red River Campaign - By General E Kirby Smith.

Casualties in the Confederate Service. Confederate Losses in Killed, Wounded, and Missing in Particular Battles, Also Total Federal Loss in the Same Battles. Organizations in Service of the Confederate States from Each Southern State. Organization of Troops in the Third Military District, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, Commanded by Maj-General Frank Gardner.

Organization of Troops in the District of the Gulf, Commande by Major-General John H. Statement of Troops in the Department of the Gulf, Commanded by Major-General S. Defense and Fall of the Spanish Fort - By Brigadier-General R.

General Forrest's Operations - By Lieut. Comprehensive History of the Confederate States Navy From Its First Organization to the End of the War. Defense of Roanoke Island and Elizabeth City - By Commodore W. Battle Between the Virginia (Merrimac) and the Monitor, and the neetmok Operations of the James River Squadron - By Captain Franklin Buchanan, CSN.

The Services of the Virginia (Merrimac) - By Captain Catesby AP R Jones. Destruction of the Virginia (Merrimac) - By Captain Josiah Tatnall. Battle on the Mississippi, near Fort Pillow, Between the Confederate and Federal Gunboats - By Captain J E Montgomery.

Cruise of the Steamer Price Up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Memphis, Including the Battle Above Fort Pillow from the Steamer's Log Book - By Purser L. Charles, Arkansas, Between the Confederate Forces and the Federal Gunboats - By Lieutenant John W Dunnington. Engagement Between the Confederate States Steamer Cotton and the Federal Gunboats in Berwicks Bay, Louisiana. The Battle of Memphis, Tennessee - By Captain J Henry Hart.

Exploits of the Ram Arkansas - By Lieutenant George W Gift. Recapture of Galveston, Texas, and the Capture of the Steamer Harriet Lane - By Major-General Bankhead Magruder. Attack on the Blockading Squadron in Charleston Harbor - By Flag Officer Duncan N. Attack on the Blockading Squadron in Charleston Harbor - By Commander John R Tucker.

The Exploits of the Confederate Cruiser Sumter - By Captain Raphael Semmes. Capture of the Federal Ironclad Indianola - By Major J L Brent.

The Alabama at Cape Town, South Africa. Exploits of the Alabama Including a Description of Her Fight with the Kearsarge - By Admiral Raphael Semmes. Capture of the US Gunboat Waterwitch - By Lieutenant Joseph Price. Battle of Mobile Bay - By Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Operations in Mobile Bay - By Brigadier-General R.

Battle of Mobile Bay - By Lieutenant John W Bennett. Battle of Mobile Bay - By Commander James D Johnston. United States Vessels Destroyed by Confederate Cruisers. List of Privateers Commissioned by the Confederate Government Together with a List of Their Prizes.

Confederate States Cruisers: The Nashville. Confederate States Cruisers: The Florida. Confederate States Cruisers: Clarence, Tacony and Archer.

Confederate States Cruisers: The Georgia. Confederate States Cruisers: The Tallahassee, Afterwards the Olustee. Confederate States Cruisers: The Shenandoah. Torpedoes Used by the Confederate Government. List of Vessels of the Confederate States Navy and Their Commanders.

Officers of the Confederate States Navy, from the Navy Register, June 1, 1864, the Last One Issued. Monuments Erected to the Confederate Dead.

Page 16/17, loose but laid in, with chipping on edges, as described under Condition. REMEMBER FOLKS, THIS IS AN 1897 ORIGINAL. THIS BOOK IS 128 YEARS OLD!!

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