Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War Semi-Centennial Memorial Ed 1911

  

The Photographic History of the Civil War - 1911 Semi-Centennial Edition (10 Vol Set). A complete 10-volume leather-bound set of The Photographic History of the Civil War (1911), filled with thousands of photos-many by famed Civil War photographer Matthew Brady.

This is the rare Semi-Centennial Memorial Edition, personalized and signed by Union veteran W. Powers, who served with the 4th Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. His handwritten inscriptions appear in several volumes, including battlefield maps with his service locations marked. Marked battlefield map in Volume V.

Commemorative note for Major Byers' 88th birthday. Originally housed in the Powers Memorial Library in Wisconsin. Original library cards & stamped due dates included. Vol I - The Opening Battles. Vol II - Two Years of Grim War.

Vol III - The Decisive Battles. Vol IV - The Cavalry. Vol V - Forts and Artillery.

Vol VI - The Navies. Vol VII - Prisons and Hospitals. Vol VIII - Soldier Life and Secret Service. Vol IX - Poetry and Eloquence. Vol X - Armies and Leaders. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2" x 1 3/4 and weighs 4 lbs. Presenting: The Photographic History of the Civil War In Ten Volumes. Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities. New York, the Review of Reviews Co, 1911. Copyright1911 by Patriot Publishing Co, Springfield, Mass. Each book weighs about 4 pounds. 11 1/8" x 8 1/2" x 1 3/4. An attractive set and a classic work on the Civil War.