VIRGINIA STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY
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Unless otherwise indicated, all books in this list are in sound, usable condition ("very good"), in the original cloth binding and are 8vo. (approximately 6" X 9" in size.) Most are not new; however, previous owners' names, bookplates, stamps and other marks of ownership are not noted unless such markings are disfiguring. Bindings on older books will usually show normal signs of wear and use relative to the age of the book. Excessive wear or damage is noted in the description. Books whose condition is above average are also noted.
Regimental and Battle Histories
Civil War History
604021 The War in Southwest Virginia 1861-65, by Gary C. Walker. Published by the author, 1985. Revised 2nd edition. Index, illus., notes, photos, maps, cloth, 8vo., 182 pp. VG condition. Presented chronologically. The first book on the importance of southwest Virginia in the outcome of the war. $35.00
604022 A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865, compiled by Lee A. Wallace, Jr. Published by Virginia Civil War Commission, Richmond, 1964. Biblio., illus., photos, ex-library, softcover (somewhat shabby, front cover partially detached), 4to., 347 pp. Interior in VG condition. It has a clear plastic cover to protect the binding. A useful one-volume reference providing, in capsule form, information about each of the Virginia military organizations that served during the Civil War. In most cases the commanding officers and the organization’s dates of service are given. Copies are now scarce. $45.00
604024 The Shenandoah Valley 1861-1865: The Destruction of the Granary of the Confederacy, by Michael G. Mahon. Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 1999. 1st edition. Index, biblio., notes, illus., maps, 8vo., dj., 180 pp. near-fine condition. The author uses an extensive array of sources, many previously overlooked, to present a balanced view of the strategic significance of the Valley in the fall of the Confederacy. $20.00
604025 Republicans and Reconstruction in Virginia, 1856-70, by Richard Lowe. Published by University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1991. 1st edition. Index, biblio., notes, maps, cloth, dj., 8vo, 261 pp. Near-fine condition. The first full-scale study of the history of the Virginia republican party from its birth in 1856 to the end of Reconstruction in 1870. A thorough exploration of this turbulent period in Virginia history. $27.50
604026 Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Robert E. L. Krick. Published by The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003. Photos, red cloth, dj., 8vo., 406 pp. Includes both family and military information. Also included are lists of Confederate Staff Officers, Other than Army of Northern Virginia, and a General-by-General List of Army of Northern Virginia Staff Officers. $32.50
404002M Army Life In Virginia: The Civil War Letters Of George G. Benedict, edited by Eric Ward. Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2002. 1st edition. Index, biblio., notes, illus., maps, gray cloth, dj., 8vo., 246 pp. New condition. The writer, George Grenville Benedict (1826-1907), was a member of the 12th Vermont Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. These letters, written to the Burlington Free Press, provided his friends and neighbors with Benedict's first-hand accounts of army life in 1862-63. $25.00
604027 Clear the Confederate Way: The Irish in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Kelly J. O’Grady. Published by Savas Publishing Company, Mason City, IA, 2000. 1st edition. Index, biblio., notes, maps, photos, gray cloth dj., 8vo., 348 pp. Near-fine condition. Primarily a military history, the author focuses on the battlefield exploits of the Southern Irishmen and describes what was a significant and substantial Irish contribution to the Southern war effort. The Appendix describes the Irish companies in the brigades that were part of the Battle of Fredericksburg. $22.50
Regimental Histories
Each volume of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series concerns a specific Virginia unit and the Virginia soldiers who fought with that unit in the American Civil War. Individual volumes contain a unit history, an annotated muster roll of every man who served in that unit and relevant photographs and maps. The first edition of each volume was limited to 1000 hardcover copies autographed by the author.
604004 1st Virginia Cavalry, by Robert J. Driver, Jr. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1991. 2nd edition. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth (small piece missing from upper spine), 8vo., 268 pp. All interior pages have indentations, apparently a printing defect. More about this series. $25.00
604003 3rd Virginia Cavalry, by Thomas P. Nanzig. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1989. 1st edition, limited to 1000 copies. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, 8vo., 142 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
604001 25th Virginia Cavalry, by Dobbie E. Lambert. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1994. 1st edition, limited to 1000 copies. Biblio., maps, cloth (small gouge on rear cover), 8vo., 148 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
604015 2nd Virginia Infantry, by Dennis E. Frye. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1984. 1st edition, #955 of 1000 copies. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, 8vo., 146 pp. Inscription on the front endpaper. VG condition. More about this series. $50.00
604011 7th Virginia Infantry, by David F. Riggs. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1982. 2nd edition. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, dj., 8vo., 106 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
604010 8th Virginia Infantry, by John E. Devine. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1983. 2nd edition. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, dj., 8vo., 89 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
604014 9th Virginia Infantry, by Benjamin H. Trask. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1984. 1st edition, #602 of 1000 copies. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, 8vo., 106 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
604007 18th Virginia Infantry, by James I. Robertson. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1984. 1st edition, #731 of 1000 copies. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, 8vo., 88 pp. VG condition. More about this series.. $25.00
604012 28th Virginia Infantry, by Frank E. Fields, Jr. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1985. 2nd edition. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, dj., 8vo., 89 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
604008 30th Virginia Infantry, by Robert K. Krick. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1983. 1st edition, #856 of 1000 copies. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, 8vo., 143 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $45.00
604009 64th Virginia Infantry, by Jeffrey C. Weaver. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1992. 1st edition. Biblio., photos., maps, cloth, 8vo., 175 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
Civil War Battles
The Virginia Battles and Leaders Series has as its goal the preservation of all materials related to Civil War events in Virginia.
604017 Jackson’s Valley Campaign: The Battles of McDowell, March 11 – May 18, 1862, by Richard L. Armstrong. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1990. 2nd edition. Index, biblio., photos., maps, gray cloth, 8vo., 122 pp. Front endpapers not bound in. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00
604018 The Fredericksburg Campaign: “Stonewall” Jackson at Fredericksburg: The Battle of Prospect Hill, December 13, 1862, by Frank A. O’Reilly. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1993. 2nd edition. Index, biblio., photos., maps, black cloth, 8vo., 243 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $27.50
604019 Early’s Valley Campaign: The Battle of Cedar Creek, Showdown In The Shenandoah, October 1-30, 1864, by Theodore C. Mahr. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1992. 2nd edition. Index, biblio., photos., maps, gray cloth, 8vo., 280 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $45.00
604020 The Battle of Five Forks, by Ed Bearss and Chris Calkins. Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1985. 2nd edition. Notes, maps, gray cloth, 8vo., 131 pp. VG condition. More about this series. $25.00