ARMY OFFICIAL RECORDS 

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- 128 Volumes, including Index
 

"The major source of Civil War research material. . .absolutely indispensable to the serious student."

^__Civil War Books

"The Official Records have dominated Civil War research for three quarters of a century. . .any military study treating of the conflict of the 1860s must, of necessity, have the Official Records as its base." 

^__ James I. Robertson

THE ARMY OFFICIAL RECORDS on CD-ROM 

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     Page for page identical to the ARMY OFFICIAL RECORDS

Our CD includes all 128 volumes, 131,000 pages on one disk. Available for PC-Windows.

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NAVY OFFICIAL RECORDS  

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- 31 Volumes  including Index

Companion set to the Official Records.  Bound in sturdy blue cloth with gold stamping.

"The single most valuable, most sought after, and most quoted source of Civil War Naval history."

^__ Civil War Times

THE COLONIAL & STATE RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA 

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- 30 Volumes in 28 books, including Index

The most important genealogical and historical source for North Carolina through 1790. The Colonial Records, gathered and edited by William L. Saunders, and the State Records, gathered and edited by Walter Clark, bring together documents from all known sources, including state and public repositories, private collections, and records in London and other European repositories. Thoroughly and completely indexed by Stephen B. Weeks.

 

- 9 Volumes including a thorough Broadfoot Index; Introduction by Gary Gallagher

The original set is uncommon and does not appear in good condition, as the original paper and binding were of poor quality; also there was no index, just a listing of contents.  These shortcomings have been remedied in this edition.

"The Committee's Reports offer readers a prodigious amount of testimony that sheds light on Gettysburg, many other major campaigns, most of the principal generals of the Union high command, and behind-the-scenes politics that shaped prosecution of the Union war effort.  The reprinting . . . with a full new index and a simplified numbering system for the volumes gives modern students easy access to one of the great printed collections of firsthand testimony from leading participants in the conflict."

 ^__Gary W. Gallagher

CONFEDERATE CENTENNIAL STUDIES 

- 28 Volumes including a new bibliographic volume     View the List of Titles

We have reprinted this series in its entirety plus an additional volume ^__ a biographical bibliography on William Stanley Hoole, editor of the series. Hardback, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; printed on acid-free paper; sewn binding; headbands and footbands; titles are individually indexed (we prepared indexes as needed); title and author stamped on spine; full color dust-jacket.

"Published in small quantity, the studies are much prized today."  ^__Civil War in Books

$30 (Volume 28 only)

CONFEDERATE MILITARY HISTORY 

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- 19 Volumes, including Index    Individual Volumes Available (See Below)
EXTENDED EDITION• 12,000 Pages • Illustrations • 6,100 Biographical Sketches (over 15 times as many as the original)

The military history of each Confederate state with eye-witness battle accounts, first-hand narratives, maps, military organizational charts and thousands of detailed biographical sketches.

INDEX (only) $200  2 Volumes
ISBN 1-56837-003-2

CONFEDERATE STATE ROSTERS  

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- 27 Volumes  (Set)   Individual State Subsets also available  (See Below).

The names in this Confederate State Roster (with the exception of the Florida set) have been extracted from the comprehensive 16-volume Broadfoot set, The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865, transcribed from the 535 microfilm reels of National Archives M253, Consolidated Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers.

The State Rosters are cross-referenced into two parts, Names (soldiers arranged alphabetically by names) and Units (soldiers arranged sequentially by units in the order of cavalry, artillery, and infantry).

ISBN 1-56837-350-3
$2500 (27 volumes) or $200 monthly (2 volumes per month)  or $100 monthly (1 volume per month)
 
 

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ALABAMA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (ISBN 1-56837-351-1)  3 Volumes  $300     FLORIDA BIOGRAPHICAL ROSTERS (ISBN 1-56837-288-4)  6 Volumes  $500     GEORGIA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (ISBN 1-56837-352-X)  4 Volumes  $400      MISSISSIPPI CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (ISBN 1-56837-353-8)  3 Volumes  $300       NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (ISBN 1-56837-354-6)  3 Volumes  $300      SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (ISBN 1-56837-355-4)  2 Volumes  $200       TEXAS CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (ISBN 1-56837-356-2)  2 Volumes  $200      VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS (ISBN 1-56837-357-0)  4 Volumes  $400  Order

CONFEDERATE VETERAN 

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- 43 Volumes, including Index
20,000 Pages • 4,000 Photos • CV, SCV, & UDC History • War Memories • Battle Accounts • Veterans Affairs • Obituaries
 

"The largest collection of personal experiences, anecdotes, battle footnotes, tall tales and biographical sketches for the Confederate side. . ."

^__ Civil War Books

   A reprint of the complete 40-year run of Confederate Veteran Magazine 1893-1932. The 3-volume index is 2,700 pages with 500,000 entries, including every name and significant mention and cross-reference charts.
After a two-year hiatus, we have complete sets in stock.

INDEX (only) $300  3 Volumes
ISBN 0-916107-15-9 Index is applicable to all editions

Bates HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS 

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- 14 Volumes (including new 4-Volume Index)

A thorough history and roster of the regiments and soldiers from Pennsylvania^__compiled by Samuel P. Bates. Each regimental sketch includes a history and notes of battles. Following the officers roster (which includes name, rank, date of muster into service, term and a notation as to service) is a compilation of the enlisted men, giving the same information. Reprinted in 10 volumes instead of the original five, thus eliminating the unwieldy size of the original.

Now indexed for the first time.

$300(Index Only- 4 Volumes)
ISBN 1-56837-237-X

HISTORIES OF THE SEVERAL REGIMENTS & BATTALIONS FROM NORTH CAROLINA

        IN THE GREAT WAR 1861-1865

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- 5 Volumes, including Index

     A compilation of histories of each regiment and organization from North Carolina which served in the Confederate army. North Carolina Regiments, as it came to be called, is a massive work of five volumes totaling more than 4,000 pages. In addition to the regimental histories, there are sketches of brigades, accounts of battles in which North Carolinians fought, lists of officers, a roster of North Carolinians who surrendered at Appomattox, and articles on North Carolina prisoners in the North, the Home Guard, the Medical Corps, and numerous other topics. Several hundred portraits, many of them available nowhere else accompany the text and are an especially valuable part of the set.

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR

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- 15 Volumes, including NEW Index

6,000 Pages • 1,600 Wood-Cut Illustrations • 175 Full-Page Plates

"The complete medical and surgical history. . .the most valuable contribution that could be made to the literature of military medicine. . ." 

^__Surgeon H. S. Hewit, Medical Director, Army of the Ohio, 1866.

     Detailed information on thousands of casualties, including name, rank, service unit, when and where wounded, nature of wounds, final results, and post-war information.  The new index includes every name, subject, and significant mention. Over 200,000 entries, cross-referenced enabling the set to be used as a source for medical and military research. Also a cross-reference listing of medical terms and subjects ^__ 1860s to modern and vice-versa.

INDEX (only) 3 Volumes (ISBN 0-916107-95-7)  Applicable to all editions
$400

MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES 

By far, the best collection of first-hand Union accounts; the M.O.L.L.U.S. volumes were written by men who were active participants in the Civil War. The M.O.L.L.U.S. volumes were published 1887-1915 with illustrations, portraits, maps (some folding), and plans.  We have reprinted the entire series, with new introductions, biographical sketches of the contributors by Bill Marvel, pictures of the contributors, and a thorough, every name cumulative index.

PAPERS OF THE MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS 

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- 15 Volumes, including NEW Index

     Some of the finest first-hand Civil War accounts and studies ever published, both Union and Confederate. 187 papers of first-hand accounts by notable soldiers, North and South, presented from 1876 to 1918:

.     Charles Francis Adams, William Allan (CSA), Henry J. Hunt, Archer Anderson (CSA), Henry Kyd Douglas (CSA), Andrew A. Humphreys, William Gordon McCabe, Alfred Thayer Mahan, LeComte de Paris, William Tecumseh Sherman, Stephen Minot Weld.

     Of the 7,000 pages in the PMHSM, all but a few hundred are Civil War related.

ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS 1861-1865 

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- 16 Volumes   1,500,000 Names in One Cumulative Index

A cumulative index of all Confederate soldiers as transcribed from the 535 microfilm rolls entitled Consolidated Index to All Confederate Soldiers. The Roster provides name, rank, regiment, company and state. Included are all Confederate soldiers from all branches from all Confederate states. Also included will be guidelines and tables for further researching and identifying Confederate soldiers and units.

 

ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS 1861-1865   CD-ROM VERSION

 

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- 1,500,000 Names   Searchable by Names or Units, in a variety of ways.  Windows-PC Only.

$450 or $100 monthly
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BIOGRAPHICAL ROSTERS OF FLORIDA'S CONFEDERATE & UNION SOLDIERS 1861-1865

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- 6 Volumes

     This work is the result of many years of intensive research relying on the compiled service records, diaries, family and local histories, descendants' letters, wartime newspapers and diaries, etc. The compiler created a biographical record for the Confederate and Union soldiers who served in Florida units during the Civil War. The biographical sketches vary from brief descriptions (name, rank, date of birth, and date of enlistment and discharge) to the very complete and informative.

ROSTER OF UNION SOLDIERS 1861-1865 

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- 33 Volumes   NOW COMPLETE!
• 3,000,000+ Names

A cumulative index of all Union soldiers as transcribed from the 1,200+ microfilm reels at the National Archives. The Roster provides name, rank, regiment, company and state. Included are all Union soldiers by state from all branches from all states. Also included are guidelines and tables for further researching and identifying Union soldiers and units.

 This set is now complete:   Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Delaware; Pennsylvania; Maryland; District of Columbia; Michigan; North Carolina; Georgia; Florida; Alabama; Mississippi; Louisiana; Texas; Arkansas; Missouri; Kansas; Ohio; West Virginia; Virginia; Illinois; Indiana; Minnesota; Iowa; Kentucky; Tennessee; Wisconsin; Arizona; California; Colorado; Dakota; Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Regular Army (enlisted and officers); and the U.S.C.T.

 

$3000 (33 volumes) or $100 monthly (1 book  per month)
ISBN 1-56837-306-6

 

ROSTER OF UNION SOLDIERS 1861-1865   CD-ROM VERSION 

 

- 3,000,000+ NamesSearchable by Names or Units, in a variety of ways.

Includes soldiers from the following states:

  Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Delaware;  Pennsylvania; Maryland; District of Columbia; Michigan; North Carolina; Georgia; Florida; Alabama; Mississippi; Louisiana; Texas; Arkansas; Missouri; Kansas; Ohio; West Virginia; Virginia; Illinois; Indiana; Minnesota; Iowa; Kentucky; Tennessee; Wisconsin; Arizona; California; Colorado; Dakota; Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Regular Army (enlisted and officers); and the U.S.C.T.

 $650 or $125 monthly

ISBN 1-56837-366-X

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$4000

ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE & UNION SOLDIERS 1861-1865 

 

- 4,500,000 Names   Searchable by Names or Units, in a variety of ways.

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Purchase both the Confederate & Union Rosters on CD^__all of the Civil War soldiers.

$900.00

**If you have purchased either of the Rosters in book form and are purchasing the same Roster on CD, take a $25.00 deduction!

ISBN 1-56837-390-2 

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SHOOTING AND FISHING, 1885-1906 

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- 45 Volumes in 42 Books (including 3-volume index)  Now Complete.

The most important reference work ever printed in the firearms field!

". . . [I] found it to exceed my expectations. . . .  [and there is] no better contemporary source of rifle, pistol, shooting, and information.  I did not realize the void of contemporary shooting information until I began researching materials for books and articles.  The paper and the printing is superb.  The detailed index will win the hearts of researchers.  Please sign me up for Shooting and Fishing."

^__James J. Zupan, author & collector

SOUTHERN BIVOUAC 

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- 6 Volumes, Indexed

Articles; stories; letters; humor.

"Southern Bivouac:  A Monthly Literary and Historical Magazine was published in Louisville between 1882 and 1887 by the Kentucky branch of the Southern Historical Society.  The publication included historical papers read before the association, short stories about the Civil War, sketches of soldiers distinguished in the war, poetry, and miscellaneous articles related to Southern life.  The magazine was directed at the Confederate soldier, his family, and friends of the South . . . .  An attempt to reproduce and preserve in permanent form the life and times of the Confederacy. . . .

^__Encyclopedia of Southern History

SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAPERS

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- 55 Volumes, including NEW Index

The history of the War-time South! The Southern Historical Society was formed to gather and preserve the history of the war-time South. Through men such as Robert E. Lee, Dabney Herndon Maury, Alexander H. Stephens, Wade Hampton, and Jubal Early, The Southern Historical Society Papers offered almost 20,000 pages of material, many articles became famous in their own right.

THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE ARMY OFFICIAL RECORDS 

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- 100 Volumes NOW COMPLETE!

"The greatest contribution to Civil War history since the OFFICIAL RECORDS."

All the information left out of the original Official Records:  reports "not located," not sent in by the
Confederates, not sent in by the Union, correspondence, itineraries of the units, records of events.

Arranged like the Official Records ^__ chronologically with entries by subject, etc.
 

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SOLDIERS:  Names & Information __Twice as many names as does the original Official Records PLACES:  Names & Information __ Thousands of creeks, crossroads, ferries, fords, mills, etc. RECORDS OF EVENTS & ITINERARIES:  299 reels of transcribed microfilm OFFICIAL REPORTS:  All the official reports, Union and Confederate, left out of the original publication THE INDEX:  5 Vols.   Over 1,000,000 entries!  Every Name, Battle, Event, geographical location, etc. More Info

$550 (INDEX Only, 5 volumes)
ISBN 1-56837-391-0-2

THE UNION ARMY Compare The Union Army with Dyer's Compendium below

 9 Volumes

"The oldest Union set still of value is The Union Army. . . . This scarce set offers a peculiar blend of statistical information . . . [and] substantially useful data difficult to find in other sources."

 ^__David Eicher,  The Civil War in Books  An Analytical Bibliography

Volumes I-IV^__ Unit histories; some steel engraving illustrations

Volumes V-VI^__ Cyclopedia of Battles; lists alphabetically the engagements, including lesser-known events.

Volume VII^__ The Navy, narrative written by Rear Admiral George Brown.

Volume VIII^__ Biographical sketches of all major and brigadier generals of the Union Army.  Some supplemental biographies of enlisted men also included.

Volume IX^__ Index.  All new! Thorough, cross-referenced index of all 8 volumes.

". . .Dyer's regimental histories, by comparison, were not as detailed. . . ."^__Dr. Richard A. Sauers

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DYER'S COMPENDIUM   vs.   THE UNION ARMY

. . . Dyer's Compendium ____________ 47th Regt. Massachusetts Infantry Organized at Boxford and Readville October 16, 1862.  Moved to New York November 29, thence sailed on Steamer "Mississippi" for Ship Island, Miss., and New Orleans, La., December 21, arriving at New Orleans December 31.  Moved to Carrollton January 1, 1863.  Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863. SERVICE.__Duty at Carrollton, U. S. Barracks, Lower Cotton Press, Metarre Race Course and at Camp Parapet, Defences of New Orleans, till August, 1863.  Skirmishes at Amite River April 17, and at LaFourche Crossing June 20-21 (Detachments).  Moved to Boston, Mass., August 3-18, and mustered out September 1, 1863.   Regiment lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 1 Officer and 36 Enlisted men by disease.  Total 38. .           . The Union Army ____________ 47th Regt. Massachusetts Infantry Forty-seventh Infantry.__Col., Lucius B. Marsh; Lieut.-Col., Albert Stickney; Maj., Austin S. Cushman.  This organization, commonly known as the "Merchants’ Guards," rendezvoused at Camp Edwin M. Stanton, Boxford, and was raised through the efforts of Lucius B. Marsh, a prominent Boston merchant, who became its colonel.  The several companies were gradually filled during the autumn of 1862 and were all mustered in for nine months’ service by Nov. 7.  On the 11th the regiment moved to Camp Meigs, Readville.  It suffered much from desertions before leaving the state, the records showing that it lost 225 men in this way.  Its total enrolment was 897, consisting of 42 officers and 855 enlisted men.  Its losses during service were 1 man killed and 1 officer and 33 enlisted men who died by accident or disease.  On Nov. 29 it was ordered to New York to join the Banks expedition then being organized.  After some delay at Long island, it embarked for New Orleans and reached there on Dec. 31.  It was first ordered to Carrollton, where it remained until Jan. 11, 1863, when it returned to New Orleans and served until in March at the U. S. barracks and Louisiana lower cotton press.  Several companies were detailed for special service, Co. B serving throughout its term as guard for commissary and ordnance stores at New Orleans, and Co. E being detailed for provost duty at Thibodeaux.  The regiment was reunited on March 12 (with the exception of Co. B), when it was ordered to the Metaire race-course and on May 19 to Camp Parapet.  Here Col. Marsh relieved Gen. Dorr in command of the post, made up of artillery detachments and other troops and guarding a line of defenses extending some 30 miles.  This post was occupied by the regiment until the end of its term of service.  While here, Col. Marsh recruited a company of negroes for service in the swamps.  This company was the nucleus of the 2nd La. Engineers, recruited from the contraband camp, and its officers were largely furnished by the 47th Mass.  The regiment left Carrollton on Aug. 5, to return home, going by way of Cairo, Ill., and reaching Boston on the 18th.  It was mustered out at Readville, Sept. 1, 1863.  It was not once in action and had only 1 man killed (June 28, by guerrillas).

- Over 200,000 names.  2 volumes; 1000+ pages.

A complete roster.  Over 200,000 names.

Available only for PC-Windows.

$200

ISBN 1-56837-368-6

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Edited by David Evans

Wilmington: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. 339 pages. 31 illustrations. Dust jacket.

     A collection of 99 true stories of caring and compassion that took place both on and off the battlefield. Gathered from a wide variety of printed and manuscript sources, most of these stories are eyewitness accounts, writtten by soldiers and civilians on both sides. Some are told with reverence and gratitude, others with a touch of humor, but all of them pluck at the chords of conscience that gently remind us, "We are our brother's keeper."

$25
ISBN 1-56837-392-9

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FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE DAYS IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY (Manuscript Edition)

by William W. Heartsill

Wilmington: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1988.  336 pages; 85 photos & illustrations; tipped-in photograph; laid-in manuscript page; 3 new maps; type entirely reset; index; bound in select leather and fine bookcloth; 8 1/2 x 11

A LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION OF 150 COPIES!    Just a few copies left!

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W. W. Heartsill's 1491 Days in the Confederate Army is one of the most unusual narratives of its kind ever printed. Using an Octavo Novelty Press, Heartsill printed the book himself after the war during his spare time while working at his grocery store. Setting and printing one page at a time, it took seven months to complete the 265-page book. The result was a first edition of only 100 copies and a promise from the author-printer never to attempt the feat again. True to his word, Heartsill's book is one of the rarest of Civil War books. Only 13 of the now priceless originals still exist. For students of military campaigns, this book will be a disappointment. Heartsill's unit, the W.P. Lane Rangers of Texas, only participated in one engagement and that resulted in the capture of the entire command. Heartsill did, however, fight in the Battle of Chickamauga and his account of that bloody battle is probably the most stirring section of the book. The true value of 1491 Days is Heartsill's treatment of everyday life in the Confederacy, particularly west of the Mississippi River. Lane's Rangers spent the first year of the war patrolling the Texas frontier against Indian raids. Encountering only one sickly Apache woman during their entire stay on the frontier, the Texans yearned for duty against Yankees. Their transfer to Arkansas Point only resulted in more frustration. Shortly after arriving, they were captured with the rest of the garrison when the post fell to the Union Army. Following this disaster, Heartsill and his companions were shipped to Camp Butler as prisoners of war. Exchanged in 1863, the Rangers were assigned to various units in Bragg's Army of Tennessee. It was during this service that Heartsill participated in the Battle of Chickamauga. Resenting the "consolidation" of his unit and thoroughly detesting Bragg, Heartsill, along with many of his fellow Rangers, deserted. While making his way back to Texas, he gives an interesting account of everyday life in battle-scarred Tennessee and Mississippi. Reuniting with Lane's Rangers in Texas, Heartstill spent the remainder of the war guarding Union prisoners at Camp Ford in Tyler, Texas. He thus had the unique experience of being both a prisoner and a prison guard during the war. One unusal feature of 1491 Days are the photographs Heartsill accumulated for his book. Asking his fellow Rangers to submit photographs of themselves, Heartsill reproduced 100 copies of the 60 he received. Lacking a better method, he pasted them down, four to a page, with the name of each man printed below his photograph. Also included in 1491 Days are the service records of each member of Lane's Rangers and several photocopies of two camp newspapers printed by the Rangers during their service on the Texas frontier. Thousands of books have been written about the Civil War. Among them are a few that need to be reprinted once every 20 to 30 years for a new generation of readers. This narrative is one of those books.

^__Paul V. Chiles, Civil War News.

 Laid into each volume is a sheet from the original manuscript, both sides written entirely in Heartsill's hand.  Bound by hand using select goatskin imported from England and fine Italian bookcloth.  Binding designed and crafted by Michael A. Hogle.  Cover stamped in gold.  Extra illustrated with an oversized tipped-in photograph of Captain Sam Richardson in his leapard-skin britches, plus three Civil War maps by Heartsill never before published.  All original photographs reproduced.  Printed on Mohawk Superfine 70 lb. white-smooth, acid-free paper.  Type entirely reset and enlarged.  Complete new index.

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by Tom Broadfoot

Wilmington, NC: 2000. 800 pages, 6x9, acid-free paper, bound in sturdy buckram with reinforced hinges for long and hard use, spine and front board stamped in gold, head and footbands.

     Updated prices for thousands of Civil War Books with additional bibliographical information collected over the past 30 years. Indexed by author and title, advice on book care and repair, a study and comparison of internet sales and catalog sales, and more. Since the first edition appeared in 1978, this volume has become the standard guide for Civil War prices. Now, in addition to prices and bibliographic information, it is the largest source of "inside information" for collectors. All titles grouped in one alphabetical listing.

-Illustrations

-Checklists for the large Civil War sets^__Army Official Records (did you know Serial #112 & #113 were never published?), Naval Official Records, Medical and Surgical History, Southern Historical Society Papers, Confederate Military History, Great Commander Series, etc., etc.

-Chapters on collecting Civil War books

-Where to buy-where to sell-Civil War book exhibits

-Explanations of abbreviations and terms used in the book trade

-Care and preservation and repair of books

-How and when to have your collection appraised

-How to conduct an easy and inexpensive appraisal

-Insuring your collection

-A listing of dealers who buy and sell Civil War books

-Publications of interest to Civil War book collectors

"Outstanding in its level of expertise and judgment . . . the comprehensive introduction 'advice' section would be well emulated by authors of other guides. . . ."

^__American Bookman

$75  NOW HALF-PRICE $37.00.  We are working on the 6th Edition now and hope to have it available this summer.
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by John Wright

Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1989. First Edition. 8-1/2 x 11. Hard Cover. 2 volumes, 1340 pages.

   The most complete reference to Confederate writing ever published. A listing of every book, pamphlet and article ever published relating to the Confederacy. Each entry provides, where available, author, title, place, publisher, pages, wraps or hardback, brief note on content, and booksellers' prices with seller noted. It was a few years ago that the Civil War collector and researcher had only two major guides to Civil War literature, Charles E. Dornbusch's Military Biography of the Civil War and Messrs. Nevins, Robertson, and Wiley's Civil War Books, A Critical Bibliography. Both of these works are still in use and will stand the test of time even though revisions will always be needed. Since then, several more specialized works have appeared on the market as guides to the best in Union and Confederate literature. Most notable are Michael Mullins' The Union Bookshelf and Richard Harwell's In Tall Cotton.

    A recent bibliography ventured into the unchartered, but extremely valuable territory of listing serial and periodical offerings to Civil War research: Gerold L. Cole's Civil War Eyewitnesses- An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles, 1955-1986. Professor Cole's sources include articles from one hundred serials and periodicals along with new independent works published since 1955. Now John H. Wright's Compendium of the Confederacy has arrived on the Civil War scene. Forty years of personal collecting and research are represented in these two massive volumes filled with over 20,000 entries. If we compare with the standards listed above, we note that Mr. Wright does not only list military titles in his work. He includes fiction, political, naval, and civilian entries. He gleans material from 200 serials and periodicals (Dornbusch used fifty). This thoroughness brings to light a most valuable and untapped resource; the state and local historical society publications and limited printings by small and private publishers. This, plus material extracted from the standard published Civil War and Confederate sources such as Confederate Military History, Confederate Veteran, Southern Historical Society Papers, Southern Bivouac, and Journal of Southern History are included. Each entry, listed in alphabetical order by author or title, includes place and date of publication, number of pages, notes on content, and booksellers' prices over the years. Wright, in addition to his own massive Confederate collection (now housed at Duke University), culled thousands of dealers' catalogs over the years.

    When word got out about his work he received catalogs (some over a hundred years old) from the Universities of Texas, Alabama and Duke along with old established book dealers. Also, the Library of Congress Card Catalog was tapped. It became a challenge to try and find missing works from the Compendium of the Confederacy. I managed to find one book (after three months of scanning), William J. Jones' Christ in the Camp and several articles, notably those in Confederate Veteran by Colonel George T. Rogers of the 6th Virginia Infantry. However, time after time, obscure titles located to test the Compendium were found listed. . . . This is a tremendous new source of Confederate data. John Wright states in his introduction:  "An effort has been made to find every title possible on the Confederacy in hopes that some future researcher will complete a definitive bibliography." The author is modest. It would take the resources and staff of a large institution to match what has been done here. The importance of this work is obvious to collectors, genealogists, and persons involved in the study of this period of American history. If the price is beyond your budget do all you can to get this into your local school or community library. It will become a standard reference source for many years to come. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Tom Broadfoot and Mr. John Wright for bringing this bibliographic treasure to print.

^__ Mike Cavanaugh, Civil War News

     Printed on acid-free paper, sturdy cloth binding, sewn not glued, reinforced hinges,gold stamping, easy to read type, head and foot bands, new, in shrinkwrap.

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ISBN 0-916107-74-4

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THE ARMY OFFICIAL RECORDS on CD-ROM  

     Page for page identical to the ARMY OFFICIAL RECORDS

Our CD includes all 128 volumes, 131,000 pages on one disk. Available for PC-Windows.

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Civil War era scholar Dr. Richard A. Sauers is proofing word-for-word our Army Official Records CD against the books so that all errors can be corrected.      The result will be the most accurate comprehensive CD version available anywhere and an update will be provided free to purchasers of our CD.

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PLACES:  Names & Information ^__ Thousands of creeks, crossroads, ferries, fords, mills, etc.  Our entries have been checked against the Official Record Atlas and identified, whenver possible; you can use these locale-specific names (i.e. Sweeden's Cove Creek) as a secondary source for research. 

RECORDS OF EVENTS & ITINERARIES:  The Records of Events and Itineraries of the Units for both Union and Confederate military organizations, as transcribed from 299 reels of microfilm in the National Archives (225 reels Union and 74 reels Confederate) have been published alphabetically by state.  Under each state the regiments and companies are arranged numerically, with information for each unit presented chronologically.  Most regiments have substantial coverage of the day-by-day records of the regiments and companies^__where they marched, the rations and arms, clothing, skirmishes, battles, etc.  Thus, if you are researching a battle and know the units involved, you can look in the Records of Events & Itineraries and find the unit reports on the battle down to the company level.

OFFICIAL REPORTS:  All the official reports, Union and Confederate, left out of the original publication.  The material is arranged exactly like the original Official Records, that is, chronological by subject (i.e., all the Gettysburg material will be under Gettysburg).  There are 12 volumes of Reports, including a cumulative, every name, place, subject comprehensive index.

THE INDEX:The whole set is completely and thoroughly indexed: every Name, Battle, Event, geographical location, etc.  Broadfoot Publishing Company is well known for the quality and depth of our indexes.  This index contains over 1,000,000 entries!

1.  Anderson, John Q.
 A TEXAS SURGEON IN THE C.S.A. Tuscaloosa  1957.  123 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #6.
 

2.  Coulter, E. Merton 
 LOST GENERATION; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JAMES BARROW, C.S.A.  Tuscaloosa  1956.  118 pages. Confederate Centennial Studies #1.  In Tall Cotton #29. 
 

3.  Davis, Charles S. 
 COLIN J. MCRAE:  Confederate Financial Agent.  Tuscaloosa, AL   1961.  101 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #17. Frontis portrait of McRae.  McRae helped establish the Selma, Alabama munitions works and represented the CSA in Europe.
 

4.  Girard, Charles 
 A VISIT TO THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA IN 1863.  Memoir Addressed to His Majesty Napoleon III.  Tuscaloosa  1962.  126 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #21. 
 

5.  Hanna, A. J. and Hanna, Kathryn Abbey
CONFEDERATE EXILES IN VENEZUELA.  Tuscaloosa, AL  1960.  149 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #15.  A most interesting study of a fascinating aspect of the Confederacy and it's aftermath. 
 

6.  Harris, William C. 
 LEROY POPE WALKER.    Confederate Secretary of War.  Tuscaloosa  1962.  141 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #20. Frontis of Walker. 
 

7.  Harwell, Richard Barksdale, edited by 
 A CONFEDERATE MARINE:  A SKETCH OF LT. HENRY LEA GRAVES with Excerpts from the Graves Family Correspondence.  Tuscaloosa  1963.  140 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #24. Henry Lea Graves belonged to that small band of men who were the officers of the Confederate States Marine Corps.  The Corps is virtually unknown to history.

 Its authorized strength called for 840 enlisted privates, 20 musicians, 82 noncommissioned officers and 46 commissioned officers^__a total of only 988, but the Corps was never recruited to full strength at any one time.

8.  Hesseltine, William B. 
 LINCOLN'S PLAN OF RECONSTRUCTION.  Tuscaloosa  1960.  154 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #13. 
 

9. Hoole, William Stanley
 ALABAMA TORIES.   The First Alabama Cavalry, U.S.A., 1862-1865.  Tuscaloosa  1960.  141 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #16. 
 

10.   Hoole, William Stanley 
 LAWLEY COVERS THE CONFEDERACY.  Tuscaloosa  1964.  132 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #26.  Frontis portrait of the Hon. Francis Lawley.
 

11. Hoole, Wm. Stanley
 VIZETELLY COVERS THE CONFEDERACY.  Tuscaloosa, AL  1957.  173 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #4. 
 

12. Hunnicutt, John L. 
 RECONSTRUCTION IN WEST ALABAMA.    The Memoirs of John L. Hunnicutt.  Edited by Stanley Hoole.  Tuscaloosa  1959.  145 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #11. Frontis of Hunnicutt and 3 full page illustrations.
 

13. Jones, Mary Sharpe and Mallard, Mary Jones
 YANKEES A'COMING.    Edited by Haskell Monroe.  Tuscaloosa, AL  1959.  102 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #12.  Frontis portraits of Jones and Mallard, 2 full page illustrations and 1 map. 
 

14. Jones, Wilbur Devereux 
 THE CONFEDERATE RAMS AT BIRKENHEAD:  A Chapter in Anglo-American Relations.  Tuscaloosa  1961.  124 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #19.
 

15. Jordan, Weymouth T. 
 REBELS IN THE MAKING.    Planters' Conventions and Southern Propaganda.  Tuscaloosa  1958.  135 pages. 
Confederate Centennial Studies #7.  A study of the ante-bellum Southern planters and their remarkable influence upon the ideas and actions of the South.

16. Keene, Jesse L. 
 THE PEACE CONVENTION OF 1861.  Tuscaloosa, AL    1961.  141 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #18.  The 1861 convention assembled, upon the invitation of the state of Virginia, to work out the differences between the North and the South.  Instead it pointed out how intacable those differences were and impelled the nation toward war. 

17. Mann, A. Dudley, edited by John Preston Moore 
 "MY EVER DEAREST FRIEND".    The Letters of A. Dudley Mann to Jefferson Davis, 1869-1889.  Tuscaloosa  1960.  114 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #14. 
 

18. Monaghan, Jay 
 SWAMP FOX OF THE CONFEDERACY.  Tuscaloosa, AL  1956.  123 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #2. 
 

19. Montgomery, Horace 
 HOWELL COBB'S CONFEDERATE CAREER.  Tuscaloosa 1959.  144 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #10.  A biography of the illustrious Georgian who served four terms in Congress, was governor of Georgia and secretary of the treasury.  Cobb led Georgia out of the Union, organized the 16th Georgia Infantry and rose to the rank of Major-General.  After the War he vigorously opposed reconstruction politics and carpetbag rule.
 

20. Nichols, James L.
  CONFEDERATE ENGINEERS.  Tuscaloosa 1957. 122 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #5.  In Tall Cotton #132.  Frontis of Maj-Gen. Jeremy F Gilmer, Chief Confederate Engineer Bureau. 
 

21. Pecquet Du Bellet, Paul
  THE DIPLOMACY OF THE CONFEDERATE CABINET OF RICHMOND AND ITS AGENTS ABROAD.  Edited by Wm. Stanley Hoole.  Tuscaloosa  1963.  128 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #23. 
 

22. Scheibert, Justus 
 SEVEN MONTHS IN THE REBEL STATES DURING THE NORTH AMERICAN WAR. 1863.  Tuscaloosa  1958. 166 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #9.  In Tall Cotton*#163. Frontis of Captain Scheibert plus 4 full page maps.
    A strong Confederate sympathizer, he was at Lee's headquarters and was a member of Stuart's staff.  This work contains vivid portrayals of the battles of Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, and Gettysburg, as well as records of conversations with President Jefferson Davis, and Generals Lee, Jackson, Beauregard, and Stuart.
 

23. Silver, J. W. 
 CONFEDERATE MORALE AND CHURCH PROPAGANDA.  Gloucester  1964.  120 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #3.  In Tall Cotton #166. 
 

24. Summersell, Charles G.
 THE CRUISE OF C.S.S. SUMTER.  Tuscaloosa  1965.  187 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #27.  Frontis portrait of Admiral Raphael Semmes.
    An intertwined biography of Raphael Semmes, Commander, and his ship the C.S.S. Sumter, of which John McIntosh Kell wrote:  "No ship of her size, her frailness, and her armament ever played such havoc on a powerful foe."
    A fine and rousing tale of the most famous ship of the War^__on either side.

25. Walker, Georgiana Gholson
 THE PRIVATE JOURNAL OF GEORGIANA GHOLSON WALKER 1862-1865.  WITH SELECTIONS FROM THE POST-WAR YEARS, 1865-1876.  Tuscaloosa  1963.  148 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #25. Portrait of Georgiana Walker.
 

26. White, William W. 
 THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN.  Tuscaloosa 1962.  128 pages.  Confederate Centennial Series #22. 
 

27. Yates, Richard E.
 THE CONFEDERACY AND ZEB VANCE.  Tuscaloosa  1958.  132 pages.  Confederate Centennial Studies #8.
      Frontis of Vance. 
 

28. Hoole, Martha Dubose
 WILLIAM STANLEY HOOLE. All new material including a biography of William Stanley Hoole, the editor and author of several volumes in this excellent set.