Porter was a member of Grant's staff and he vividly describes the campaigns and battles fought by Grant after he assumed the supreme command of the Union's armies. There are accounts of the Wilderness Campaign, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and many more. The book was originally published just after the end of the American Civil War.

1984, Blue and Grey Press, , 0914427709,< C-02>,xiv + 546pp, 27 illustrations, 4 maps, index, vg in dw, ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 4069-01..............................£12.00 

No d/w. small burn hole on page 47. Small marks throughout. Study copy only. The history of the 20th Maine Volunteers, a Civil War unit which served with the Army of the Potomac. Their battles included Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, a gallant defence of the Little Round Top, Wilderness, Petersburg and Five Forks. 1st English edition

1959, Eyre & Spottiswoode, , ,< C-02>,x + 338pp, 17 illustrations, 8 drawings, 10 maps., , ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 4923-02..............................£8.00 

The effect of the industrial revolution on war, first in the Crimea and other 19th century European wars, and then, most dramatically, in the American Civil War. The first 'modern' war.

2000, Cassell, , 0304352306,< C-02>,224pp, 125 ills - inc col, 20 maps, Very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 27970-01..............................£10.00 

A detailed account of the famous Civil War battle with battle maps, orders of battle, and details of equipment. With a detailed diary from Wednesday, 1st to Friday, 3rd July.

1974, Oxford University Press, , 0192731254,< C-02>,Large Format. 79 drawings, rubbed mark on title page ow good in dw, ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 33354-01..............................£7.00 

One of the best accounts of Abraham Lincoln as the leader of the Union during the Civil War. The author examines Lincoln's conduct of the war and his attempts to find able military commanders.

1943, Jonathan Cape, 1st edition, ,< C-02>,250pp, maps, index, blue cloth worn and rubbed, Fair. Prev. owner. sig., ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 14163-01..............................£8.00 

Historian John Selby has studied both the terrain and source material of Jackson's campaigns. It was at First Bull Run that Jackson gained the name 'Stonewall' and it is here that the book begins.

1968, Batsford, , ,< C-02>,250pp. illustrations, fold-out maps, Good in worn d/w, ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 34254-01..............................£12.00 

"Being an historical and political account of the Southern and Northern States showing the origin and cause of the present secession war". The author was am American inventor and associate of Samuel Morse. Original purple publisher's cloth rubbed with a little wear at extremities, blind stamped, gilt titles on the spine which is showing a little wear at the top and more so at the tail, original end-papers beginning to crack but the hinge is sound and tight. Large folding colour map at the frontis has a 5 cm tear.

, Hamilton Adams, no date but c1862, ,< C-02>,vi + 418pp, folding map, very scarce. covers worn, text good, ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 11484-01..............................£85.00 

This first in a series of handbooks for Army reservists for use in examining and assessing military operations of the past in order to be ready for the military challenges of the future covers the Civil War Battle of 1863. Includes detailed coloured maps and details of the Armies of Tennessee and Cumberland plus biographical details of Union and Confederate leaders, information on Civil War Staffs and the weapons, tactics, logistics, engineers, communications and the Medal of Honor recipients.

1995, Off. of Army Reserve Hist, , ,< C-02>,viii + 77pp, maps, tables, orders of battle, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 26064-01..............................£12.00 

Forty-eight popular songs, both Union and Confederate, with the music, of the American Civil War. Introduction by Irwin Silber.

1964, Oak Publications, , ,< C-02>,95pp , 53 illustrations, fine, paper covers, , CARD
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 25585-01..............................£3.00 

"Being accounts by and about women, Negroes, prisoners of war, Spies, concientious objectors, Indians, reporters, soldiers, sailors and others who saw history in the making". Eyewitness experiences of the American Civil War, including Ball's Bluff, Shiloh, Indians, Spies, and The Battle of Hampton Roads often referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac (or the Battle of Ironclads).

1985, Achron Books, , 0208020659,< C-02>,xi + 236pp., very good in dust marked d/w, ,
Subject...Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War
Web No. 4068-01..............................£12.00