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1 Citizen Soldiers with D.J. (H.C.) 512 pages copyright 1997 by Stephen Ambrose, The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7,1944 to May 7,1945 22 magazines The Evening Bulletin, World War II in Headlines and Pictures, 10 1/2x 14, (P.B.) (front cover loose), copyright 1946 the important events for World War II told by 150 action photographs and 56 pages, bombers attack Hawaii twice, President Roosevelt died, US & Russian armies join, Hitler is dead, war is over The Illustrated Preview, 10 1/2x14, 30 pages (P.B.) World War I 15 pages of pictures 3 Civil War Railroads & Models (H.C.) with D.J. 9x 11 ½ , 256 pages, Culled from newspaper clippings, military reports, with 100’s of rare photographs and drawings, many scale drawings of locomotives, railroads cars of the 1860’s, military supply bases and camps, railroad structures, Northern locomotives. 4 The Illustrated History of the Civil War 1861‐1865 (H.C.) with D.J. 245 pages, 11x14, copyright 1992, by David E. Roth, 100’s of pictures from the Bettmann Archives. 5 Special Edition of World War II as recorded in Intelligence Journal & Lancaster New Era Sunday news 1939‐1945 11x14, (P. B.) 100 plus page 30 inches of hail pile up in fields near Monterey Lancaster Co., PA June 1941, Picture of Gideon Fisher of Ronks, PA registering at Intercourse Fire Hall Oct. 16,1940, 16,404,000 register for draftPicture of Gideon Fisher of Ronks, PA registering at Intercourse Fire Hall Oct. 16,1940, 16,404,000 register for draftPicture of Gideon Fisher of Ronks, PA registering at Intercourse Fire Hall Oct. 16,1940, 16,404,000 register for draftPicture of Gideon Fisher of Ronks, PA registering at Intercourse Fire Hall Oct. 16,1940, 16,404,000 register for draftPicture of Gideon Fisher of Ronks, PA registering at Intercourse Fire Hall Oct. 16,1940, 16,404,000 register for draft 6 Belle Boyd in Camp & Prison 1865 (H.C.) 5x8, 464 pages ,copyright 1865 Christmas in prison, a letter from Stonewall Jackson, Battle of Gettysburg, my first night in prison my room, my mother & father visit me 7 Life and Death in Rebel Prisons by Robert H Kellogg, copyright 1866 (H.C.) 5x7 1/2, 424 pages,(some pages loose), Sabbath in Rebel Prisons, A man buried alive, men caught while making a tunnel, the sick call, the dead house, place of burial, interview with a Rebel solider, religious element of the negro, Thanksgiving as a prisoner, men frozen to death. 8 Prison Pen and the Escape, History of Prison Life in the South by Willard W. Glazier, (H.C.) 5x7 ½, 400 pages copyright, 1868(good condition with gold stamping on cover), Sufferings of the negro prisoners, Living Death, Incidents at Culpepper, my attempt to escape, my illness, heavy frosts no blankets, an attempt to bribe the guard, the escape and pursuit. 9 The Picket Line and Campfire Stories, a collection of war anecdotes both grave and gay of Trials and Triumphs of Soldier Life, A thousand and on humorous stories told of and by Abraham Lincoln (H.C.) 5x7 ½ ( no copyright date). 10 2 books Life of General Sherman, (H.C.) 6x8 608 pages, copyright 1891, Early Army life, at Bull Run, at Shiloh, Capture of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Through the Carolinas, Death and the Grave Life and Deeds of General Sherman, Memorial Edition (H.C.) 6x8, 568 pages, (no copyright date) inside page loose, his boyhood and early life, thrilling description of battles, marches, & victories last sickness & death. 11 Recollections of War Times (H.C.), 6x9, 380 pages copyright 1895 reminiscences of men and event in Washington 1860‐1865, Lincoln’s inauguration March 4‐11,1861, Bill to abolish slavery, the war final measures, slavery again, Mr. Lincoln’s new Scheme for the “Abolishment of Slavery”, riots & victories, a glance at the war 1863‐1864 the death of President Lincoln April 1865(has some mild water stain). 12 What a Boy saw in the Army by Jesse Bowman Young (H.C.) 6 ½ x 9 ½ , 398 pages, copyright 1894, cover loose,(a few pages missing) A story of a boy in the storming days of the Civil War and what he saw. The boy learns at Shiloh what his legs were made for, Gettysburg‐ the great victory, after the battle. 13 As We See It by Robert L. Waring, (H.C.) 6 x8 ½, 234 pages, copyright 1910 This book is intended to reveal two sides of Southern life, truly a negro story of the early days. 14 5 Volume set Our Times (H.C.) 6 x 9, app. 600 pages each book, copyright 1926 to1933 by Charles Scribners. The Turn of the Century Vol.1 America Finding Herself Vol.2 Pre‐War America Vol.3 The War Begins Vol.4 Over Here Vol. 5 some of the stories listed Henry Ford Emerges, The Roosevelt Dam 110’s of illustrations 1920’s school bus Vol. 2 page 205, The Klondike what gold seekers must endure Vol.1 page 275, The income‐tax bill of 1925 and the start of the income tax by the Democrats in January 30, 1894 Vol. 1 page 173. 15 The Smoke Yank by Melvin Grigsby (H.C.) 6 x 9, 234 pages(a few of the last pages missing), a chart of prisoners in the stockade, July & August 32,000 99 died in August etc, page 133, a slave owner hand cuffed to a tree page 33, A story of a 16 year old boy serving in the Civil War for 4 years. (1891 copyright). 16 The Civil War Through the Camera (H.C.) 8 x 11, copyright 1912, Hundred of photographs taken in Civil War times, a complete illustrated history of the Civil War The Battle of Gettysburg has a lot of pictures. 17 The Civil War in Song & Story (H.C.) 7 x 10, 560 pages, copyright 1889, (front 2 pages loose) Anecodotes, Poetry, and Incidents, 100’s of incidents reported in letters to the soldiers home, A letter from a soldier homesick in a hospital page 129 and lots more. 18 Frank Leslies Illustrated History of the Civil War (H.C.) 11 x 16 ½ , 512 pages, copyright 1894, (all original) The pictures in the book have been made for the original cut made by Frank Leslie’s corps of war artists and were drawn by special artists on the spot, some on the front, 100’s of illustrations a very rare book and very unusual. If you want to learn about the Civil War and not read the story then all you need to do is look at the pictures in this book. This is our most valuable book of the entire auction. 19 Harpers Pictorial History of the Civil War (H.C.), 11 x 15 ½ , 836 pages.(this is a reprint of the 1866 book) fill page plates showing the position of the Confederate Army when the surrender was announced, The Death of Lincoln, and John Wilkes Booth’s diary for those days, the invasion of Gettysburg with maps pages 501 ‐503, Burning the Columbia Bridge page 504, map of the Battle of Gettysburg page 509. 20 The Confederate Soldier in the Civil War (H.C.) 11 x 16 480 pages, copyright 1959, the election and inauguration of Jefferson Davis page 15, permanent constitution of the Confederate State of America page 19, Confederate Congresses page 25, General Robert E. Lee page 29, Signal Corps of the Confederate States Army page 196, 197, 198, 199 The Gettysburg Campaign June 3 to August 1, 1863 page 162. 21 The Battlefields of the Civil War (H.C.) with D.J. 10 x 13 256 pages, copyright 1991. This book tells the thirteen most important battles of the Civil War, and also shows some of the rarest of the Civil War artifacts and lots of maps. The story of Gettysburg on page 155 to 176, Chichamanga & Chattanooga page 177 to 194. 22 Sparks From the Camp Fire (H.C.) 6 ½ x 9, 630 pages (cover loose) copyright 1892, thrilling stories of heroic deeds, terrible suffering, brave encounters, desperate battles, bold achievements, reckless daring, heroism in the hospital page 107. The scout’s revenge page 84, thrilling adventure of a spy page 52, the Battle of Gettysburg page 15, Stealing of a locomotive page 319, Death of J. Wilkes Booth page 292, a thrilling railroad adventure in West Virginia page 245, Old Ben the mountain scout page 234. 23 2 books Pennsylvania at Gettysburg Volume 1 and 2 (H.C.) 6 x 9 ½ , 510 pages each book, copyright 1893 ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments, covers slightly loose, pages all included. 24 A Constitutional View of the War Between the States (H.C.) 6 x 9, 828 pages, copyright 1868, (inside front page loose) Mr. Stephens Union speech of 1860, history of the Union traced, Webster’s comments on the constitution, the opinion of John Quincy Adams and Mr. Jefferson, Kentucky Resolution of 1798, the Unanimous Declaration of the 13 United States of America. 25 McClellan’s Own Story (H.C.) 6 x 9, 678 pages, copyright 1887, the war for the Union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, private letters July 27 to September 30, 1861 page 82, organization of the army, what an army is, details of the creation of the army of the Potomac, causes of the war, Douglas and Lincoln, slavery, beginning of the war in the West(front cover missing). 26 The Civil War (H.C.) with D.J.