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Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto; this copy in a later binding of pale blue cloth backed in tan buckram, with the original title label preserved; [12], 13-931 pages; with 7 plates of portrait This is the First Edition of Ed Thompson's history of the so-called Orphan Brigade" which was expanded 30 years later as the History of the Orphan Brigade {n.b. this edition has 931 pages, and the 1898 expanded edition has 1104 pages). Of the expanded edition Bid Robertson allows that it possesses "everything from rosters to tall tales" and "is a standard source for any study of the Western theater." ~~This later binding is not unattractive. (Howes T-193; Nevins I, 168). Very Good binding.

Cincinnati, OH: Caxton Publishing House. Good+. 1868. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 931 pp; Full embossed leather. Edge wear especially at the corners, top and bottome has 1/4 inch chipped away, spine tears & cracks repaired with clear tape. Interior light and occasional foxing, endpapers have penciled previous owner's name and nameplate, and rear hinge is beginning to crack at pastedown but holding firm. Top corner of pages 168 to 170 is missing 1 inch, not affecting text. Still a nice tight book with embossed boards, a solid binding and a tight text. This classic of Kentucky history includes a history of the major battles fought, biographies of important figures, and detailed company rosters. Margin notes in pencil especially in the company rosters, appears to have been made by a member of the brigade. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Large 8vo. Contemporary blind-stamped black morocco, with extremities rubbed. Front hinge just starting, but a firm and solid copy. Gum label at spine base. 931pp. Front pastedown with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and rubberstamp on blank portion of title page. Text clean. Six full-page steel engravings, including the frontis of John Breckinridge. The list of engravings calls for one of General Buckner, but it was not bound into this copy. Else Very Good. First edition of the history of the famed Orphan Brigade, which saw action in many of the major battles of the War, including Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, and Chickamauga. FIRST EDITION. Howes T193aa. Nicholson 838. III Dornbusch 1209. I Nevins 168.

(KENTUCKY REGIMENTAL). THOMPSON, Edwin Porter. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. 1st ed. 931 pp. Portraits. Orig. cloth. Some wear to cloth, corners bumped, front inner hinge starting, old waterstain to frontis. portrait, else a very good copy. The First Kentucky Brigade, known as the "Orphan Brigade," included the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky regiments. Its ranking officers included Simon Bolivar Buckner, John C. Breckenridge, and William Preston. The Orphan Brigade participated in nearly every major engagement in the Western theater, and proved to be one of the Confederacy's most dependable fighting units. They were present at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, and throughout the Atlanta campaign. Thompson issued a revised version of this work entitled History of the Orphan Brigade in 1898. "Possessing everything from rosters to tall tales, Thompson's thick study is a standard source for any study of the… Read More

(KENTUCKY REGIMENTAL). THOMPSON, Edwin Porter. History of the First Kentucky Brigade. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. 1st ed. 931 pp. Portraits. Orig. blind-stamped full morocco. Spine repaired with original spine laid down; some very old staining to some pages and some scattered foxing, else a very good copy. The First Kentucky Brigade, known as the "Orphan Brigade," included the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments. Its ranking officers included Simon Bolivar Buckner, John C. Breckenridge, and William Preston. The Orphan Brigade participated in nearly every major engagement in the Western theater, and proved to be one of the Confederacy's most dependable fighting units. They were present at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, and throughout the Atlanta campaign. Thompson issued a revised version of this work entitled History of the Orphan Brigade in 1898. "Possessing everything from rosters to tall tales, Thompson's thick study is a… Read More