Research Catalog

Title

The war with the South, a history of the late rebellion : with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc. / by Robert Tomes, M.D. ; continued from the beginning of the year 1864 to the end of the war, by Benjamin G. Smith.

Author

Tomes, Robert, 1817-1882.

Publication

New York : Virtue & Yorston, c1862-c1867.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Smith, Benjamin G.
• Wells, J.
• Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888.
• Parsons, Charles, 1821-1910.
• Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
• Sholl, Charles.
• Rogers, John, approximately 1808-approximately 1888.
• Ridgway, W., active 1854-1885.
• Hinshelwood, Robert, 1812-
• Smith, Rae.
• Kemble, William.

Description

3 v. : ill., ports., maps; 29 cm.

Subject

• United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865

Note

• Some copies have variant t.p., which reads: The war with the South : a history of the Great American rebellion ...
• Added engraved title pages.
• Original ed. published under title: The war with the South : a history of the great American rebellion, being a complete narrative of the origin and progress of the war ...
• Also issued under title: The great Civil War.
• Copyright date 1862 from verso of t.p. (variant t.p. lacks date on verso) and added engraved t.p. to v. 1; copyright date 1867 from added engraved t.p. to v. 2-3.
• Originally published in parts.
• Ill. engraved by J. Rogers, W. Ridgway, R. Hinshelwood and others, after J. Wells, F.O.C. Darley, C. Parsons and others. Many ports. after photos. by Mathew Brady; maps lithographed by Rae Smith and W. Kemble, after Wells and Charles Sholl.

Provenance (note)

• Astor Library (Nelson)
• Ford Collection

Call Number

IK+ (Tomes, R. War with the South. 1862 (3 v.))

LCCN

02008038

OCLC

476284

Author

Tomes, Robert, 1817-1882.

Title

The war with the South, a history of the late rebellion : with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc. / by Robert Tomes, M.D. ; continued from the beginning of the year 1864 to the end of the war, by Benjamin G. Smith.

Imprint

New York : Virtue & Yorston, c1862-c1867.

Local Note

Copy 1: Variant title page ("a history of the Great American rebellion"); v. 2 lacks added engraved t.p.

Provenance

c 1: Astor Library (Nelson)

c 2: Ford Collection

Added Author

Smith, Benjamin G.

Wells, J. Illustrator

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888. Illustrator

Parsons, Charles, 1821-1910. Illustrator

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896. Illustrator

Sholl, Charles. Illustrator

Rogers, John, approximately 1808-approximately 1888. Engraver

Ridgway, W., active 1854-1885. Engraver

Hinshelwood, Robert, 1812- Engraver

Smith, Rae. Lithographer

Kemble, William. Lithographer

Research Call Number

IK+ (Tomes, R. War with the South. 1862 (3 v.))