The Illustrated History of American Civil War Relics

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Title: The Illustrated History of American Civil War Relics
Authors: Stephen W. Sylvia & Michael J. O'Donnell
Published: Fourth Printing 1992
Construction: Hardcover
Pages: 319
Dustcover: Included
Approximate size: 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches
Condition:  This previously owned book is in very good solid shape.  Corners of the dustcover has slight wear and an old price is lightly penciled on a corner of the first page.
Comments:  Sylvia and O'Donnell created a masterpiece with this beautiful reference book. If you are looking for a book with loads of pictures and details of Civil War relics, both excavated and non-excavated, then this book is a must have. However, that is not all, as the five chapters also include: (I) War Years, (II) Post-War Collecting, (III) The Eyeballers, (IV) Advent of Metal Detecting, & (V) Centennial Expansion. These chapters include tons of great information with stories, descriptions, and pictures with sections on (Chapter I) Charleston Harbor, The Militia, Bull Run, Federal Infantry, Confederate Infantry, War at Sea, Spring 1862, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Confederate Artillery, Chancellorsville Spring 1863, Gettysburg, Federal Artillery, Vicksburg, Special Services, Camplife, Sutlers’ Wares, The Sanitary Fairs, Spring 1864, Federal Cavalry, Confederate Cavalry, Medical Department, Spring 1865, Appomattox, (Chapter II) Re-interment, Farm Relics, Veteran Collectors, Cotton & Hills Exchange Hotel, Samuel C. Wright, Gettysburg Collectors, A. E. Brooks, Charles F. Gunther, The Relic Moguls, Veterans' Organizations, Loyal Legion War Museum, The Confederate Museum, (Chapter III) The Great Encampments, Veterans' Post Collections, Early Relic Museums, William J. Chewning, Gettysburg Museums, The Gettysburg National Museum, Battlefield Parks, Civilian Conservation Corps, A Special Color Portfolio, Weapons, The "Eyeballers", The New Historians, Battlefield Manoeuvers, Re-enactments, (Chapter IV) The Pioneers, Excavated Weapons, Accoutrement Plates, Cartridge and Cap Boxes, Modern Museums, Artillery, Moguls: End of an Era, "Basement" Dealers, Buttons, North-South Skirmish Association, Pre-Centennial Expansion, (Chapter V) The Centennial, The New Breed, A Special Relic Portfolio to include: Infantry Relics, Camp Relics, Cavalry, Bog Relics, Spring 1863, Artillery, Soldiers' Fabrications, 1864 Campaigns, Special Branches, Buttons, Retreat and Surrender Relics, The Old Collectors, Contemporary Museums, National Park Service, Relic Hunter's Clubs, The Relic Shows, and finally Authors and Collectors. Acknowledgements, Foreword, Preface, Table of Contents, Bibliography, Footnotes, and Index also included.

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PC7943

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