[strela]

Two glaring omissions:

"Hardtack and Coffee" - the author escapes me at present, but it is a great look at the every day lives of soldiers on both sides.

"Mr. Lincoln's Navy" - same problem (I'm not at home). An excellent account of an under-reported group of fighting men.

I'll post the authors of both of these fine books later.

[carlo3b]

I am an avid collector of rare books, many of which are centered around our history, with special emphasis on the civil war. I try to educate myself on historical documents originating at the time of the incident, saving myself the trouble of restating someone else's ruminations or wishful memories, as is apparent in so much of our society.

Here are the details on the editions you cited;

Hardtack and Coffee,
Billings, John D, George M. Smith & Co, 1887. This is a fine book, and it's been reprinted many times, latest being 1996.

Mr. Lincoln's Navy,
WEST, Richard S., Longmans, Green and Company, 1957. I'm not familiar with this book, I'll have to check it out.