Paperback booklet 23 pages,

A valuable history of one of Virginia's earliest engineering feats, written by local historian Mrs. Jo D. Smith, who has devotedly researched & documented the story of the High Bridge,from its construction in 1854 through the 20th century. Includes images of the 1867 Michler survey map of the area, with several photos detailing the bridges changes and development over 100 years.  Documents the history of this famous railroad bridge over the Appomattox River near Farmville Virginia. 

228 pgs.  Paperback.
"After four years of brutal combat and nine months of siege at Petersburg and Richmond, Robert E. Lee tries one last gamble to save his gallant Army of Northern Virginia.  Evacuating Richmond on April 2, 1865, Lee concentrates at Amelia Court House before attempting to form a junction with Confederate forces in North Carolina.  His way blocked by Phil Sheridan's cavalry at Jetersville, Lee turns to side roads in a desperate effort to get around the ever increasing Federal forces.  It becomes a race that culminates with several engagements collectively known as the Battles of Sailor's Creek where two Confederate Corps were destroyed as a fighting force.

  Lee's famed biographer Douglas Southall Freeman called it, 'the black day of the army'.  While many have written about the Appomattox Campaign, no single body of work has ever been dedicated to the events of April 6, 1865.  A former journalist and professional intelligence officer, Eanes chooses to let the participants speak for themselves adding the interpretation necessary to understand the overall military picture and the impact of events.  This work offers never before published information, to include:  General William Mahone's complete recollection of events up to and after Sailor's Creek; General Joseph B. Kershaw's complete recollection of the battle of Sailor's Creek; Campbell Brown's map showing Ewell's place of capture; Minority Participation.  African-Americans, women, Hispanics and others were at Sailor's Creek."

Paperback Booklet 58 pgs..

"Banastre Tarleton!  The very name struck fear in the hearts of men familiar with legend of Tarleton's Quarter!  The man and his hard riding British Legion used the legend to their advantage as they conducted a raid through Southside Virginia in the days preceding the Siege of York; that period now formally recognized by the U.S. Army as part of the Yorktown Campaign.  Tarleton's mission was clear: to destroy American war supplies, to keep American troops occupied while Cornwallis prepared to establish a coastal base at Yorktown, to deny Nathaniel Greene's Southern Army badly needed reinforcements and, if possible, draw Greene's Army into Virginia and away from isolated British outposts in South Carolina.  While Tarleton would later say the raid was less than a success, a careful analysis of available primary source material suggests otherwise.  It is a classic case study in the use of what today would be termed Special Operations forces.  Tarleton's band of 260 raiders succeeded in attracting the attention of over 2,000 Continental troops and Virginia militia under famed American commanders Daniel Morgan, Anthony Wayne, Baron Von Steuben and the Marquis de Lafayette.  Among the incidents on the raid was the famous fight between Revolutionary War giant Peter Francisco and nine of Tarleton's British Legion at Ward's Tavern.  This military event had been lost to history.  Now for the first time, author Greg Eanes brings to life the complete story of Tarleton's Southside Raid.  A former journalist and intelligence officer, Eanes combines the tradecraft of both professions to record in great detail the definitive story for future generations of military professionals, students and those interested in the valiant struggle known as the American Revolution." 

NEW GICLEE REPRINT, of Edward Beyer's lithograph of High Bridge. 

Entitled: Album of Virginia.  The High Bridge Near Farmville Pr. Edward Co Va, Taken from Nature by Ed. Beyer.  Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1857 by Ed. Beyer in the Clerks office of the District of Virginia.  Rau & Son Lith. Dresden. 

German Artist Edward Beyer, traveled Virginia with his wife, during the 1850's painting the rural landscapes and attractions of Virginia to be published as lithographs in his acclaimed "Album of Virginia".  

The image itself within the printed frame is 8 -3/4" x 14",reduced from the original size by 75% to suit modern frames.  The print fits a standard 12 x 18 frame size.  The Giclee is on 100% cotton, acid-free paper, and the image is taken from the Original lithograph in the private collection of High Bridge Battlefield Museum, courtesy of the owner.    

Please Note, that the water mark will not be on the purchased print, that the image is clear.

The Print will be shipped flat unless requested otherwise.

Published by SCHROEDER PUBLICATIONS 2008.  Soft cover, 240 pages, index, 18 special sidebars with in-depth information, more than 70 photos and illustrations and 16 maps.  ISBN 1-889246-55-7. 

Previous accounts of the Civil War’s last major campaign have often neglected the actual maneuvers and tactics of the units involved.  This book features a tactical approach to the final drama of the Civil War.  Innovative maps, sidebars and charts complement a dramatic narrative.  The fall of Petersburg and Richmond, the last battles at Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, Sutherland Station, Namozine Church, Amelia Springs, High Bridge, Sailor’s Creek, Cumberland Church, Appomattox Station, and Appomattox Court House as well as the surrender are all described by the author whose extensive knowledge of the historical sources is equaled by his long familiarity with the countryside over which the armies marched and fought.

The author provides a day-to-day narrative of this fascinating campaign, with a series of specially commissioned maps that make clear the complex series of maneuvers that finally brought Lee’s beleaguered army to bay.  Special sidebars highlight many incidents and personalities of the campaign, and the various Virginia locations through which the armies marched.  One sidebar also includes never-before-published information on African-Americans in Confederate service.  Record-keeping, especially for the Confederates, was difficult in the last hectic days of the war, and readers will find here the most complete order of battle and strength and casualty figures available for both sides.

The Appomattox Campaign also contains many references that make it easy to use in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s official “Lee’s Retreat” sites.

Chris M. Calkins has spent years studying and leading tours of the Petersburg and Appomattox battlefields.  He played a significant role in the preservation of the Five Forks and Sailor’s Creek battlefields.  His numerous articles and books on the Civil War include Thirty–Six Hours before Appomattox and The Battle of Five Forks.  He is regarded by many specialists as having unsurpassed knowledge of the last Civil War Campaign in Virginia.

Published by SCHROEDER PUBLICATIONS 2008.  Softcover, 304 pages, index, more than 70 photos and maps, size 8.5″ x 11″.  ISBN 978-1-889246-40-6.  

With Frank White’s work on the battle of Sailor’s Creek focusing on the capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee, eldest son of the famed General Robert E. Lee, new light is shed on this often overlooked pivotal battle during the final days of the Civil War. 

Indeed, one could easily argue that the Confederate defeat at Sailor’s Creek was more disastrous to the Confederacy than at Gettysburg. After the Battle of Gettysburg, the Army of Northern Virginia continued to fight for nearly another two years. After the Battle of Sailor’s Creek on April 6, 1865, Lee’s army ceased to exist as a combat force within three days. The loss of more than 8,000 men and nine generals (one-fifth of Lee’s army, with 7,700 being captured, the largest field surrender of the Civil War without terms following) directly affected Lee’s ability to combat Grant’s pursuing legions. 

Among those nine Confederate generals captured was Robert E. Lee’s son, a former aide to Jefferson Davis, in his first combat action. However, controversy quickly developed over Custis Lee’s capture.  Mr. White is out to set the record straight.

Was a Congressional Medal of Honor for the capture of Custis Lee awarded to a man undeserving of that honor? In a style different from your typical Civil War manuscript, Mr. White compiled and reviewed the evidence, much of it previously untapped material, to determine the facts in the matter. 

The question is answered by using the evidence presented in a fashion as if it was a court case.  Did Private Harris S. Hawthorn of the 121^st New York or David D. White of the 37^th Massachusetts actually capture Custis Lee? Through this study, White aptly reveals the answer.  By doing such thorough research, Mr. White has added to the history of the Battle of Sailor’s Creek and also calls for an in-depth review of the award in this case, “for the integrity of the esteemed Congressional Medal of Honor.”

Illustrated by more than 70 photos and maps, this well-indexed study breaks the mold of the typical Civil War book.  White presents the detailed account of the capture of General Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek and the controversy that surrounds it drawing on a myriad of sources, which allows the reader to make their own determination.  The topic of Custis Lee’s capture has certainly been a largely ignored event, seldom receiving more than a mention by historians.  Thanks to White’s diligent and copious research, this is no longer the case. 

Published by SCHROEDER PUBLICATIONS 2007.  Hardcover with dust jacket, 544 pages, index, more than 55 photos and maps.  ISBN 1-889246-51-4. 

William Wells has the distinction of being one of the few men to rise from the rank of private to brevet major general.  Through Wells’ letters, the reader will become familiar with the inner workings of one of the most successful cavalry regiments in the Civil War—capturing 39 cannon, three flags, and 1,000 prisoners in the course of 73 engagements.  This new primary source material is appealing to those with various interests in the Civil War outside Wells and the 1^st Vermont Cavalry.  Wells’ was captured by Confederate Colonel John Mosby on March 17, 1863, near Herndon, Virginia.  Wells was a prisoner of war for seven weeks, spending most of that time at Libby Prison.  At Gettysburg, Wells and General Elon Farnsworth rode side by side into the ill-fated July 3, 1863, dash into the Confederate right flank, for which Wells earned the Medal of Honor in that “gallant and futile charge.”    Wells and the regiment also served valiantly in Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign and at Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley on October, 19, 1864.  By the last year of the war he was a brigade commander and Major General George Armstrong Custer’s right hand man.  This book not only gives new insight to Custer through Wells’ eyes, but other Civil War figures such as Farnsworth, Wilson, Mosby, and Kilpatrick. 

At first, the letters are written to Wells’ parents and friends until mid-1863 when he commenced writing to “Friend Anna” Richardson. At the time Wells was 25 years old.  Anna responded positively.  The reader can see the relationship develop to the point of marriage in these letters.  In one of Wells’ first letters, he relates how he was almost captured for a second time, but was able to escape only after the loss of his horse and wallet that contained $125.  Anna writes of her memories of the short time they had together.  The letters compel the reader to see what is written next in this budding relationship and their longing to be together.  

On a furlough home in January 1865, Wells and Anna became engaged during a sleigh ride—the only time they were together since the commencement of their correspondence.  In 1865, Wells commanded a brigade that consisted of the 8^th New York, 15^th New York, 3^rd Indiana, and 1^st Vermont.  In the engagement at Waynesboro, Virginia, on March 2, the brigade captured 15 battle flags while eliminating Confederate General Jubal Early’s command.  Two days later Anna received a ring, and on March 8, she scrawled her vows in a letter to Wells.   At the Battle of Five Forks, Wells wrote Anna that his clothes had six holes made by bullets and that he was hit by a spent piece of shell.  On April 3, Wells’ brigade routes the Confederate Brigade of General Rufus Barringer at Namozine Church.  At Appomattox Station on April 8, Wells’ men were in the thick of the fight capturing a large number of Confederate soldiers and cannon.  Then, at Appomattox Court House on April 9^th, his men were engaged in some of the last fighting that fateful day when the truce flags are sent out by Lee’s army.

Following the Appomattox Campaign, Wells was commissioned a full brigadier general and took command of the division, and he mustered out of service on January 15, 1866, and married Anna three days later.

 Hoffman leaves Wells’ letters the way they were originally written.  Furthermore, nothing has been omitted from the letters to make them politically correct for today’s world.  War and romance combine to make an intriguing and unique non-fiction work.   

  Set of two books: Thirty Myths of Lee's Surrender & More Myths compiled by Patrick Schroeder

Introduction & New Material by Patrick A. Schroeder.  Signed by Patrick A. Schroeder.  40 page booklet.  The author was the Deputy Sheriff and then Clerk of Courts in Appomattox for over 40 years. He died in 1908. The stacking of arms for Lee's surrender took place outside his house.  Paperback.

44 page booklet.  Introduction by Patrick A. Schroeder.  Signed by Patrick A. Schroeder.  "George F. Williams:  5th new York Volunteer Infantry, Duryee's Zouaves, 1861-63, 146th New York Volunteer Infantry, Garrard's Tigers, 1863-64, Field Correspondent for the New York Times, 1864-65, Wounded June 27, 1862, at the Battle of Gaines' Mill, Wounded May 5, 1865, at the Battle of the Wilderness."

Signed by the author.  40 page booklet.  Contains a list of graves at the Confederate Cemetery at Appomattox and short histories regarding each of the soldiers buried there.

346 pages.  Hardcover.  "Among those American Indians who participated in the American Civil War, Ely Samuel Parker remains the best known of those who fought on the Union side.  Brevetted a brigadier general, Parker was outranked among American Indians only by Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie.  Parker's fame, of course, is not based solely on his rank.  During the last year of the war, he served as Ulysses S. Grant's military secretary; at Appomattox, Parker prepared the official copy of the document that formalized the capitulation of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. . ." 

127 pages.  Paperback.  Signed by Patrick A. Schroeder.

"Appomattox County was formed in 1845 and named after the nearby river, was originally best known for growing tobacco.  However, that dramatically changed in 1865 when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House.  In the 1930's, efforts began to commemorate Civil War events, and a national park was created.  Each year the country's 14,000 residents host the 125,000 visitors who flock to the area to learn more about the county's pivotal heritage.  Boasting a unique history abundant with churches, notable citizens and special events, the photograph collection shows the divers and memorable history of Appomattox. . . " 

Introduction & New Material by Patrick A. Schroeder.  Signed.  91 pages.  Paperback.  "A book by soldiers who strove to make those points honored in the history of their state and of the nation.  The five points refer to North Carolina's proud claims "First at Bethel, farthest to the front at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, and last at Appomattox."  Appomattox generates two points--the last volley fired by the Army of Northern Virginia and its last capture of the Union artillery. . . " 

Fighting With JEB Stuart:  Major James Breathed and the Confederate Horse Artillery written by his Great Great Nephew David P. Bridges.  392 pages.  Hardcover.  Signed by the author.  "When the Civil War began, James Breathed was a 21-year-old physician at the beginning of his medical career in Missouri.  A Virginian by birth, by chance, he shared a seat on a train home from the west with James Ewell Brown (JEB) Stuart, who encouraged Breathed to join the 1st Virginia Cavalry.  Consequently, he cast his lot with the Confederacy in April 1861.  After a few skirmishes as a cavalier in a regiment commanded by Stuart, he then transferred to the newly formed Stuart Horse Artillery.  For the doctor-turned-warrior, it was a perfect assignment.  Fighting With JEB Stuart:  Major James Breathed and the Confederate Horse Artillery is the first biography ever written of this important Southern officer, a brave and virtuous warrior who embodied all the qualities that made the Confederate army one of the finest in history.  Breathed's resume of combat mirrors that of General Lee's legendary Army of Northern Virginia. . ."  Please contact us with questions.  We will discount shipping for multiple auctions won.