octavo, 3 pages, of a bi-folium, on the letterhead of the Nashville Institute, written in brown ink, in a legible hand, portion of mailing envelope present, else very good. more >
8 volumes, 262 mss pages, plus blanks, various small format bindings (stiff paper, cloth spine with stiff paper boards, leather), volumes measure between 2 ¾" x 5" and 4" x 7", bindings good, some scuffing, written in pencil & ink, in a… more >
quarto, 112 pages, plus blanks, bound in contemporary cloth backed boards, and muslin spine, some minor shelf wear and rubbing, entries in good, legible condition. more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub