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• Curious chapters in American history (B. Herder, 1924), by Humphrey J. Desmond (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historic adventures; tales from American history (G.W. Jacobs & Company, 1913), by Rupert Sargent Holland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Good stories for great birthdays, arranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922), by Frances Jenkins Olcott (page images at HathiTrust)
• Capital stories about famous Americans; a budget of tales of love, heroism and adventure on land and sea (The Christian Herald, 1905), by Louis Albert Banks (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hero tales from American life (The Christian herald, 1909), by Francis Trevelyan Miller (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fighters young Americans want to know; heroes of our country's wars (D. Appleton and company, 1918), by Everett T. Tomlinson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A first book in American history with European beginnings (D. Appleton and company, 1921), by Mrs. Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth (page images at HathiTrust)
• Good stories for great birthdays, arranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading (Houghton Mifflin company, 1922), by Frances Jenkins Olcott (page images at HathiTrust)
• American history for little folks (Little, Brown, and company, 1917), by Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis Kingsley Ball (page images at HathiTrust)
• American anecdotes : original and select (Putnam & Hunt, 1830), by Freeman Hunt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Short stories from American history (Ginn, 1905), by Albert F. Blaisdell, Francis Kingsley Ball, and Francis Kingsley Ball (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record : a diary of American events, with documents, narratives, illustrative incidents, poetry, etc. (D. Van Nostrand, 1866), by Edward Everett and Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• The American historical annual : illustrated with numerous engravings. (J.S. Taylor, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Good stories for great birthdays: arranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading, by Frances Jenkins Olcott (Gutenberg ebook)
• Historic Adventures: Tales from American History, by Rupert Sargent Holland (Gutenberg ebook)

• Daring deeds of American heroes with biographical sketches (Porter & Coates, 1885), by James O. Brayman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Daring deeds of American heroes with biographical sketches. (Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1855), by James O. Brayman (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Taylor anecdote book : anecdotes and letters of Zachary Taylor (D. Appleton & Company ;, 1848), by Thomas Bangs Thorpe (page images at HathiTrust)
• Daring deeds of American heroes with biographical sketches (C. M. Saxton, 1859), by James O. Brayman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Daring deeds of American heroes, with biographical sketches. (Derby & Miller, 1853), by James O. Brayman (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rough and ready annual; or, Military souvenir. (D. Appleton & co.;, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anecdotes and incidents: comprising daring exploits (Pittsburgh, 1848), by J. M. Wynkoop (page images at HathiTrust)
• Daring deeds of American heroes with biographical sketches. (Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1855), by James O. Brayman (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rough and ready annual (D. Appleton & co.: Philadelphia, G. S. Appleton, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Daring deeds of American heroes (Porter & Coates, 1885), by James O. Brayman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anecdotes and incidents: comprising daring exploits, personal and amusing adventures of the officers and privates of the army, and thrilling incidents of the Mexican war. (Pittsburgh, 1848), by J. M. Wynkoop (page images at HathiTrust)

• Behind the guns with American heroes; an official volume of thrilling stories, daring deeds, personal adventures, humorous anecdotes, and pathetic incidents of the Spanish-American War and our battles with the Philippine insurgents. (International Pub. Co. [c1899], 1899), by James W. Buel (page images at HathiTrust)

• Behind the guns with American heroes; an official volume of thrilling stories, daring deeds, personal adventures, humorous anecdotes, and pathetic incidents of the Spanish-American War and our battles with the Philippine insurgents. (International Pub. Co. [c1899], 1899), by James W. Buel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Above and beyond: the story of the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Putnam, 1963), by Joseph L. Schott (page images at HathiTrust)
• Beyond the call of duty (Thomas Y. Crowell co., 1944), by Franklin M. Reck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of valor: how America's heroes won the medal of honor : a history of our country's recent wars in personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were rewarded by Congress for most conspicuous acts of bravery on the battle-field, on the high seas and in Arctic explorations. (The Perrien-Keydel company, 1903), by Walter Frederick Beyer and Oscar Frederick Keydel (page images at HathiTrust)

• Above and beyond: the story of the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Putnam, 1963), by Joseph L. Schott (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of valor: how America's heroes won the medal of honor : a history of our country's recent wars in personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were rewarded by Congress for most conspicuous acts of bravery on the battle-field, on the high seas and in Arctic explorations. (The Perrien-Keydel company, 1903), by Walter Frederick Beyer and Oscar Frederick Keydel (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Coast Rangers : a chronicle of adventures in California (Paisano Press, 1959), by J. Ross Browne (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Prairie stories : short stories ... of pioneer days in Wisconsin and Illinois for vacation camp storytelling (C.E. Brown, 1934), by Charles E. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Hoosier almanack and family magazine : containing much valuable meteorological and historical information, together with many highly interesting literary contributions. (Indiana Society of Chicago, 1912), by Indiana Society of Chicago (page images at HathiTrust)

• Remembered Maine. (Colby College Press, 1957), by Ernest Cummings Marriner (page images at HathiTrust)

• Random Recollections of Early Days in Mississippi (Baton Rouge, LA: O. Claitor, 1937), by H. S. Fulkerson, contrib. by P. L. Rainwater (page images at HathiTrust)

• Tale of ye clam. (Tibbitts, Shaw & Co., publishers, 1883), by Two Providence Boys, John Henshaw, and Henry B. Dearth (page images at HathiTrust)

• In Another Time: Sketches of Utah History (Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, c1998), by Harold Schindler (PDF with commentary at usu.edu)
• In another time : sketches of Utah history (Utah State University Press, 1998), by Harold Schindler (page images at HathiTrust)

• Prairie stories : short stories ... of pioneer days in Wisconsin and Illinois for vacation camp storytelling (C.E. Brown, 1934), by Charles E. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The good old days; stories of northwestern Wisconsin. (Distributed by Chippewa Falls Book Agency, 1954), by Paul H. Raihle (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wisconsin lore, antics and anecdotes of Wisconsin people and places (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962), by Robert Edward Gard and L. G. Sorden (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Two hundred notable days (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by Richard A. Baker and United States Senate (page images at HathiTrust)

• How We Elected Lincoln: Personal Recollections of Lincoln and Men of His Time, by Abram J. Dittenhoefer (HTML with commentary at everythinglincoln.com)
• How we elected Lincoln : $b personal recollections of Lincoln and men of his time, by Abram J. Dittenhoefer, ed. by Julius Chambers (Gutenberg ebook)

• The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion (published under "Frazar Kirkland" pseudonym; Hartford: Hartford Pub. Co.; et al., 1867), by R. M. Devens (page images at MOA)
• "Our Women in the War": The Lives They Lived; the Deaths They Died: From The Weekly News and Courier, Charleston, S. C. (Charleston, SC: News and Courier Book Presses, 1885) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Emma Sansom, an Alabama Heroine: An Address Delivered Before the Sixth Annual Convention of the Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Demopolis, May 14, 1902 (reprinted from Gulf States Historical Magazine, 1904), by Thomas McAdory Owen (HTML at Celebration of Women Writers)
• War-Time Sketches, Historical and Otherwise, by Adelaide Stuart Dimitry (HTML and TEI at UNC)
• War Talks of Confederate Veterans (Petersburg, VA: Fenn and Owen, 1892), ed. by George S. Bernard (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the Life of Rev. Wm. Mack Lee, Body Servant of General Robert E. Lee (c1918), by William Mack Lee
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• Essays and Sketches: Published in His Memory for His Friends by His Children, by Charles W. Smith (multiple formats at Indiana)
• The Soldier's Bible, by William W. Crumly (HTML and TEI at UNC)
• The veteran and his pipe (Belford, Clarke, 1888), by Albion W. Tourgée (page images at HathiTrust)
• Civil War stories (The Whitaker and Ray company (incorporated), 1903), by John T. Bell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the civil war; being the incident, adventure and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by veteran soldiers themselves. Embracing the tragedy, romance, comedy, humor and pathos in the varied experiences of army life. (Lewis publishing co., 1888), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion, civil, military, naval and domestic ...from the time of the memorable toast of Andrew Jackson--"The federal union; it must be preserved!" ... to the assassination of President Lincoln, and the end of the war. With famous words and deeds of woman, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison experiences, &c. (Hartford publishing co.;, 1867), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Civil War in song and story, 1860-1865 (P. F. Collier, 1889), by Frank Moore and Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anecdotes of the Civil War in the United States. (D. Appleton and Co., 1884), by E. D. Townsend (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sufferings endured for a free government; or, A history of the cruelties and atrocities of the rebellion. (Printed by Smith & Peters, 1864), by Thomas L. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Inside the White House in war times. (C. L. Webster & co., 1890), by William O. Stoddard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The women of the Confederacy, in which is presented the heroism of the women of the Confederacy with accounts of their trials during the war and the period of the reconstruction, with their ultimate triumph over adversity. Their motives and achievements as told by writers and orators now preserved in permanent form. (The Neale publishing company, 1906), by J. L. Underwood (page images at HathiTrust)
• The camp, the battle field, and the hospital; or, Lights and shadows of the great rebellion. Including adventures of spies and scouts, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison scenes (National Pub. Co., 1866), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incidents of the war: humorous, pathetic, and descriptive. (Rickey & Carroll, 1863), by Alfred Burnett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by both blue and gray. : Thrilling narratives of personal adventure on each side of the line during the great civil war. (Scammell & co.; [etc., etc.], 1884), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anecdotes, poetry, and incidents of the war: North and South. 1860-1865. (Publication Office, Bible House, J. Porteus, Agent, 1867), by Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anecdotes, poetry, and incidents of the War: North and South. 1860-1865. (Arundel, 1882), by Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparks from the camp fire; or, Tales of the old veterans. Thrilling stories of heroic deeds, as re-told today around the modern camp fire. (The Keystone publishing co., 1890), by Joseph W. Morton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The blue coats, how they lived, fought and died for the Union. : With scenes and incidents in the great rebellion (Jones brothers & co., 1867), by John Truesdale (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record; a diary of American events (G. P. Putnam, 1864), by Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• The South : a tour of its battlefields and ruined cities, a journey through the desolated states, and talks with the people : being a description of the present state of the country -- its agriculture -- railroads -- business and finances (L. Stebbins, 1866), by J. T. Trowbridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• Battle abbey or memorial edition (Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1898), by Ben La Bree (page images at HathiTrust)
• The blue and the gray : a graphic history of the Army of the Potomac and that of Northern Virginia, including the brilliant engagements of these forces from 1861 to 1865 : the campaigns of the Shenandoah Valley and the Army of the James, together with reminiscenes of tent and field, acts of personal daring, deeds of heroic suffering and thrilling adventure, coupled with which, will be found many tales of individual achievements, army yarns, and pen pictures of officers and privates : a complete roster of the two great armies, and twenty full page maps (Brady, Mace, & Co., 1884), by Theodore Gerrish and John S. Hutchinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The picket line and camp fire stories a collection of war anecdotes, both grave and gay. Illustrative of the trials and triumphs of soldier life; with a thousand-and-one humorous stories, told of and by Abraham Lincoln, together with a full collection of Northern and Southern war songs. (Hurst, 1882) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Confederate scrap-book. Copied from a scrap-book kept by a young girl during and immediately after the war, with additions from war copies of the "Southern literary messenger" and "Illustrated news" loaned by friends, and other selections as accredited. (J. H. Hill Print. Co., 1893), by Lizzie Cary Daniel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poetry, rumors and incidents. ([s.n.], 1910) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thrilling stories of the great rebellion : comprising heroic adventures and hair-breadth escapes of soldiers, scouts, spies, and refugees; daring exploits of smugglers, guerrillas, desperadoes, and others; tales of loyal and disloyal women; stories of the negro, etc. etc : with incidents of fun and merriment in camp and field : together with an account of the death of President Lincoln; fate of the assassins; capture of Jefferson Davis, and end of the war (John E. Potter and Co., 1864), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• How Beauty was saved, and other memories of the sixties (The Neale Pub. Co., 1907), by Amanda Alcenia Strickland Washington (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Confederate women of Arkansas in the civil war, 1861-'65; memorial reminiscences. (H. G. Pugh ptg. co., 1907), by United Confederate Veterans. Arkansas Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by the American soldier, North and South; thrilling narratives of personal adventure ... on each side the line during the civil war. (Saalfield Pub. Co., 1901), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incidents of the United States Christian commission. (J. B. Lippincott & co., 1869), by Edward Parmelee Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cullings from the confederacy. A collection of southern poems, original and others, popular during the war between the states, and incidents and facts worth recalling. 1862-1866. Including the doggerel of the camp, as well as tender tribute to the dead. (Rufus H. Darby Printing Co., 1903), by Nora Fontaine M. Davidson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pen-pictures of the war. Lyrics, incidents, and sketches of the rebellion; comprising a choice selection of pieces by our best poets, also, current and well authenticated anecdotes and incidents of the war. Together with a full account of many of the great battles, also, a complete historical record of all events, both civil and military, from the commencement of the rebellion. (New York, 1864), by Ledyard Bill (page images at HathiTrust)
• Uncle Sam's medal of honor; some of the noble deeds for which the medal has been awarded, described by those who have won it. 1861-1886. (G.P. Putnam's sons, 1886), by Theophilus F. Rodenbough (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lincoln stories told by him in the Military Office in the War Department during the Civil War (W.E. Rudge, inc., 1926), by David Homer Bates (page images at HathiTrust)
• The grayjackets: and how they lived, fought and died, for Dixie. With incidents & sketches of life in the confederacy. Comprising narratives of personal adventure, army life, naval adventure, home liee [!], partisan daring, life in camp, field and hospital: together with the songs, ballads, anecdotes and humorous incidents of the war for southern independence ... (Jones Brothers & Co., 1867) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the civil war; being the incident, adventure and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by members of the Grand army of the republic. Embracing the tragedy, romance, comedy, humor and pathos in the varied experience of army life. (The Coburn publishing company, 1884), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Field, gunboat, hospital, and prison; or, Thrilling records of the heroism, endurance, and patriotism displayed in the Union army and navy during the great rebellion. (C. M. Dinsmoor and company, 1866), by Phebe A. Hanaford (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stories of our soldiers : war reminiscences (Journal Newspaper Co., 1893), by Charles Carleton Coffin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the Civil War : being the incident, adventure and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by members of the Grand Army of the Republic : embracing the tragedy, romance, comedy, humor and pathos in the varied experience of army life (A.B. Gehman, 1886), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Between the lines; secret service stories told fifty years after (Booz brothers, 1911), by Henry Bascom Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incidents of the civil war (J. D. Tallmadge, 1890), by Benjamin W. Goodhue (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marginalia, or, Gleanings from an army notebook (Steam power-press of F.G. De Fontaine, 1864), by F. G. De Fontaine (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by the American soldier, North and South. (The Werner Company, 1897), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incidents among shot and shell : the only authentic work extant giving the many tragic and touching incidents that came under the notice of the United States Christian Commission during the long years of the Civil War (Edgewood Pub. Co., 1868), by Edward Parmelee Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• A picture of the desolated states; and the work of restoration. 1865-1868. (L. Stebbins, 1868), by J. T. Trowbridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stories of the Civil war, adapted for supplementary reading (Lee and Shepard, 1893), by Albert F. Blaisdell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion, civil, military, naval and domestic ... from the time of the memorable toast of Andrew Jackson--"The federal union; it must be preserved!" ... to the assassination of President Lincoln, and the end of the war. With famous words and deeds of woman, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison experiences, &c. (Hartford Publishing Co.;, 1867), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparks from the camp fire : thrilling stories of heroism, adventure, daring and sufferng (W. A. Houghton, 1889), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• Confederate scrap-book. Copied from a scrap-book kept by a young girl during and immediately after the war, with additions from war copies of the "Southern literary messenger" and "Illustrated news" loaned by friends, and other selections as accredited. (J. H. Hill Print. Co., 1893), by Lizzie Cary Daniel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scenes and incidents illustrative of religious faith and principle, patriotism and bravery in our army. (Gould and Lincoln, 1864), by Horatio B. Hackett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Battleground adventures, the stories of dwellers on the scenes of conflict in some of the most notable battles of the civil war (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915), by Clifton Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anecdotes, poetry, and incidents of the war : North and South : 1860-1865 (Printed for the subscribers, 1866), by Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the Grand Army; war as seen from the ranks. Pen pictures and sketches of camp, bivouac, marches, battle-fields and battles, commanders, great military movements, personal reminiscences and narratives of army life ... Also, a complete chronology of the war, and a digest of the pension laws of the United States ... (J.K. Gill & Co., 1889), by Robert W. Patrick and E. B. Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
• Bugle blast. (J. Challen & Son, 1864), by E. S. S. Rouse (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brave deeds of Union soldiers (G. W. Jacobs & company, 1915), by Samuel Scoville (page images at HathiTrust)
• The blue coats and how they lived, fought and died for the Union : with scenes and incidents in the Great Rebellion comprising narratives of personal adventure, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, life in the camp, field and hospital, adventures of spies and scouts, together with the songs, ballads, anecdotes and humorous incidents of the war (Jones Brothers & Co., 1867), by John Truesdale (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record : a diary of American events, with documents, narratives, illustrative incidents, poetry, etc. (G.P. Putnam :, 1862), by Edward Everett and Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thrilling stories of the Great Rebellion: comprising heroic adventures and hair-breadth escapes of soldiers, scouts, spies, and refugees; daring exploits of smugglers, guerrillas, desperadoes, and others; tales of loyal and disloyal women; stories of the Negro, etc. etc. With incidents of fun and merriment in camp and field. (John E. Potter, 1865), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the cruelties and atrocities of the rebellion (King & Baird, 1865), by Thomas L. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Prison prose and poetry ([Innes, printers], 1868), by Buehring H. Jones, Richard Hooker Wilmer, and James Houston (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incidents of the war, or, The romance and realities of soldier life (Asher & Co., 1862), by P. Fishe Reed (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sabre and bayonet; stories of heroism and military adventure (G.W. Dillingham co., 1897), by Theophilus F. Rodenbough (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp fire stories : a series of sketches of the Union army in the Southwest (Star publishing company, 1896), by Edward Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stories of the civil war (Lee and Shepard:, 1890), by Albert F. Blaisdell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thrilling stories of the great rebellion: comprising heroic adventures and hair-breadth escapes of soldiers, scouts, spies, and refugees; daring exploits of smugglers, guerrillas, deseradoes, and others; tales of loyal and disloyal women; stories of the negro, etc. etc. With incidents of fun and merriment in camp and field. Together with an account of the death of President Lincoln; fate of the assassins; capture of Jefferson Davis, and end of the war. (J. E. Potter & co., 1865), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sufferings endured for a free government (Printed by Smith & Peters, 1864), by Thomas L. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by the American soldier (The Werner company, 1897), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• ...Sparks from the camp fire. Thrilling stories of heroism, adventure, daring and suffering, re-told by the boys who were there. Hair-breadth escapes and thrilling adventures of soldiers, scouts, spies, and refugees; daring exploits of guerrillas, desperadoes, and smugglers. Brilliant deeds of the U.S. secret service officers, etc., etc. With incidents of mirth and merriment in camp and field. A truthful account of the prison pens of Dixie and the fortitude and suffering of our brave soldier boys. (The Keystone publishing co., 1889), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incidents of the United States Christian Commission (J.B. Lippincott & co., 1871), by Edward Parmelee Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• The bravest five hundred of '61. Their noble deeds described by themselves, together with an account of some gallant exploits of our soldiers in Indian warfare. How the medal of honor was won. (G.W. Dillingham, 1891), by Theophilus F. Rodenbough (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scouts, spies and heroes of the great civil war; how they lived, fought and died for the Union: including thrilling adventures, daring deeds, heroic exploits, exciting experiences, wonderful escapes of spies, scouts and detectives; with anecdotes, watchwords, battle cries, and humorous and pathetic incidents of the war, embracing true stories of daring, courage and self-sacrifice (National publishing co., 1911), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• War anecdotes and incidents of army life. Reminiscences from both sides of the conflict between North and South. (A. Lawson, 1888), by Albert of Cincinnati Lawson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sufferings endured for a free government ([Philadelphia], 1865), by Thomas L. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The bugle blast; or, Spirit of the conflict. (J. Challen & son, 1864), by E. S. S. Rouse (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fighting for honor. (G. W. Dillingham, 1893), by Theophilus F. Rodenbough (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cullings from the confederacy. (The Rufus H. Darby printing co., 1903), by Nora Fontaine M. Davidson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Confederate women of Arkansas in the civil war, 1861-65. (H. G. Pugh ptg. co., 1907), by United Confederate Veterans. Arkansas Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by both blue and gray (Scammell & company; [etc., etc.], 1883), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The volunteers' roll of honor. A collection of the noble and praiseworthy deeds performed in the cause of the Union by the heroes of the army and navy of the United States. (Barclay & co., 1863), by Charles Wesley Alexander and David Brainerd Williamson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thrilling stories of the great rebellion: comprising heroic adventures and hair-breadth escapes of soldiers, scouts, spies, and refugees; daring exploits of smugglers, guerrillas, desperadoes, and others; tales of loyal and disloyal women; stories of the Negro, etc., etc. With incidents of fun and merriment in camp and field. (J.E. Potter, 1864), by Charles S. Greene and A disabled officer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the Civil War : being the incident, adventure, and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by veteran soldiers themselves ... (W.H. Boothroyd & co., 1887), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Civil War echoes: character sketches and state secrets (Howard publishing company, 1907), by Hamilton Gay Howard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparks from the camp fire (Keystone publishing co., 1895), by Joseph W. jr Morton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sufferings endured for a free government (King & Baird, 1865), by Thomas L. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire sketches and battle-field echoes of the rebellion. (W. C. King & Co., 1887), by William C. King and W. P. Derby (page images at HathiTrust)
• 1861-1865. Incidents of the civil war during the four years of its progress (Vox populi press, S.W. Huse & co., 1888), by Mary A. Hedrick (page images at HathiTrust)
• The veteran and his pipe. (Belford, Clarke & Co., 1886), by Albion Winegar Tourgée (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boy soldiers of the confederacy (Neale Publishing Co., 1905), by Susan Rebecca Thompson Hull (page images at HathiTrust)
• Immortelles. A tribute to the "Old South." (Brown Printing Company, 1896), by Sarah Robinson Reid (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp and field. Sketches of army life written by those who followed the flag. '61-'65. (The N. G. Hamilton Pub. Co., 1892), by Wilbur F. Hinman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Brass-pounders : young telegraphers of the Civil War (Sage Books, 1962), by Alvin F. Harlow (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparks from the campfire (Old Books Pub., 1996), by Joseph W. Morton (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Humorous, pathetic, and descriptive incidents of the war (Carroll, 1864), by Alfred Burnett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp, battlefield and hospital, containing the thrilling stories told by the heroes of our nation. (National Publishing Co., 1911), by John Truesdale (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion, civil, military, naval and domestic ... from the time of the memorable toast of Andrew Jackson--"The federal union; it must be preserved!" ... to the assassination of President Lincoln, and the end of the war. With famous words and deeds of woman, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison experiences, &c. (W.E. Bliss & Co., 1873), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• Battlefield and hospital (Union Publishing House, 1866), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marginalia (Steam Power-Press of F.G. DeFontaine & Co., 1864), by F. G. De Fontaine (page images at HathiTrust)
• The soldier's bible (Soldier's Tract Association, M. E. Church, South, 1860), by William W. Crumly (page images at HathiTrust)
• The soldier's Bible (s.n., 1861), by William W. Crumly (page images at HathiTrust)
• Confederate monitor and patriot's friend. Containing sketches of numerous important and thrilling events of the present revolution, together with several interesting chapters of history concerning Gen. Stonewall Jackson, Gen. Morgan, and other great men of a new nation, her armor and salvation ... (Franklin Steam Printing House, 1862), by H. W. R. Jackson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The southern women of the second American revolution. Their trials, &c. Yankee barbarity illustrated. Our naval victories and exploits of Confederate war steamers. Capture of Yankee gunboats, &c. (Intelligencer steam-power press, 1863), by H. W. R. Jackson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incidents of American camp life: being events which have transpired during the present rebellion. (T. R. Dawley, 1862), by T. R. Dawley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pen-pictures of the war. Lyrics, incidents, and sketches of the rebellion; comprising a choice selection of pieces by our best poets. To which is added, current and well authenticated anecdotes and incidents of the war. Together with a full account of many of the great battles, also, a complete historical record of all events, both civil and military, from the commencement of the rebellion. (New York, 1866), by Ledyard Bill (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion, civil, military, naval and domestic ... With famous words and deeds of woman, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison experiences, &c. (Hartford publishing co., [etc., etc.], 1866), by Richard Miller Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes of the rebellion (J. H. Mason, 1889), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sam, the pirooter. ([n.p., 1886), by Dan Macauley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thrilling stories of the great rebellion : comprising heroic adventures and hair-breadth escapes of soldiers, scouts, spies, and refugees ; daring exploits of smugglers, guerrillas, desperadoes, and others ; tales of loyal and disloyal women ; stories of the negro, etc. etc. ; with incidents of fun and merriment in camp and field ; together with an account of the death of President Lincoln, fate of the assassins, capture of Jefferson Davis, and end of the war (John E. Potter & Co., 29, 31, 33 and 35 North Tenth St., 1880), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record. Supplement.--First volume. (G. P. Putnam, 1864), by Frank Moore and Edward Everett (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Union memorial. Containing choice anecdotes, patriotic songs, and "burning works," struck from true Americans hearts. (A. Tompkins, 1861), by Abel Tompkins (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sufferings endured for a free government : or, A history of the cruelties and atrocities of the rebellion (The author, 1864), by Thomas L. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion, civil, military, naval and domestic : with famous words and deeds of woman, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison experiences (Hartford Publishing Co., 1866), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record : a diary of American events with documents, narratives, illustrative incidents, poetry, etc. Supplement--first volume. (Van Nostrand, 1871), by Frank Moore and Edward Everett (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes of the rebellion; or, The funny and pathetic side of the war. (Stone, 1889), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• Civil War stories (The Century co., 1905) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wartime sketches, historical and otherwise (Louisiana Printing Co. Press, 1911), by Adelaide Stuart Dimitry and No. 1135 United Daughters of the Confederacy. Stonewall Jackson Chapter (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anecdotes of the civil war in the United States. (D. Appleton, 1883), by E. D. Townsend (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes of the rebellion : or, The funny and pathetic side of the war ... from the time of the memorable toast of Andrew Jackson, uttered in 1830, in the presence of the original secession conspirators, to the assassination of President Lincoln, and the end of the war. With famous words and deeds of women (W. E. Allen & Co., 1888), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record, a diary of American events : with documents, narratives, illustrative incidents, poetry, etc. (G.P. Putnam, 1861), by Edward Everett and Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lights and shadows of the Great Rebellion, or, The camp, the battle field and hospital : including thrilling adventures, daring deeds, heroic exploits, and wonderful escapes of spies and scouts, together with the songs, ballads, anecdotes, and humorous incidents of the war (William Flint, 1866), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparks from the camp fire; or, tales of the old veterans. Thrilling stories of heroic deeds ... as re-told to-day around the modern camp fire. (The National Tribune, 1895), by Joseph W. Morton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp fire chats (Miller, 1888), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by both blue and gray : thrilling narratives of personal adventure ... on each side of the line during the great Civil War (Scammell, 1888), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the civil war : being the incident, adventure and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by members of the Grand army of the republic ; embracing the tragedy, romance, comedy, humor and pathos in the varied experience of army life (The Coburn Pub., Co., 1884), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparks from the camp fire; or, Tales of the old veterans : Thrilling stories of heroic deeds ... as re-told today around the modern campfire. (The Keystone Pub. Co., 1891), by Joseph W. Morton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the civil war : being the incident, adventure and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by veteran soldiers themselves. Embracing the tragedy, romance, comedy, humor and pathos in the varied experiences of army life (S.C. Miller, 1886), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record : a diary of American events, Supplement : first volume. (D. Van Nostrand, 1866), by Edward Everett and Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• The camp, the battle field, and the hospital; or, Lights and shadows of the great rebellion. Including adventures of spies and scouts, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison scenes, etc., etc., etc. (Edgewood Pub. Co.; [etc., etc., 1866), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the Civil War (A.B. Gehman, 1888), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tales of the old veterans (Keystone, 1893), by Joseph W. Morton (page images at HathiTrust)
• David Têtu et les raiders de Saint-Alban épisode de la guerre américaine 1864-1865. (N.S. Hardy, 1891), by Henri Têtu and H.-R. Casgrain (page images at HathiTrust)
• Book of anecdotes of the war of the rebellion (W.E. Bliss & Co., 1884), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• Under both flags : a panorama of the great Civil War, as represented in story, anecdote, adventure, and the romance of reality (B.F. Johnson Pub. Co., 1896), by George M. Vickers (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by the American soldier, North and South : thrilling narratives of personal adventure, exploits of scouts and spies, forlorn hopes, heroic bravery, patient endurance, imprisonments and hair breadth escapes, romantic incidents, hand to hand struggles, humorous and tragic events, perilous journeys, bold dashes, brilliant successes, magnanimous actions, etc., on each side of the line during the Civil War (The Werner company, 1898), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The blue and the gray : the American soldier North and South. Thrilling narratives of personal adventure, exploits of scouts and spies, forlorn hopes, heroic bravery, patient endurance, imprisonments and hair breadth escapes, romantic incidents, hand to hand struggles, humorous and tragic events, perilous journeys, bold dashes, brilliant successes, magnanimous actions, etc., on each side the line during the Civil War (Saalfield, 1907), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scouts, spies, and heroes of the great Civil War. (Star publishing company, 1892), by L. P. Brockett, J. Frank Beale, and Star Publishing Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scouts, spies, and heroes of the great Civil War : including thrilling adventures, daring deeds, heroic exploits, wonderful escapes of spies, scouts, and detectives, with songs, ballads, anecdotes, witty sayings, watchwords, battle-cries, and humorous and pathetic incidents of the war (E. R. Curtis, 1892), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rifle shots and bugle notes : or, the national military album of sketches of the principal battles ... connected with the late war (Grand Army Gazette, 1884), by Joseph A. Joel and Lewis R. Stegman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by both blue and gray (Scammell & Co., 1883), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The veteran and his pipe (Homewood Publishing Company, 1902), by Albion W. Tourgée (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stories of the confederacy (The State company, 1912), by U. R. Brooks and D. B. Rea (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stories of our soldiers. War reminiscences (Pub. by the Journal newspaper company, 1893), by Charles Carleton Coffin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Thrilling stories of the great rebellion : comprising heroic adventures and hair-breadth escapes of soldiers, scouts, spies, and refugees; daring exploits of smugglers, guerrillas, desperadoes, and others; tales of loyal and disloyal women; stories of the Negro, etc., etc. With incidents of fun and merriment in camp and field. Together with an account of the death of President Lincoln; fate of the assassins; capture of Jefferson Davis, and end of the war (Keystone, 1890), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• The camp, the battlefield, and the hospital; or, Lights and shadows of the great rebellion. Including adventures of spies and scouts, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison scenes, etc. (National publishing Co., 1866), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by both blue and gray : thrilling narratives of personal adventure... on each side the line during the great civil war. (Scammell, 1884), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pictorial book of anecdotes of the rebellion, or, The funny and pathetic side of the war : embracing the most brilliant and remarkable anecdotical events of the great conflict in the United States ... (F. H. Rogers, 1891), by R. M. Devens (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparks from the camp fire (J.E. Potter & Co., 1865), by Charles S. Greene (page images at HathiTrust)
• The blue coats, and how they lived. (Jones brothers & co., 1867), by John Truesdale (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Grayjackets, and how they lived, fought and died, for Dixie : with incidents & sketches of life in the confederacy : comprising narratives of personal adventure, army life, naval adventure, home liee[!], partisan daring, life in the camp, field and hospital : together with the songs, ballads, anecdotes and humorous incidents of the war for southern independence ... (Jones brothers & co., 1867) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scouts, spies, and heroes of the great civil war. (E.r. Curtis & Co., 1892), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• The women of the confederacy : in which is presented the heroism of the women of the confederacy with accounts of their trials during the war and the period of reconstruction, with their ultimate triumph over adversity : Their motives and their achievements as told by writers and orators now preserved in permanent form (Neale, 1906), by J. L. Underwood (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Civil War in song and story : 1860-1865 (P.F. Collier, 1882), by Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scouts, spies and heroes of the great Civil War; including thrilling adventures, daring deeds, heroic exploits, wonderful escapes of spies, scouts, and detectives, with songs, ballads, anecdotes, witty sayings, watchwords, battle-cries, and humorous and pathetic incidents of the war (Hamilton, 1892), by L. P. Brockett (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the Civil War : being the incident, adventure, and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by veteran soldiers themselves : embracing the tragedy, romance, comedy, humor and pathos in the varied experiences of army life (Park Pub. Co., 1887), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by both blue and gray; thrilling narratives of personal adventure on each side of the line during the great Civil War. (Scammel & Co., 1886), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The blue coats, and how they lived, fought and died for the Union : with scenes and incidents in the great rebellion (National Pub. Co., 1867), by John Truesdale (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the civil war : being the incident, adventure and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by members of the Grand army of the republic (The Coburn publishing company, 1884), by Washington Davis and BookLab (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire chats of the Civil War : being the incident, adventure and wayside exploit of the bivouac and battle field, as related by veteran soldiers themselves : embracing the tragedy, romance, comedy, humor and pathos in the varied experience of army life (Cobleigh & Roth, 1891), by Washington Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The blue and the gray; a graphic history of the Army of the Potomac and that of northern Virginia, including the brilliant engagements of these forces from 1861 to 1865. (Hoyt, Fogg & Donham, 1883), by Theodore Gerrish and John S. Hutchinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• War life: illustrated by stories of the camp and field. (Callender, Perce & Welling, 1862), by Tim Tramp (page images at HathiTrust)
• Camp-fire sketches and battle-field echoes of 61-5 (King, Richardson & co., 1888), by William C. King and William P. Derby (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rebellion record : a diary of American events, with documents, narratives, illustrative incidents, poetry, etc. (G.P. Putnam, 1861), by Edward Everett and Frank Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeds of daring by both blue and gray : thrilling narratives of personal adventure, exploits of scouts and spies, forlorn hopes, heroic bravery, patient endurance, imprisonments and hair-breadth escapes, romantic incidents, hand to hand struggles, humorous and tragic events, perilous journeys, bold dashes, brilliant successes, magnanimous actions, etc., on each side the line during the great Civil War (Scammell & Co., 1885), by D. M. Kelsey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Volume of anecdotes (Gutenberg ebook)
• How Beauty Was Saved, and Other Memories of the Sixties, by Amanda Alcenia Strickland Washington (Gutenberg ebook)
• Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers, by Samuel Scoville (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Women of the Confederacy, by J. L. Underwood (Gutenberg ebook)
• Between the Lines: Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After, by Henry Bascom Smith (Gutenberg ebook)
• Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive, by Alfred Burnett (Gutenberg ebook)

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