1866 – Pictorial History of the Civil War – Lossing | First Edition | Illustrated Americana

Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America by Benson J. Lossing is one of the earliest post-war accounts of the Civil War. This beautiful three-volume set contains hundreds of in-text engravings depicting battle scenes, maps, and portraits along with facsimiles of Union and Confederate officers such as Lee, Bragg, Longstreet, Sheridan, Sherman, and Sumner. Lossing wrote this work in a pro-Union lean, providing American readers with a history of the war.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America
• Author(s): Benson J. Lossing
• Publisher: Philadelphia, George W. Childs
• Edition: First edition, 1866–1868
• Binding: Leather spine and corners, marbled boards
• Format: (4to), three-volume set
• Size:  10 in x 6.75 in (25.4 cm x 17 cm)
• Collation: Vol I: 608 pp; Vol II: 640 pp; Vol III: 640 pp
• Illustrations: Hundreds of in-text engravings; maps, portraits, facsimiles
• Contents Include:
  • Illustrated narrative of the Civil War
  • Facsimile autographs of military leaders
  • Commentary from the postwar period
• Reference(s): Sabin 42131; Nevins II 20

Condition:

Very Good. Leather rubbed at corners and edges; joints remain firm. Marbled endpapers intact. Text blocks secure and complete with mild foxing throughout. All three volumes present and structurally sound.

Why Collect This?

• Early postwar publishing focused on Civil War with a Union lean
• First edition with hundreds of illustrations

Item Number: # 29868