Southern Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 5

Richmond, VA, 1876. Inscription on front cover. Library stamps on front cover. Front cover partially detached, back cover detached. Thread binding mostly detached. Minor penciling. Pages cut at different lengths.. The Southern Historical Society was founded in 1868-1869 by Confederate Major General Dabney Herndon Maury as a means of documenting Southern military and civilian viewpoints of the American Civil War. It consisted of articles written by Southern Soldiers, officers, politicians and civilians. In the late 1800s, the articles were printed in a 52 volume set known as the Southern Historical Society Papers. This item is Volume 1, Number 5, published in May 1876, which consisted of seven different articles: "Reminiscences of the Confederate States Navy by Cpt C. W. Read", Captain Ritter's Account of the Death of Sergt. Langley", "General Wilcox on Seven Pines". "Review of Bates' Gettysburg by Col. Wm. Allen", "Diary of Captain R. E. Park, of the 12th Ala. Regiment", "Correction of the Incident in Reference to General Pickett", and "Address of General D. H. Hill before the Mecklenburg, North Carolina Historical Society". There is also a section on "Editorial Paragraphs" and "Book Notices". At the back of the book are several pages of advertisements. Pages are numbered 331-402. Measures 9 3/4" x 6