A Calendar of Confederate Papers 1908 1st Edition

  

This 1908 1st edition of "A Calendar of Confederate Papers" is a must-have for any history enthusiast. The hardcover book contains a collection of historical documents and papers from the Confederate Museum, covering a range of topics related to the Civil War era. The book is written in English and is an original copy, making it a unique addition to any collection.

The publisher is The Confederate Museum and the author is Douglas Southall Freeman. The book is in good condition and is a great addition for collectors of antiquarian and collectible books. Full title is A Calendar of Confederate Papers, with a Bibliography of Some Confederate Publications; Preliminary Report of the Southern Historical Manuscripts Commission, Prepared Under the Directions of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, by Douglas Southall Freeman, Richmond, VA. The Confederate Museum, 1908 620 p. "A very useful research guide to the papers in the Confederate White House; mostly chronological with full comments" = CWB - II-9. Excerpt from A Calendar of Confederate Papers. Inasmuch as the present volume marks the beginning of a new venture in the collection of source material relating to the War between the States, it is proper that the nature, need and scope of the undertaking should be stated. For some years students of Confederate history have felt the need of systematic and thorough co-operation in the collection of sources for several reasons. In the first place, in consequence of the death of many participants in the war, numerous collections of papers have fallen into the hands Of persons unconscious of their value and unable properly to preserve them.

For instance, virtually the entire correspondence of a prominent Confederate general was condemned to the waste-heap by his heirs, who did not suspect the character of some of the manuscripts. Fortunately, these were rescued and have since been properly repaired and examined; but instances of this character are not infrequent. Other manuscripts have suffered a fate hardly less disastrous, being left to molder in garrets or to rot in cellars, until they have become practically illegible, and are useless to the historical student. Furthermore, the private papers of leaders of the Confederacy are scattered throughout the South in such a manner as to make them virtually inaccessible to the average student. The investigator who wishes to collect material regarding Jefferson Davis, for example, will find his letters in at least a dozen libraries and archives, not to mention the fact that numerous important papers are in unknown private hands.

First paragraph of the Introduction. This edition was originally limited to 1,000 copies, and some were numbered (this copy is NOT numbered). There is a cutout article written by one of Freeman's children (Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek) dated 1984 entitled "Doulas Freeman and General Lee" that she gave at the Lee-Jackson Day Celebration on Oct.