Bidspirit auction | 1868. Civil War Confederate Andersonville

1868. Civil War Confederate Andersonville U.S. House of Representatives. Executive Documents: Trial of Henry Wirz. Government Printing Office. - This lot features Volume 8 of the Executive Documents of the House of Representatives from the second session of the 40th Congress, 1867-1868. The volume is dedicated to House Executive Document No. 23, containing the comprehensive trial records and proceedings of Henry Wirz, the Confederate officer who served as commander of the Andersonville prison. The text includes detailed testimony, evidence, and official reports, such as the Consolidated report of the guard forces stationed at Andersonville, and correspondence regarding the management of the prison post. The book is an octavo-sized volume bound in period full sheep leather. The spine is divided by raised bands and features two leather labels; the upper label is dark brown leather with gilt-stamped lettering reading TRIAL OF HENRY WIRZ / 2nd SESS 40th CONG, while the lower label is black leather with a degraded gilt mark. The interior contains a handwritten ownership signature in pencil on an early flyleaf reading M. Mixson. The title page identifies the publisher as the Government Printing Office, Washington, 1868. The period leather binding is in poor to fair condition, exhibiting heavy scuffing, deep abrasions, and significant chipping to the spine and corners. The leather at the spine ends is worn and partially lost, and the joints show cracking. Internally, the pages show light to moderate toning and scattered foxing throughout, consistent with the paper quality of the period. The text block remains intact and the pages are flexible. The gilt on the spine labels is partially rubbed and faded.