1865 HC Signed/Insc by Civil War Soldier The Patriotism Of Illinois Eddy Illust
Original book , all pages, proffessionally re-bound. RARE - The only original copy on the Internet. Signed/inscribed by Civil War Union Soldier, Addison J. A record of the civil and military history of the state in the war for the Union, with a history of the campaigns in which Illinois soldiers have been conspicuous, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the sanitary and Christian commissions. Illustrated with Steel engravings of emminent men (11 full page portraits, including Abraham Lincoln).
Volume 1 (No one has an original volume 1 - except me - nor volume 2 at all). Condition details: VG : No writing just lovely Union Soldier inscription!
, No bumps, no highlighting, no tears, pages are STRONG - NOT Brittle at all. Cover, spine boards are PERFECT (proffessionally rebound). There are minor spots on pre-title pages, several illustration pages, title page, and several "tissue" illustration covers. Occasional minor spots on regular pages.There are major spots on several illustration pages, several "tissue" illustration covers, and pps. 261 (opposite an illustration pages), p 435 (opposite an illustration page), p. 476(opposite an illustration page), p.
487 (opposite an illustration page), p. 511 (opposite an illustration page), p. 587 (opposite an illustration page), The first end papers are perfect as part of the proffessional re-bounding (as shown). The rest of the pages look like pps. 288-289 - shown in the photos - very decnt with the usual slight tanning on the extreme edges. The pages in this book are thick and strong and the book was kept in a safe environemnt for most of its "adult life" so you can flip through all the pages carefree without worrying about pices coming off, not even the extreme edges. The protective "tissue" pages, although spotted, are strong. Message me with any questions and/or for more photos. And if you have any questions or comments, and/or want more photos. Fillmore (Addison Jerome Fillmore, Sr).Born in NY, died in Illinois. Musician in 17th regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The town of Fillmore, Illinois is named after his brother, Jerome Fillmore (see final photo). General superintendant of the Southern Pacific railroad. I reaserched Fillmmore and his family on findagrave and google searching.
I found an extensive family at findagrave and also found a reocrd of his transfer to non-com staff on May 25th, 1861, even before the war started, and records of his Union Illinois unit, and the fact that he was a musician. I don't have access this summer to paid military and genealogical databases so I did not find his portrait. However I did find a photo of the 17th regiment band marching in front of the soldiers on a field. I assume one of those musicians is our man, Fillmore. If you go down the rabbit hole researching the Fillmore family, there is a lot of information. I won't spoil your fun by including my rough notes here as I usually do. However, if you know anything about this soldier, please send it along and it will be much much appriciated, especially a photo or engraving of him. I already checked the FB page for his unit and there are photos there, such as the one I included, but no individual picures of Addison J.Notably, Wyatt Earp's brother was in this unit. You can see other "more notable" members on the FB page. They might be more notable because there is more attainable info on those soldiers in particular i.