The Potomac And The Rapidan First Edition 1864 CIVIL War Soldier Memoir
QUINT Chaplain of the Second Massachusetts Infantry FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE - CONDITION Original, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Extraordinary Insights of the Battles, Campaigns, Marches and Camp Life Contains a Large, Foldout Map with Unit Locations in Color PUBLISHED BY CROSBY AND NICHOLS, BOSTON, IN 1864 This original, First Edition book presents the first-hand account, Army notes and observations of a Chaplain from the Second Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. Chaplain Alonzo Quint indicates in his preface to the book that in no sense do these pages assume to be a history. The book provides his observations as well as a vindictive indictment of the South. It contains a Preface by the author and chapters on: The Failure at Winchester, To Conrads Ferry and Return, Life near Frederick Town, In the Valley, The Retreat and the Return, Movements Under General Pope, Cedar Mountain, Popes Retreat, the Antietam Autumn, the Fredericksburg Winter, The Preparation Spring, To Chancellorsville and Return, On the Rapidan, From the Rapidan to the Tennessee, and Life in Tennessee. THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD + CONDITION This original, 155-year old, First Edition book is in nice overall condition.
The book is bound in textured, brown covers with blind-stamped lined highlights and a gold, background image with the title on the spine. The book is clean and it has solid binding throughout.
The exterior has no bumping, but has light rubbing and light edge wear to the spine tips. The gold lettering/image has faded some, but can still be read. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition; they are free of any writing.
There is some light foxing or smudging on a few pages, but most are fine. The book has no stamps or pasteboards.It is not an ex-library book. The book contains a long, foldout map at the front of the book which depicts unit locations in color as shown. The book has no looseness or lean and both hinges are fine. This is an original, first edition, first-person account of observations by a Union Chaplain during the Civil War. ACCOUNT BY A UNION CHAPLAIN DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
THE POTOMAC AND THE RAPIDAN. ARMY NOTES FROM THE FAILURE AT WINCHESTER TO THE REINFORCEMENT OF ROSECRANS. Chaplain of the Second Massachusetts Infantry.
FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE - CONDITION. Original, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Extraordinary Insights of the Battles, Campaigns, Marches and Camp Life Contains a Large, Foldout Map with Unit Locations in Color. PUBLISHED BY CROSBY AND NICHOLS, BOSTON, IN 1864. This original, First Edition book presents the first-hand account, Army notes and observations of a Chaplain from the Second Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD + CONDITION. This original, 155-year old, First Edition book is in nice overall condition.Be sure to add me to your. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.
The item "THE POTOMAC AND THE RAPIDAN FIRST EDITION 1864 CIVIL WAR SOLDIER MEMOIR" is in sale since Monday, May 27, 2019. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "books_of_valor" and is located in Burke, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide. Quint, Chaplain, 2nd Mass Infantry