Meade\'s Headquarters 1863-1865 Letters of Col T Lyman - soldier hand inscription
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Meade\'s Headquarters 1863-1865 Letters of Col T Lyman - soldier hand inscription:
$87.00
Meade\'s Headquarters - 1863 - 1865
Letters of Colonel Theodore Lyman
from The Wilderness to Appomattox
Selected and Edited by George R. Agassiz
First Edition, large hardback book in custom slipcase
Copyright 1922 by the Massachusetts Historical Society
This particular copy is special becauseof thenice (good-natured humorous) inscription on the front free endpaper
to a Pennsylvania veteran of the Battle of Chickamauga from a close friend at Christmas, 1922.
\"Ross Anderson Hickok - Captain and Private -
with warmest Christmas wishes from his devoted friend\"
(first name undecipherable), last name, Ney
\"1922, Note --
\"This may bring back to mind your struggle in uniform -- I have not read these letters but suggest that if any mention is
made of Chickamauga, you will not confuse it with your orderly retreat -- though shot in the back!!\"
(referenceobviously made toLongstreet\'s rout of the center of the Union line on the second day.
Binding is strong. Text is clean. Rough cut pages. B & W illustrations and maps. B& W frontispiece portrait of Lyman with tissue protector.
Gray board cover with dark blue cloth spine. Large book. 4to over 9 3/4\" x 12\" tall.
\"The poignant and constantly quoted letters of a volunteer aide\" priceless for any study of the Army of the Potomac in the last 18 months of the war\"
(Nevins Vol. 1, 123)
The late historian Brian Pohanka told me once that this was one of hisfavorite Civil War narratives by a soldier.
I just re-read this wonderful book. The guy describes every Union officer in great detail.....
Meade\'s Headquarters 1863-1865 Letters of Col T Lyman - soldier hand inscription:
$87.00