WAR YEARS WITH JEB STUART - FIRST EDITION - 1945 - CIVIL WAR MEMOR AND LETTERS

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WAR YEARS WITH JEB STUART - FIRST EDITION - 1945 - CIVIL WAR MEMOR AND LETTERS:
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WAR YEARS WITH J.E.B. STUARTBY LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.W. BLACKFORD, C.S.A.Veteran of J.E.B. Stuart’s CavalryDescribes many battles and the personalities involved in them.FIRST EDITIONNEAR FINE CONDITION BOOKORIGINAL DUST JACKET IS PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, BRODART COVERWritten by a Noted Confederate VeteranNumerous Portraits, Pictures and a MapClean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound Book PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK IN 1945 This First Edition book provides an exciting and authoritative account of the author\'s years with the Confederate hero, “Jeb” Stuart is by Lt. Col. Blackford who was with Stuart during the war. \"Authenticity” is stamped on each paragraph.\" Characterized by precision of statement and clarity of detail, Blackford’s memoir of his service in the Civil War is one of the most valuable to come out of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. It also provides a critically important perspective on one of the best-know Confederate cavalrymen, Major General J.E. B. Stuart.Blackford was thirty years old when the war began, and he served from June 1861 until January 1864, as Stuart’s adjutant, developing a close relationship with Lee’s cavalry commander. He subsequently was a chief engineer and a member fo the staff at the cavalry headquarter. Because Stuart was mortally wounded in 1864, he did not leave a personal account of this career. Blackford’s memoir, therefore, is a vital supplement to Stuart’s wartime correspondence and reports.In a vivid style, Blackford describes life among the cavalrymen, including scenes of everyday camp life and portraits of fellow soldiers both famous and obscure. He presents firsthand accounts of, among others, the battle of First Bull Run, the Peninsular campaign, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Cold Harbor, and describes is feeling at witnessing the surrender at Appomattox.The book contains an introduction by the great Southern historian, none other than Douglas Southall Freeman, but the remainder of the book is by Lt. Col. Blackford himself. It contains a black & white portrait frontispiece of the author and numerous other black & white portraits including those of James Ewell Brown Stuart, Major John Pelham, The Bower, A Street in Fredericksburg after the Battle of December 13, 1862, Major Heros von Borcke, \" JEB Stuart, and a Pocket Map used by General Stuart. \"As a member of Stuart\'s staff Lt. Col. Blackford came into close contact with the great cavalry leader and with such legendary characters as Heros Von Borcke, Pelham the artillerist, and many others. His recollections are exciting and entertaining and the book is chocked full of descriptions of battles, raids, and sieges, but also of insights into army life from 1861 to 1865. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITON This First Edition book is in excellent overall condition. Bound in burgundy-colored oil- cloth with gold-colored gilt lettering on front and spine, the book is clean and has solid binding throughotu. The book comes in the original dust jacket that is clean with no chipping or tears and is protected in a clear, Brodart cover. The book has solid binding throughout with no looseness or lean. The exterior is clean, sharp and bright with no bumping and some spotting as shown. The interior is clean and there isn’t a mark in the book. The pages are in nice condition and are free of any writing, underlining, smudging, stamps or pasteboards. it is not an ex-libary book. The gilded lettering is still clear. The book is 5 ¾” by 8 1/4\" tall, with 322 pages with Index. Overall this is a nice, First Edition book in a clear, Brodart protected, original dust jacket. a.imagelink {color:#0000FF;} a:hover.imagelink {color:#0000FF;} a:visited.imagelink {color:#800080;} a.imagelink img.saleimage { border: 2px solid #0000FF; } a:visited.imagelink img.saleimage { border: 2px solid #800080; }

WAR YEARS WITH J.E.B. STUART

BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.W. BLACKFORD, C.S.A.
Veteran of J.E.B. Stuart’s Cavalry

Describes many battles and the personalities involved in them.

FIRST EDITION
NEAR FINE CONDITION BOOK
ORIGINAL DUST JACKET IS PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, BRODART COVER

Written by a Noted Confederate Veteran
Numerous Portraits, Pictures and a Map
Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound Book

PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK IN 1945

This First Edition book provides an exciting and authoritative account of the author\'s years with the Confederate hero, “Jeb” Stuart is by Lt. Col. Blackford who was with Stuart during the war. \"Authenticity” is stamped on each paragraph.\"

Characterized by precision of statement and clarity of detail, Blackford’s memoir of his service in the Civil War is one of the most valuable to come out of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. It also provides a critically important perspective on one of the best-know Confederate cavalrymen, Major General J.E. B. Stuart.

Blackford was thirty years old when the war began, and he served from June 1861 until January 1864, as Stuart’s adjutant, developing a close relationship with Lee’s cavalry commander. He subsequently was a chief engineer and a member fo the staff at the cavalry headquarter. Because Stuart was mortally wounded in 1864, he did not leave a personal account of this career. Blackford’s memoir, therefore, is a vital supplement to Stuart’s wartime correspondence and reports.

In a vivid style, Blackford describes life among the cavalrymen, including scenes of everyday camp life and portraits of fellow soldiers both famous and obscure. He presents firsthand accounts of, among others, the battle of First Bull Run, the Peninsular campaign, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Cold Harbor, and describes is feeling at witnessing the surrender at Appomattox.

The book contains an introduction by the great Southern historian, none other than Douglas Southall Freeman, but the remainder of the book is by Lt. Col. Blackford himself.

It contains a black & white portrait frontispiece of the author and numerous other black & white portraits including those of James Ewell Brown Stuart, Major John Pelham, The Bower, A Street in Fredericksburg after the Battle of December 13, 1862, Major Heros von Borcke, \" JEB Stuart, and a Pocket Map used by General Stuart. \"As a member of Stuart\'s staff Lt. Col. Blackford came into close contact with the great cavalry leader and with such legendary characters as Heros Von Borcke, Pelham the artillerist, and many others. His recollections are exciting and entertaining and the book is chocked full of descriptions of battles, raids, and sieges, but also of insights into army life from 1861 to 1865.

THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITON

This First Edition book is in excellent overall condition. Bound in burgundy-colored oil- cloth with gold-colored gilt lettering on front and spine, the book is clean and has solid binding throughotu. The book comes in the original dust jacket that is clean with no chipping or tears and is protected in a clear, Brodart cover. The book has solid binding throughout with no looseness or lean. The exterior is clean, sharp and bright with no bumping and some spotting as shown. The interior is clean and there isn’t a mark in the book. The pages are in nice condition and are free of any writing, underlining, smudging, stamps or pasteboards. it is not an ex-libary book. The gilded lettering is still clear. The book is 5 ¾” by 8 1/4\" tall, with 322 pages with Index. Overall this is a nice, First Edition book in a clear, Brodart protected, original dust jacket.

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