Item #23730 Two Wars: An Autobiography of Gen. Samuel G. French. An Officer in the Armies of the United States, A. Graduate from the U. S. Military Academy the Confederate States, 1843, West Point.

Two Wars: An Autobiography of Gen. Samuel G. French

Mexican War; War Between the States, A Diary; Reconstruction Period, His Experience; Incidents, Reminiscences, Etc. Nashville: Confederate Veteran, 1901.

Hardcover. Octavo. [1], xvi, 404 pages, [1]. Illustrated with frontispiece, photograph portraits, maps and plans. Errata slip. Dark burgundy cloth hardcover with color illustrated flags on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Floral end sheets. The cloth binding is shelf and edge worn. Corners bumped. Some faded spots on the covers. The right front flyleaf is detached. Front hinge starting to pull. Rear hinge glued. Interior contents are in good condition. A fair or better copy.

Nevins I page 91 - "The New Jersey born French became a Confederate general and used a diary for much of this military memoir of service in the West." Fair. Item #23730

Price: $150.00