The Twenty Fourth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers 1861-1866 "New England Guard Regiment"
Regimental Committee on History. Published by the Twenty Fourth Veteran Association Boston: The Blanchard Press Worcester, Mass. 1907.
First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [1], 573 pages, [1]. Frontispiece engraving. Illustrated. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Gilt illustrated regimental badge located bottom of the spine. Light shelf wear and soil to the blue cloth. Light edge wear to the cloth extremities. Previous owner name written on the front blank end sheet. Binding is sturdy and very clean inside. Regimental roster and index located in back.
Nevins I page 153 - "For this work Roe leaned heavily on the writings of Cols. Thomas G. Stevenson (q.v.) and Francis A. Osborn; other memoirs were also employed in describing the regiment's several campaigns along the South Atlantic Coast." Very good. Item #24698
Price: $200.00