Recollections of A Confederate Staff Officer
With Introduction by Senator John W. Daniel New York and Washington: Neale Publishing Company, 1905.
First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [1], 315 pages, [1]. Frontispiece photograph portrait of the author. Gray cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Front hinge has a very light crack. Light scattered foxing to the front and rear end sheets and to the foredge. Text is mostly clean. Interesting pencil inscription written on the right front flyleaf - "The narrative of your boyhood comrade and school boy friend will while away some tedious hours [signed J R Saussy] J. R. Saussy 24/5/06". Below his inscription is a short note in pencil - "Return to H. D. Weed 206 E. Gaston St." (Savannah, Georgia address)
DeRenne Georgia catalog vol. 3 pages 1032. 1033; Krick 466; Howes S 767; Nevins I page 161 - "Incisive memoirs by the cultured, mild-mannered chief of staff for Gen. James Longstreet; contains much on the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia.'. Good. Item #27826
This copy has some Savannah Georgia connections. The author, Gen. Sorrel, was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1838. He died in Roanoke, Virginia and was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah 1901. The inscription written in the hand on the right front flyleaf is from Joachim Radcliffe Saussy, Jr. He was born in Effingham County, Georgia 1835 and died in Savannah 1912. The note beneath the inscription is written in the hand of Henry D. Weed son of prominent Savannah business man Henry Davis Weed. The elder Weed purchased the Sorrel house in Savannah. From wikipedia:
The Sorrel–Weed House was designed by famous Georgia architect Charles Cluskey, who moved to Savannah in 1829 from New York City, where it is believed he apprenticed under the architectural firm of Town and Davis. Cluskey also designed the old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville. The house was built for Francis Sorrel (1793–1870), a wealthy shipping merchant and esteemed citizen of Savannah. One of his sons was General Gilbert Moxley Sorrel (1838–1901), one of the youngest generals in the Confederate army. In 1859, a purchase agreement was made by the prominent Savannah businessman, Henry D. Weed; he took possession of the house in 1862 and it remained in the Weed family until 1914. The Sorrel–Weed House has a reputation for being one of the most haunted buildings in Savannah. Two of the most prominent stories involve Francis Sorrel's wife Matilda, who committed suicide, and his mistress Molly.[5] The Sorrel–Weed House was featured in the Wall Street Journal in 2009 due to its haunted reputation.[6] USAToday's "10best" website listed the Sorrel–Weed House as a top ten Halloween travel destination.[7] Disney's Babble listed the Sorrel–Weed house as the fifth-most haunted place in the United States in a 2013 article.[8] Condé Nast wrote that Savannah is one of the eight best cities to visit at Halloween, citing the Sorrel–Weed House's reputation for paranormal activity as "a great way to spend Halloween."[9].
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