Memoirs of the War
Cleveland: W. M. Bayne Printing Co., 1893.
First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xxii, pages 23-435 pages. Illustrated with 6 pages of photographs preceding the title page. A couple of illustrations on the text. Dark cloth covered boards with title on the front cover and spine. A fair copy only with fragile binding and text. Covers are shelf and edge worn. Front cover nearly detached and held to the binding by the front hinge tissue repair. Rear hinge cracked. Paper is browned and brittle with some flaking and edge chips. Previous owner inscription on the right front flyleaf. Interior clean. Contents include a roll of the company and officers in front. This regiment fought in Western campaigns of Tennessee, Chickamauga, and the Atlanta campaign.
Nevins I page 180 - "In spite of faulty grammar, Wilson's reminiscences are reliable for the major campaigns in the West." Poor. Item #35832
Price: $60.00