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The Army of the Potomic. Behind the Scenes. a Diary of Unmwritten History; from the Organization of the Army, By General George B. McClellan, to the Close of the Campaign in Virginia. About the First Day of January, 1863
by Castleman, Alfred L
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About This Item
Milwaukee: Strickland and Co, 1863. First Edition. Octavo. 288pp., (6)pp. Ads at Rear. The author, a surgeon of the Fifth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers during the Civil War, presents his journal to the public in the style for which it was written, without correction of even its grammatical errors. The reader will know the fact that it was written, not for the public, but for himself, whilst performing the most arduous duties in the confusion of camp life, sometimes amidst the depressing scenes of the hospital, sometimes in the tumult of battle, and amid the groans of the dying, much of it oh horseback, whilst witnessing the scenes described. Besides its general interest, this book has a local interest to all Wisconsin readers. And especially those particularly interested in the 5th Wisconsin. Bound in brown embossed cloth, spine lettering gilt, light wear to corners and head, small nick to spine, on signature lightly pulled away from top, a couple of stains to front board. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022149
- Title
- The Army of the Potomic. Behind the Scenes. a Diary of Unmwritten History; from the Organization of the Army, By General George B. McClellan, to the Close of the Campaign in Virginia. About the First Day of January, 1863
- Author
- Castleman, Alfred L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Strickland and Co
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- Civil War Cw Medical Journal
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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- Gilt
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