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2000. (VIRGINIA REGIMENTAL). [McCARTHY, Carlton, ed.]. Contributions to a History of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion. Baltimore: Butternut & Blue, [2000]. 1st ed. thus. xliii,495pp. Portraits. Orig. gilt-pictorial cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Fine. Dornbusch IV: 7833.

Richmond, 1883. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Four pamphlets bound into hardcover volume, pamphlet covers removed for binding. Front hinge very loose, large chips missing from spine, edges and covers rubbed, corners bumped. Pamphlets 1-3 published by Carlton McCarthy & Co. 1883 & 1884, Pamphlet 4 by J.W. Randolph & English 1886..

Richmond, VA: Nos. 1-3: Carlton McCarthy & Co.; No. 4: J.W. Randolph & English, 1886. Four pamphlets: 84pp; [85]-304pp [as issued]; 64pp; 64pp. Front wrapper of No. 1 is missing, others with worn and chipped original printed wrappers. Stitched. Numbers 1, 2 and 4 are uncut. Light tanning, clean text. No. 3's title page has lost a large portion of the title. Except as noted, Very Good. A significant collection of material on the three Companies comprising the Richmond Howitzer Battalion. Most of the articles were written by its members. White's 'A Diary of the War' fills nearly 200 pages. Coulter says the "diary gives an excellent close-up account of the experiences of a member of the Richmond Howitzers, a unit of the first Virginia Artillery. White naturally gives most attention to military matters, but had much to say about the people he met." Nevins calls the material "unbalanced," whatever that means, but notes that there are "several diary excerpts by members of this renowned artillery unit."… Read More

(VIRGINIA REGIMENTAL). [McCARTHY, Carlton, ed.]. Contributions to a History of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion. Richmond, VA: Carlton McCarthy & Co., 1883. 1st ed. Pamphlets 1-4 (all published). 84;85-304;64;64pp. Later cloth. Light scattered foxing to endpapers, else very good. Dornbusch II, 1116. Nevins I, p.173. A collection of articles on the famed artillery battalion, most of which were written by its members. Contains the diaries of William S. White (3rd Co.), T. Roberts Baler (2nd Co.), Creed T. Davis (2nd Co., including prison narrative), and John Waldrop and William Y. Morris (both of 2nd Co., diaries combined), plus corrections to White's diary by Col. W.E. Cutshaw; "Organization of First Company and John Brown Raid" by Capt. Henry Hundall (2nd Co.); rolls of the 2nd and 3rd companies; "The Battle of Big Bethel" by Rev. E.C. Gordon (3rd Co.); "The First Detachment at Fredericksburg" by Reuben B. Pleasants; other recollections; and some official reports. Edited by Carlton McCarthy, private in… Read More