The Military History of Wisconsin: a Record of the Civil and Military Patriotism of the State, in the War for the Union
Chicago: Clarke & Co., Publishers, 1866. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. [5], 6-1022, [4] pp. Recent imitation sheep with the spine in five compartments, recent maroon leather label lettered in gilt on the spine. Later endpapers and pastedowns with the original endpapers bound in as well. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with eleven steel-engraved plates. Broadfoot 466. Nevins II 161. With a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the legislature and state offices, etc. A large compendium of Wisconsin's role in the Civil War, with histories of several individual units, beautifully illustrated. Very Good. Item #000012571
Some foxing to the textblock and minor chipping to the edges of the free front endpaper.
Price: $375.00