A Military Journal during the American Revolutionary War, From 1775 to 1783, describing interesting events and transactions of this period, with numerous Historical Facts and Anecdotes, from the original manuscript.; To which is added an Appendix, containing Biographical Sketches of Several General Officers by THACHER, James - 1823

Boston: Richardson and Lord, 1823. First. hardcover. very good(+). 603 pages, 8vo, beautifully rebound in full polished brown blind stamped calf, red leather spine labels. Some pages with light browning and scattered foxing, mostly to margins. Boston: Richardson and Lord, 1823. First Edition. a very nice copy.<br/> <br/> Author served in the Continental army as a surgeon. He began in Cambridge and Boston and was present at the surrender of Yorktown. Among his many adventures was witnessing the execution of John Andre. Thacher "...gives a good picture of the spirit of the army, especially under the adverse circumstances of hunger, fatigue and cold, and provides detailed descriptions of men and events almost unequaled by any of his contemporaries." Dictionary of American Biography XVIII, p. 387. Howes T-349. Sabin 95152<br/> <br/>