THE RUSSIAN ARMY AND ITS CAMPAIGNS IN TURKEY IN 1877-1878.

1879, 1879. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. This is a two volume mismatched set. The first volume, text is the English edition published by W.H. Allen & Co in London. It is 3/4 leather bound with raised bands, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, with marbled endpapers. It is an attractive copy that has some light wear and soiling, The second volume is the companion atlas volume, published by D. Appleton in New York in 1879. It is bound in blue cloth, has bump lower corners and some wear at the tips. The Atlas volume is from the library of General Philip H. Sheridan, An obscure lieutenant serving in Oregon when Fort Sumter was shelled, Sheridan rose to the command of the Union's cavalry by the time the Confederacy surrendered. He saw action in Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and in Virginia, where his campaign through the Shenandoah Valley laid waste to an important source of Confederate supplies. At Petersburg he won an important victory that halted Robert E. Lee's retreat from Richmond and helped bring the war to an end. Sheridan became commanding general of the United States Army in 1884 and held that post until his death in 1888. Sheridan has signed inside the front cover of the Atlas volume with his rank as Lieut. General and dated the signature in 1879 the year of this book was published. This is an serious military study with an important association. A wonderful addition to any military library..