Description:
Philadelphia : J. Challen & Son, 1864-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 336 pages ; 19 cm. Name on title page. This contemporary collection of Civil War anecdotes, sketches, and histories includes chapters on the Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville; sketches on General McClellan, General Sherman, and Reverend Granville Moody; the poems "Billy Bray," "Barbara Frietche," and "Zagonyi's Charge," and chapters on numerous other war-related topics such as enlisting black freedmen and humorous and sad events in the daily lives of soldiers. Sabin no. 73487.