JOHNSON, Robert Underwood and Clarence Clough Buel.
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.
New York: The Century Company , 1888.
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"one of the most quoted in Civil War literature": First Edition of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War; in the rare publisher's deluxe full morocco
First edition in book form of this collection of articles contributed by both Union and Confederate officers which originally appeared in The Century Magazine, containing four papers from Ulysses S. Grant which were later adapted into his “Personal Memoirs.” Quarto, four volumes, original publisher's deluxe full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with frontispieces, portraits, maps and facsimiles. Bud Robertson in the Nevins Bibliography said of this venerable set: "Opinionated and rationalizing memoirs by high-ranking officers on both sides make this work one of the most quoted in Civil War literature." Eicher opined that "[n]umerous reports by general officers make this work a necessary, primary source for all Civil War libraries" Most uncommon in the full morocco edition. (Nevins I, 55; Eicher 743). In very good condition. Rare in the publisher's deluxe full morocco.
Initially published as a detailed magazine series featuring articles by prominent generals of both sides of the Civil War, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War was soon expanded into book form with the chief motive of providing "...strict fairness to the testimony of both sides, and the chief endeavors have been to prove every important statement by the 'Official Records' and other trustworthy documents..." (Editor's Introduction). The collection includes four papers by General Ulysses S. Grant, writing before his severe illness on the topic of his greatest campaigns, which were later adapted into his "Personal Memoirs".
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