UPTON, Emory. [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The Armies of Asia and Europe: Embracing Official Reports on the Armies of Japan, China, India, Persia, Italy, Russia, Austria, Germany, France, and England.
New York: D. Appleton and Company , 1878.
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First edition of Emory Upton's The Armies of Asia and Europe; inscribed by Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman
First edition of General Emory Upton's account of his military tour around the world, inscribed by Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Tecumseh Sherman on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Hon John A. Kasson U. S. Minister to Vienna. With Compliments of W.T. Sherman Washington DC 1878." Emory Upton “distinguished himself in the Civil War and left a marked influence on the army as commandant of cadets at West Point from 1870 to 1875. Starting in July, 1875, he toured the world and spent two years writing this highly detailed book” (Smith). The recipient, John A. Kasson, spent many years serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa. In 1877, Kasson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria-Hungary by President Rutherford B. Hayes, a position he held until early 1881. In very good condition. Small bibliographic description to the pastedown. Housed in a custom slipcase.
William Tecumseh Sherman served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched earth policies that he implemented against the Confederate States. In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the Union commander in the Western Theater. He led the capture of the strategic city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed to the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman accepted the surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida in April 1865 and succeeded Ulysses S. Grant as Commanding General of the Army when Grant was elected President.
The Armies of Asia and Europe: Embracing Official Reports on the Armies of Japan, China, India, Persia, Italy, Russia, Austria, Germany, France, and England.
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