Captain Snow Csa (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good Condition hard cover 500 pages jacket slightly torn at top of spine.

grey faux leather "leatherette" hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. vg cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. rubbing to spine top and bottom & along covers at bottom. edges clean. pages 401~404 a bit wrinkly along the foredge, faint staining (does not obscure text), otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in vg cond. missing small piece on rear, wrinkles, couple of small tears on front, some suntanning along edges, not price clipped (no price listed). nice clean reading or study copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. good binding, clean text. first printing (letter "a" in letter line) of this facsimile reprint of the 1867 original edition. b&w frontis. vi+500p. b&w illustrations. american history. biography. american civil war. military history. ~ Lee And His Generals was written shortly after rhe Civil War and published in 1867. Captain Snow wrote his vivid accounts while the events of the war were still fresh in his memory. As in any partisan account, Lee and His Generals is biased toward the sentiments and beliefs of the author. However, though Captain Snow's heart was with the Confederacy, he presents a balanced view of the Civil War and the Southern generals who, without reservation, deserve credit for their military brilliance. They pitted their skills against Union generals with greater resources~more men, more food, more ammunition~and managed a great many audacious and daring victories before their final defeat. Captain Snow also illuminates the terrible conflict felt by the Southern generals, many of whom were West Point graduates and had served in the war with Mexico with their northern counterparts. To turn against their former comrades was a bitter struggle for both the Northern and the Southern generals. Lee and His Generals is a passionate and personal account of a fascinating group of military personalities. From the capture of John Brown at Harper's Ferry to Lee's surrender at Appomattox, this account is not only well informed but entertaining.