The Great Contest, A History of Military and Naval Operations During the Civil War in the United States of America 1861-1865
Published by C. H. Smith & Co., MI, 1886
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Battleground Books, Yorktown, VA, U.S.A.Battleground Books
AbeBooks seller since January 4, 2012
Condition: Used - Good
£ 57.75
Quantity: 1 available
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C. H. Smith & Co., MI. Written by the Assistant Adjutant General of Michigan and veteran of the 6th and 30th Michigan Infantry Regiments. This popularly written history is a survey of the chief operations of the war with basic section headings being: The Army of the Potomac; Central Departments; Sherman's Great March; The United States Navy, etc. Each section has sub headings for battles or other operations. Humphrey includes several appendices including a list of all volunteer General Officers and all US Army officers in 1860. Good+ copy of the first edition. The book has a little shelf wear and what looks like an old ink stain roughly 1 inch by 2 inches on the bottom right corner of the back cover. Strong binding, no dust jacket. 691 pages.
Seller Inventory # 29090
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Great Contest, A History of Military and Naval Operations During the Civil War in the United States of America 1861-1865
- Author
- Willis C. Humphrey
- Publisher
- C. H. Smith & Co., MI
- Publication year
- 1886
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Battleground Books
Yorktown, VA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 4, 2012
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Yorktown, VA U.S.A. 23693
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