A REMINISCENCE OF THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS:A Camp-Fire Story OF THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT, N.G. S. N. Y.

VERY RARE - SCARCE EDITION , RARE FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY to WILBUR LARREMISE, SIGNED by JOHN R. LIVERMORE 2nd Lieut. of Co. B. 71st REGIMENT, N. Y. S. M., "A REMINISCENCE OF THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS A CAMP-FIRE STORY of THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT, N. G. S. N." BY by WILLIAM DUFF TELFER, BROOKLYN & LONDON: Sold by John Lee, Strand, London, England, and published and sold by the Author, W. D. Telfer. Painter in Oil and Water Color, Sixth Ave. & Eighteenth St., Brooklyn. On receipt of letter enclosing one dollar, National Currency, a copy will be forwarded to any address, at the publishers risk. 1864. [published date: 1864]. RARE FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 7.0" x 5.75" Inches. (LxB). Pp. 58 pages. All edges gilt. In the original contemporary cloth binding (rebacked), with a gilt lettered title on the front board. This first edition was published without a map. Contents includes: Report of Henry P. Martin, Colonel Commanding .in the action at Bull Run; Roll of Honor listing Officers and men killed and wounded in the Manassas Battle and the author's epic poem. Title on cover of book states: The Battle Field of the 71st REG'T. Dedication to To President Lincoln, An Heroic and Upright Man, THIS ESSAY is Respectfully Dedicated. A classic work. M." REPORT Of Henry P. Martin, Colonel Commanding list N. Y. S. M., in the action at Bull Run, known as the BATTLE OF MANASSAS TO ACTING BRIGADIER-GENERAL A. E. BURNSIDE. New-York, August 1st, 1861. COL. A. E. BURNSIDE, Acting Brig. Gen. 2d Brigade, U. S. A., In accordance with orders, I herewith submit a report of the action of the Seventy- first Regiment, N. Y. S. M. ,in the engagement at Bull Run,on the 21st July : We were ordered to commence the march, with the First and Second Rhode Island and the Second New Hampshire Regiments leading, and the Seventy-first Regiment bringing up the rear of the Brigade toward the battle field, a little after 2 o'clock. A. M., and having marched steadily almost without a halt for eight hours, we arrived upon the position a signed (sic) for our Division. On our arrival, the two Rhode Island and the New Hampshire Regiments were drawn up in line, and the Seventy-first were ordered to pass in front of these Regiments to a position in advance and to the right of the Brigade, and also in front of two pieces of artillery, which I suppose belonged to Griffen's battery. No sooner had we formed line than the right piece came dashing forward at full speed through our right wing, without any previous intimation being given. The men broke away, and allowed the piece to pass, and immediately alter its passage dropped back into their positions in line. Shortly after this the left piece executed the same manoeuvre, and with the same results. After remaining in this position about a quarter of an hour, exposed to the cannonading of the enemy, which they were directing toward us, we were ordered with our Brigade to an adjoining field to engage a portion of The enemy that had debouched from their works, and fully equal in number to our own Brigade, and after a severe contest, in which many lives were lost, and many of our best officers wounded-amongst whom were Capt Ellis, CO. F., Capt. Hart, CO. A., and Lieut Embler.CO. H-we succeeded in repulsing them, and compelling them to retreat. In this conflict we were greatly assisted by two of Capt. Dahlgren's twelve pounder howitzers, in charge of Capt. Ellis, Company I. of this Regiment. After the retreat, General McDowell, with his staff, rode around the field in rear of our Brigade, waving his glove in token of victory, and we all considered the day was ours. We were then ordered to retire to the edge of the wood still in view of the enemy's works and in reach of their cannon, and there to rest, as we had done all the duty that would be required of us, and would not be called into action.…