Recollections, 1828-1911

Edwin A. Merritt

Publication Date: 1911

About this Item

Printed by J.B. Lyon Company, Albany. [2], 188pp.; 9 x 6.25 in. *** "The career of General E.A. Merritt is a signal illustration of the best features of American social and political life. Descended from old New England stock [.] Merritt began practical life as a surveyor in the fertile region between the St. Lawrence river and the Adirondack wilderness [.] [He] aided in the organization of the Republican party in 1854 and was one of the most earnest workers in that cause of free soil and free speech that finally triumphed in the election of President Lincoln. [.] As Regimental Quartermaster and Commissary of Subsistence, he served over three years in the armies of the Potomac, the Cumberland and the Tennessee." Other titles included Collector of the Port of New York and Consul-General in London. [Introduction].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recollections, 1828-1911
• Publication Date: 1911
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Poor
• Weight: 2 pounds
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  • American History
  • Biography and Autobiography
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