1879 Confederate Prisons 1ed Andersonville Civil War Illustrated Blackshear Savannah
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1879 Confederate Prisons 1ed Andersonville Civil War Illustrated Blackshear Savannah
John McElroys Andersonville is a rare, post-Civil War work that describes the horrors of prison life during the Civil War. McElroy describes prison conditions, battles and prolonged military struggles, accounts of prisoner struggles, plantation slaves, and soldier depression. Also included are depictions of various jails including those in Atlanta, Richmond, Savannah, Blackshear, and Florence. Illustrated with over 150 views of trial scenes, prisons, portraits, and battle scenes!
According to Nevins,
“Well written, gripping, and very detailed; but reliance on memory and bitterness.”
Item number: #20627
Price: $499
McELROY, John
Andersonville: a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy, a private soldiers experiences in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear and Florence.
Toledo: Published by D.R. Locke, 1879. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xxx, [31]-654, [2]
154 illustrations
References: Nevins I 197
Provenance: Handwritten – S. J. Merritt
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Decorative blue cloth
Size: ~9in X 6.5in (23cm x 16.5cm)
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20627
John McElroys Andersonville is a rare, post-Civil War work that describes the horrors of prison life during the Civil War. McElroy describes prison conditions, battles and prolonged military struggles, accounts of prisoner struggles, plantation slaves, and soldier depression. Also included are depictions of various jails including those in Atlanta, Richmond, Savannah, Blackshear, and Florence. Illustrated with over 150 views of trial scenes, prisons, portraits, and battle scenes!
According to Nevins,
“Well written, gripping, and very detailed; but reliance on memory and bitterness.”
Item number: #20627
Price: $499
McELROY, John
Andersonville: a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy, a private soldiers experiences in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshear and Florence.
Toledo: Published by D.R. Locke, 1879. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xxx, [31]-654, [2]
154 illustrations
References: Nevins I 197
Provenance: Handwritten – S. J. Merritt
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Decorative blue cloth
Size: ~9in X 6.5in (23cm x 16.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
20627
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1879 Confederate Prisons 1ed Andersonville Civil War Illustrated Blackshear Savannah
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