Description: Exclusive! Diary of George Templeton Strong, (Civil War Memoirs). 1952 4 volume set with original slipcase--rarely available as a complete set. Edited by Allen Nevins and Milton Thomas. First edition, published by Macmillan and Co., 1952. This set is a 19th-century commentary, on first-hand experience during the Civil war, long kept secret by the author's family after he died. The Civil War volume was later republished as a stand-alone book. "Poignant and candid observations by a prominent resident of New York City," according to Nevins CWB V.2, p. 92. (Nevins was one of the diary's editors). Strong's main role in the Civil War was as finance chief of the Sanitary Commission. The United States Sanitary Commission was founded in 1861 as the American Civil War began. Its purpose was to promote clean and healthy conditions in the Union Army camps. The Sanitary Commission staffed field hospitals, raised money, provided supplies, and worked to educate the military and government on matters of health and sanitation. The beginning of the Sanitary Commission is rooted in a meeting at the New York Infirmary for women. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt monogram on front, halftone plates. Illustrated original slipcover with minor corner wear and spotting to bottom of case. Material: paper. Measurement: 10" (INCHES). Shipping: $25; different rate to California, Alaska, Hawaii & all International.

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