Personal Narratives Of Events In The War Of The Rebellion; Being Papers Read Before The Rhode Island Soldiers And Sailors Historical Society, (Second Series - No. 1-20) (2 Vol Set) Soldiers And Sailors Historical Society Of Rhode Island Military,Military History,Unit Histories

BOOK DESCRIPTION: Bound volume of 2nd Series, Papers 1-20; 8vo, original bound papers published 1880-1881; each separately paginated. Leather spine and corners with marbled paper covered boards, gilt titled and decorated spine with raised bands. The Providence RI binder’s labels attached inside front cover of each volume. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor rubbing to covers, edges and spine; gilt bright. Interior is clean and tight. Beautiful set of matched, fine bindings. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Scarce compilation of published personal narratives. Issued separately in printed wrappers, the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society (RISSHS) also produced bound volumes with additional printed pages, including contents page; as is the case with this set. These bound volumes are very scarce, as this compilation format is the most useful and desired. Papers include: No.2- A Country’s Boy First Three Months in the Army (Gen. C. Henry Barney); No 4- The Marine Artillery with the Burnside Expedition and the Battle of Camden (Cpt. Wm. Avery); No. 7-Reminiscences of Two Years with the Colored Troops (Capt. J. Addeman); Personal Experience of the Chancellorsville Campaign (Gen. H. Rogers); No. 13-The High School Boys of the Tenth R.I. Regiment (Wm. Spicer); No. 18-Incidents of Service with the Eleventh Regiment of R.I. Volunteers (Col. Chas. Parkhurst); No. 20-Incidents of Cavalry Experience During Gen. Pope’s Campaign (Wm. Gardiner, 1st RI Cavalry) REFERENCES: Individual papers have Dornbusch numbers.