Three Years In The Army Of The Cumberland (123Rd Illinois History) Connolly, James A. (Edited By Paul M. Angle) Military,Military History,Unit Histories

SUBTITLED: The Letters and Diary of Major James A. Connolly, edited by Paul M. Angle. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 399 pgs, index, 6 maps. Original cloth with blue gilt titled spine. With Dust Jacket as issued. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Near fine. Interior pages are clean and tight. Unclipped DJ is lightly rubbed, now in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: An excellent record of the 123rd Illinois Regiment's service as part of the famed Wilder's Lightening Brigade. Major Connolly describes the life in a mounted infantry regiment as they fought in the western theater. Notably, the regiment was armed with Spencer repeating rifles. These letters and diary are an important record as the unit saw significant action first being engaged at Perryville and Stone's River. Later the regiment participated in the Atlanta Campaign. Nice copy of the first edition in dust jacket. REFERENCES: DORN IL 341; NEVINS I pg 73 "These letters span the Aug., 1862-Mar., 1865, period and form a running narrative of army life in the West." MULLINS/REED #215.