Campaigning with Grant / Horace Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Horace, 1837-1921, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil war.

Military history.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, New York The Century Co. 1897.

Summary:

The two volumes contain 32 chapters, which cover the period from Grant's move to the eastern theatre in 1864 until Lee's surrender in 1865. Contains tipped-in autographs, letters and photographs of Civil War figures. Front of volume one has clipped signature of Grant. Throughout the pages of the two volumes can be found: 1 page ALS of Captain Horace Porter, 1 page ALS General Winfield Scott Hancock, 1 page ALS of Ely Samuel Parker, 2 page ALS of General Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, 1 page ALS of General Adam Badeau, Signed endorsement of Robert E. Lee on a Henry Heath ALS, a note signed by General Philip Sheridan, a $20 Confederate note (page 392), and Many pasted in silverprint photos (some include: Grant, Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Badeau, and John Wilkes Booth, among others). Penciled note at the beginning of second volume says "Robert S. Dunham 1945 Bequest of Sturges S. Dunham who extra-illustrated it." Bound in half-leather, half-cloth cover with gilt-edged pages at the top of each volume. Several newspaper clippings and advertisements are in the back of both volumes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.