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SUBTITLED: With Biographical Sketches of nearly every officer who ever belonged to the regiment and many of the non-commissioned officers and men, and a Complete Roster of all the officers and men connected with it - showing all changes by promotion, death, or resignation, during the military existence of the regiment. Second Edition, Revised, enlarged and embellished by over sixty engravings and maps and charts of the battlefields. By the Chaplain, E. M. Haynes, D.D. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, v, (2 portraits), 504 pgs, frontis, portraits, plates, folding maps, plans. Original decorative green cloth with black gilt titled cover and spine. The much enlarged and desired Second Edition. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light rubbing and wear to edges and corners, small spot on front spine area, gilt bright. Interior has inked name, George E. Davis, Burlington, Vermont, on front endpaper. Else interior is clean and tight. The large folding maps are very good with little wear. Now with clear mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The 10th Vermont Infantry fought with the Army of the Potomac, joining it after the Battle of Gettysburg. It fought in many of the battles as the Union Army moved south to Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. It is recognized as one of the FOX 300 Fighting Regiments. The former owner of the book, George E. Davis, a member of the regiment, was a Medal of Honor recipient for action during the July 9, 1864, Battle of Monocacy near Frederick, Maryland. On that day, Davis commanded a small Union detachment at Monocacy Junction that was able to hold its position. They managed to fend off repeated Confederate assaults while guarding two bridges, despite being outnumbered. REFERENCES: DORN V72; NEVINS I pg 102: :"As the subtitle states, the 1870 edition was enlarged by additional biographical sketches and enhanced with five dozen illustrations; only minor revisions were made in the text." COULTER 222: "This author wrote of little besides marching and fighting and camp life, with occasional descriptions of villages and town through which he marched. Among these were Warrenton, Winchester, and especially Charlestown, where John Brown was executed. Here the army song 'John Brown's Body' and the bands added to the noise as they marched through. The Tenth Regiment entered the war in 1862 and fought through to Appomattox. In the summer of 1864 its was sent from the James to Baltimore to aid in repelling Early's attack on Washington." FOX pg 152. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0424054
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