Prison Life in Dixie; Giving a Short History of the Inhuman and Barborous Treatment of Our Soldiers By Rebel Authorities, 3rd Edition; Illustrated with Engravings to Which is Added the Speech of Gen. J.A. Garfield, Delivered at the Andersonville Reunion.

Vawter, Rev. J.V.

Verlag: Central Book Concern, Chicago, 1881

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Small Octavo. 209p. 14pp. ads at rear, The book was owned in 1885 by Daniel E. Cooper in Lamar, Colorado. His son (Fred E. Cooper) late writes: "Rev. Vawter was a very dear friend of father and mother cooper in Iowa. In 1939 this book was presented to Rollin C. Goodale with the following note: "the author was a good friend of my father, Captain D.E. Cooper and your grandfather Gen. G. C. Cooper who enlisted in the war at the same time from Iowa. Gen. Goodale was taken prisoner by the Confederates and was taken to Andersonville Prison. In about 1886 the two men went to Colorado and were founders of the town of Lamar."--Fred E. Cooper. Of course, G.C. Cooper (1844-1925) was referred to as General but his service of only three days was at a low rank and he was captured and imprisoned at Andersonville only three days after his entry into the Union Forces. There is a note and letter of significance tipped into this work on Andersonville. There is a one page typed letter to Fred Cooper signed at the rear of the book dated Nov. 7, 1924 commenting on President Coolidge's election, the land grants, the Wilgary land lots and more of events in Lamar at the time. CWB, I, 68 (spelled Vaughter). Unique with all the history of one who was a participant and their life sixty years after their release from Andersonville. Bound in brown pictorial gilt cloth depicting a scene in bright gilt of two soldiers attempting to escape as they are pursued by wild dogs and men on horseback.Spine faded, light wear to spine ends, a few signatures sprung. A good copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 013985

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Titel: Prison Life in Dixie; Giving a Short History...

Verlag: Central Book Concern, Chicago

Erscheinungsdatum: 1881