PASSING OF THE ARMIES MAJOR GENERAL JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN

Description: THE PASSING OF THE ARMIES AN ACCOUNT OF THE FINAL CAMPAIGN OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC BASED UPON PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF THE FIFTH ARMY CORPS BY JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN Brevet Major-General U.S. Volunteers FIRST EDITION FINE CONDITION BOOK IN ORIGINAL DUST JACKET DUST JACKET PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, BRODART COVER Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Contains Portraits and Detailed, Fold-Out Battle Maps with Troop Movements/Locations Contains Biographical Note and Introductory PUBLISHED BY G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS, NEW YORK and LONDON, THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, IN 1915 ONE OF FOX’S FIGHTIGN 300 MOST HARD-FOUGHT UNITS "The climax of Chamberlain's readable reminiscences is his moving description of the surrender ceremonies at Appomattox." – Nevins. An unlikely hero to the Army of the Potomac, college professor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain led the 20th Maine Division in all the fiercest battles of the Eastern theatre, winning the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership at Gettysburg. Chamberlain commanded the 20th Maine and was recounted in Michael Shaara's novel "The Killer Angels" and the movie "Gettysburg"). It was 1865 and the Army of the Potomac was on the move - in front of Petersburg, at White Oak Road and Five Forks, outmaneuvering and outfighting a beleaguered enemy. In this extraordinary memoir, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the Fifth Corps records the dramatic final acts of the Civil War: Sheridan's rise, Warren's fall, and the slow, inexorable stalking of Lee's forces across the battle-scarred countryside. With rare eloquence, Chamberlain describes the troop movements, the clash and chaos of battle, and the soul of a Union army under the confident new command of U. S. Grant. Here is an unmatched portrait of war's end -from the moment a Confederate staff officer crossed the lines bearing a white flag to the cold gray morning at Appomattox that sealed the South's defeat and sent two armies home to a nation changed forever. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This original, first edition, antique book is in fine condition and comes in the original dust jacket (very uncommon) that is protected in a clear, Brodart cover. The book is handsomely bound in bright, royal blue cloth with a bright, gold lettering and the image of Chamberlain’s unit on the spine. The book is clean, sharp and bright. It has solid binding throughout. The exterior has no bumping or rubbing. The interior is in excellent condition. There is no writing, smudging, or foxing to the pages, but there is some light spotting to the end pages as shown. The book was from the personal collection of esteemed Civil War historian and author Richard Barksdale Harwell and has his name label on the front inside cover as shown. The book is illustrated with a frontispiece and another photo of Chamberlain and has three fold-out battle maps with locations and movements of Federal and Confederate forces in color. The book contains xxi introductory pages and 392 pages. The illustrations are on coated stock with tissue guards. All maps and portraits are in fine condition. An excellent condition, first edition, antique book in original dust jacket by Major General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. ONE OF THE ALL-TIME CLASSICS OF THE CIVIL WAR Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 13000 USD

Location: Burke, Virginia

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