77TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS: "Sojering" in the VI Corps

MORROW, Robert F. Jr.

ISBN 10: 1572490217 / ISBN 13: 9781572490215

Published by White Mane Books, Shippensburg, PA, 2004

About this Item

Blue binding with gold colored print on spine. Tight, sound and except author's gift note, unmarked. 273 pages including index. Dust Jacket has rumpling in middle of front cover. In mylar and not price clipped. Local volunteer Regiment primarily from Fulton, Essex and Saratoga counties New York. Seller Inventory # 007436

Bibliographic Details

Title: 77TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS: "Sojering" in the ...

Publisher: White Mane Books, Shippensburg, PA

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Illustrated

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: Not Stated

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Synopsis:

On March 23, 1888, Doctor William Warren Potter wrote, "It is expedient that every man who can do so, should record what he did, and what he saw done, during his military service. Acting upon this conviction, I have attempted to carry out this purpose in my own case in a truthful manner, without any attempt at self-praise, or to embellish the pages with anecdote or eulogy." Potter, who served as the assistant surgeon of the 49th New York, and as the surgeon of the 57th New York, left behind an account of the war from a doctor's perspective.
He documents the history of the 49th New York from its creation in August 1861 through Fredericksburg, when he transferred to the 57th New York. From there his accounts follow the events through Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Petersburg, and Deep Bottom. Potter gives the reader an intimate view of the War from a surgeon's perspective. One Surgeon's Private War is a realistic tribute to the medical staff.