Camps and Prisons. Twenty Months in the Department of the Gulf

Duganne, A. J. H.

Published by J. P. Robens, Publisher, New York, 1865

About this Item

12mo. [1], 424 pages, [6] pages of author advertisements, [2]. Dark brown pebble cloth hardcover with blind stamped design on the boards. Gilt lettered title and illustration on the spine. Cloth is chipped head and base of the spine. Scuff spots on the covers and one scuffed spot on the spine affecting the letter "S" in the title. Corners of the boards are worn, exposed. Period ink name of the previous owner "Lewis E. Snow" written on the front blank and rear blank end papers. A later's owner mailing label on the front paste down. Nevins I page 10 - "One of the rare published accounts of Camps Groce and Ford by a prolific writer; unimpassioned and well written; Jenkins Basic Texas Books #47 - "The best account of Prison life in Texas during the Civil War, this is also one of the few good contemporary accounts of the impact of the war in Texas." From wikimedia commons: Lewis E. Snow was a Union Veteran. He was a Private in Co. A., 23rd Connecticut Regiment. A copy of his signed photograph on the internet was made by on a printer. Seller Inventory # 32991

Bibliographic Details

Title: Camps and Prisons. Twenty Months in the ...

Publisher: J. P. Robens, Publisher, New York

Publication Date: 1865

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Edition: Third Edition.