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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Sergeant Deetline was born in 1846 died 13 December 1910. Medal of Honor winner at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Memorial service held on 4 November 1978. Carroll gave the necrology and a talk ¿Dutchy of the Seventh¿ was given by Georg Schneider-Wettengel. Single leagal-sized sheet of paper, folded in half. From the internet: ¿Private Frederick Deetline was one of twenty-four soldiers of the 7th Cavalry to earn the Medal of Honor during the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876, often called "Custer's Last Stand." Five men received awards for direct combat actions. Sergeant Geiger was one of nineteen men who was cited for heroism in obtaining critical water for the wounded. Four brave troopers exposed themselves to the enemy for four hours from a position ahead of the line while Private Deetline and fourteen of his comrades slipped out of the right wing of Captain Benteen's line to cross eighty yards of fire-swept ground to reach a deep ravine. With camp kettles, the fifteen brave men made repeated trips to the river while under protective fire from the four troopers in the front of the line. Despite the great danger, and Indian warriors who concealed themselves in bushes along the river in order to ambush the party, only one of these men was wounded. Had not the critical supply of water been obtained, many more of the wounded would have died.¿ Carroll was one of the primary speakers at the dedication ceremony. A very scarce publication which obviously would have been printed in a very limited number.

1st Printing. Unpaginated, though 16 pp. Illustrated with 32 b/w images, including 30 h/t photographic portraits of divers Dickensians, such as Chesterton. 10-1/4" x 7-1/2" The Dickens fellowship was founded October 6th, 1902 and "is an international association of people from all walks of life who share an interest in the life and works of Charles Dickens. The Dickens Fellowship's head office is based at the Charles Dickens Museum in Doughty Street in London, England, the home of Charles Dickens from 1837 to 1839. In 1923 Dickens's former home at 48 Doughy Street was threatened with demolition, but it was saved by three members of the Dickens Fellowship, who raised a mortgage and bought the freehold in 1925. The membership of the Fellowship raised funds and put together a collection to exhibit in it. The Dickens House Trust was established to run the house as a museum and library. Membership is open to anybody, anywhere in the world, who shares the Fellowship's interests. The Fellowship has 47 branches, which are in the UK, the United States and nine other countries." [Wiki] Here, over 125 folks gathered to celebrate the 25 year anniversary of this fanclub, which is still going strong today. General wear & age-toning, primarily to extremities. A VG copy. Original parchment covers, silver stamped lettering, ribbon tie. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve.