Barnard Sandy Ed (3 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION in pictorial wraps, frontis., photos, 64pp. O'Keefe #106. Very Good. A collection of lectures by several noted Custer authorities.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid paperback. ; "Best known to historians as a stalwart first sergeant in Custer's 7th U S Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Little Bighorn, John Ryan was also a proud veteran of the Civil War. Ryan's account of those four years of service trace his evolution from naive volunteer to battle-scarred veteran in the ranks of the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry - a regiment of the famed Irish Brigade. His recently discovered memoir is a significant contribution to the historical record of thos who followed the green banner through some of the bloodiest combat of American's bloddiest conflict." - Brian Pohanka. ; xxiii, 199 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Fine, fresh copy in a bright, crisp dust jacket with a 1" closed but crinkled tear top of the front panel and a bit of scuffing rear panel. Hardcover. 199 pp. with bibliography, index, and black and white photographs. A remarkably difficult book to find especially in hardcover./In late 1861, 16-year-old John Ryan of West Newton, Mass., enlisted in the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, thus beginning a lengthy Army career that would extend to December 1876 and would include 10 years in the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment. Returning to West Newton in 1876, where he lived for 50 more years, Pvt. John Ryan would pen a 600-page memoir of his military career, including 126 pages on his experiences in the Civil War. Signed.…