A DRUMMER-BOY'S DIARY: Comprising Four Years of Service with the Second Regiment Minnesota Veteran Volunteers, 1861 to 1865 (Minnesota Regimental History)

Bircher, William

Published by St. Paul Book and Stationary Company, St. Paul, Minn, 1889

About this Item

BOOK DESCRIPTION: Small 8vo, 199 pgs, frontis and with additional illustrations. Decorative blue cloth with black titled spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Covers rubbed, with edges, spine ends and corners worn. Interior hinges weak and cracked, former owners label on front endpaper. Interior is age toned, else clean. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: One of those interesting narratives by a young soldier who joined the regiment as a drummer boy and spent four years campaigning. Much on the conditions of the march and camp-life. You have to wonder how the horrors of war impacted his developing mind and character. REFERENCES: DORNBUSCH MN 23; Nevins 60: "This journal of a youth in the 2nd Minnesota concentrates mostly on weather and marches.". Seller Inventory # 0622001

Bibliographic Details

Title: A DRUMMER-BOY'S DIARY: Comprising Four Years...

Publisher: St. Paul Book and Stationary Company, St. Paul, Minn

Publication Date: 1889

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition