MY EXPERIENCE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AND IN NORTHERN PRISONS. (Regimental History 25th Virginia Inf. CSA)

King, John R.

Published by Clarksburg, WV: United Daughters of Confederacy, 1917

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, Original printed pictorial wrappers, 1st ed. 52pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Original speckled mid-brown card covers printed in black with pictorial on lay of Confederate flags. Laid into archival folder. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Small tear at top of spine, else clean and fresh. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: King served in the Upshur Gray Company, or Company B, of the 25th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, under General Robert E. Lee. He fought at Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, and in 1864, at the battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania, where he was taken prisoner and sent to Point Lookout and Elmira prisons. Quite a scarce Confederate narrative; especially so in this great collector's condition. REFERENCES: DORN II:1421: NEVINS I, p.196.:"The short, general reminiscence of an enlisted man; contains a few human interest stories about Point Lookout and Elmira". Seller Inventory # 1223079

Bibliographic Details

Title: MY EXPERIENCE IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AND IN...

Publisher: Clarksburg, WV: United Daughters of Confederacy

Publication Date: 1917

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition