Fallen Leaves: The Civil War Letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott

SCOTT, Robert Garth; Ed.

ISBN 10: 0873384407 / ISBN 13: 9780873384407

Published by The Kent State University Press, Kent, Oh., 1991

About this Item

Previous owners inscription penned on ffep.; light foxing on edges; black & white photos; 266pp.

Seller Inventory # 909723

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fallen Leaves: The Civil War Letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott
• Publisher: The Kent State University Press, Kent, Oh.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873384407
• ISBN 13: 9780873384407
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Firsts
  • Letters
  • Civil War
  • History

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Synopsis

Major Henry Livermore Abbott of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the most widely known and highly respected officer of his rank to serve in the Army of the Potomac. He distinguished himself in every battle in which he participated, from Ball’s Bluff until the Battle of the Wilderness, where he died in command of his regiment. Fallen Leaves is a collection of Abbott’s wartime letters to his family and friends, the majority published here for the first time. Robert Garth Scott’s introduction contains a biographical sketch of Abbott that offers the most complete account of his life to date and, in his epilogue, recounts the details of Abbott’s final battle and death. Also published with the letters are more than 30 photographs, many of them showing members of the 20th Massachusetts. Abbott’s letters convey an immediacy which gives readers a sense of being part of an inner circle of friends and relatives. This quality lends itself to fresh and compelling reading for Civil War scholars, buffs, and general readers alike.

About the Author

Robert Garth Scott lives in Grand Blanc, Michigan. His past publications include Fallen Leaves: The Civil War Letters of Maj. Henry Livermore Abbott (The Kent State University Press, 1991).