HISTORY AND ROSTER OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTH INDEPENDENT BATTALIONS AND THIRTEENTH REGIMENT OHIO CAVALRY VOLUNTEERS; Their Battles and Skirmishes, Rosters of the Dead, etc.

Aston, Howard

Published by Press of Fred J. Here, Columbus, Ohio, 1902

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 12mo, 111 pgs + 65 pg appendix; illustrations, lists. Original printed wrappers. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor wear to top of spine and along spine edges, back cover creased near top edge. Interior is very clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The units initially saw service in Kentucky. After re-organization they were the 13th Ohio Cavalry, and joined the Army of the Potomac where they rode with Sheridan from Petersburg to Appomattox. Very scarce in the original printed paper wrappers and in this remarkable condition. REFERENCES: Dornbusch Oh #84. RYAN #35: "The history of the Regiment is written largely from the diary of Howard Aston, which recorded a most realistic account of its service. His description of the 'Crater fight' at Petersburg, wherein the command advanced to the hottest of the conflict and into the very crater itself, is a thrilling and dramatic description of one of the most heart-sickening assaults of the War. The appendix has a well written sketch by Col. S. R. Clark, the regiment's commander, entitled 'With Sheridan from Petersburg to Appomattox'. It also contains the history of the Fourth and Fifth Independent Battalions. These organizations made creditable records in the 'Morgan Raid' and in Eastern Kentucky prior to their transformation into the Thirteenth O. V. C.". Seller Inventory # 580021

Bibliographic Details

Title: HISTORY AND ROSTER OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTH ...

Publisher: Press of Fred J. Here, Columbus, Ohio

Publication Date: 1902

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition