WAR LETTERS OF WILLIAM THOMPSON LUSK (79TH NY Infantry "Highlanders" )

Lusk, William T.

Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1911, 1911

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, x, 304 pgs, portrait plate and 2 maps. Original gray cloth with gilt titled cover and spine. Presentation slip from the Lusk Family to previous owner tipped in on front free endpaper. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Covers rubbed, light wear on edges, corners, and spine ends. Lower spine edge lightly chipped. Small chip on rear cover. Interior pages clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The 79th NY Infantry is recognized as one of the FOX 300 Fighting Regiments. William Thompson Lusk rose to the rank of Assistant Adjutant-General in the United States Volunteers during the first three years of the war. Lusk did not practice the usual custom of vilifying the Southern soldiers; his letters indicate that he respected the Southerners and spoke of "Yankee hordes" invading the Southerners' "splendid plantations' . Lusk took part in engagements at Blackburn's Ford, First Bull Run, Port Royal, James Island, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and many other minor battles. He was also a staff officer of Isaac I. Stevens until Stevens' death, and he commanded two companies during the Draft Riots of 1863. REFERENCES: DORN NY 401; COULTER 300: "This is an excellent series of letters, especially good on conditions in South Carolina." ; NEVINS I pg. 123: "One of the better collections of Federal soldiers' letters; especially good for operations around Beaufort, S.C." FOX Regimental Losses pg 210.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WAR LETTERS OF WILLIAM THOMPSON LUSK (79TH NY Infantry "Highlanders" )
• Publisher: Privately Printed, New York, 1911
• Publication Date: 1911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
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