THE LONG ROLL Being a Journal of the Civil War, as Set Down During the Years 1861-1863 By Charles F. Johnson, Sometime of Hawkins Zouaves.Duluth Edition (Regimental History, 9th New York Inf.)

BOOK DESCRIPTION: The special Roycrofter, DULUTH EDITION, Limited to 500 copies; 12mo, 241 Pgs, (1), plates, map, illustrations. Decorative, tooled leather spine and blue paper covered boards; tooled titled spine; top edge gilt. #338 of 500 copies. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Top of spine chipped and torn on fold, else clean. Interior is clean and tight. With clear, mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Charles Johnson was born in Sweden but raised in the United States from the age of ten. While largely self-educated, he nevertheless wrote a fine history of his experience in the Civil War. With the 9th New York Infantry, also known as the Hawkins Zouaves, he fought at the Battle of Roanoke Island, at South Mountain, Acquia Creek, and more. His descriptions are honest and vivid, and are based on his diary. REFERENCES: DORN NY#212: COULTER 259 "This narrative's chief significance lies in Johnson's travels on the coast of North Carolina. With his foreign background, Johnson was admirably conditioned both to observe and comment on the new scenes of his travels. He was much opposed to the burnings and plundering around Hampton on the Peninsula, Winston and other places in North Carolina. The work is outstanding in field of travel in the Confederacy."; NEVINS I pg. 114: "Vivid recollections of service in North Carolina by a Swedish-born youth who served in the 9th New York.".…