Letter of the Secretary of War Transmitting Report on the Organization of the Army of the Potomac and of the Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland Under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, July 26, 1861 – Nov. 7, 1862
Language: English
Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, 1864
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Front Porch Rare Books, Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.Front Porch Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since November 5, 2025
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 99.95
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Civil War primary source: Major General George B. McClellan's official report on the Army of the Potomac, transmitted to Congress by Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton and printed by the Government Printing Office in 1864. Octavo. Original brown publisher’s cloth with blind-ruled borders and gilt spine lettering reading Army of the Potomac – McClellan. Government binding stamped W. A. Harris, Binder, Washington. Official Civil War report transmitted by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton presenting Major General George B. McClellan’s account of the organization and operations of the Army of the Potomac covering the period from July 26, 1861 through November 7, 1862. Printed for the 38th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Executive Document by the Government Printing Office in 1864. The report provides McClellan’s detailed narrative of the early formation of the Army of the Potomac and its major campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, including operations surrounding the Peninsula Campaign and the Maryland Campaign. A significant primary source for the early military history of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Condition: Good. Cloth moderately rubbed with wear to spine ends and corners. Light foxing and age toning throughout. Early ownership signatures to front endpapers. Binding sound and text complete.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Letter of the Secretary of War Transmitting Report on the Organization of the Army of the Potomac and of the Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland Under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, July 26, 1861 – Nov. 7, 1862
- Author
- Stanton, Edwin M.; Report by McClellan, George B.
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office, Washington
- Publication year
- 1864
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Americana, Civil War, Military
Front Porch Rare Books
Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 5, 2025
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Front Porch Rare Books specializes in vintage and antique books, predominantly children's literature and modern firsts.
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