1884 CONFEDERATE General GT
Beauregard 1ed Military Operations of Fort Sumter 2v
Item number: #41564
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ROMAN, Alfred; [BEAUREGARD, Pierre Gustave Toutant]
The Military Operations of General Beauregard in the War Between the
States 1861 to 1865 Including a Brief Personal Sketch and a Narrative of His
Services in the War with Mexico, 1846-8. In Two Volumes.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1884. First Edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – xvii, [3], 594,
[2]
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Vol. II – xvi, 691,
[1], 12
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4 plates throughout
· Reference(s): Dornbusch II, 2605; Nevins II,
pg. 86
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“This work is highly
laudatory of its subject and highly critical of Beauregard's enemies; the
General himself penned a good part of the text.” (Nevins)
· Provenance: Handwritten – Miss Richie M. Graves,
1884
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Richie M. Graves
McGuire (1864-1913) was the daughter of Richard Morris Graves (1833-1864), a captain
and acting quartermaster in the 7th Virginia Infantry (Kemper’s
Brigade, Pickett’s Division) for the Confederate States during the American
Civil War. The 7th Virginia saw numerous battles throughout the
Civil War, including the First and Second Battles of Bull Run, Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg (in which they participated in Pickett’s Charge), and the Siege of
Petersburg, during which Capt. Graves lost his life.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Green cloth
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Size: ~9in X 6.5in
(23cm x 16.5cm)
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