1st VIRGINIA INFANTRY SIGNED FIRST EDITION ONLY 1000 PRINTED CIVIL WAR

  
1st VIRGINIA INFANTRY THE VIRGINIA REGIMENTAL HISTORIES SERIES BY LEE A. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR FIRST EDITION LIMITED EDITION - ONLY 1000 PUBLISHED; THIS IS NUMBER 590 MINT CONDITION BOOK IN FINE - CONDITION DUST JACKET Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound Book Handsome Cover Design with Virginia Regimental Histories Series Seal Contains Wonderful Illustrations and Maps HANDSOMELY PUBLISHED BY H.

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, 1984 Out-of-Print Book - One of the Rarest from this Series This wonderful first edition, numbered book is signed by the author. The book constitutes an excellent history of the 1st Virginia Infantry. It including a comprehensive history of the command as well as biographical narratives of some of its leaders. The book includes detailed descriptions of battles and campaigns, specifics of individual soldiers in the command, a unit roster, maps, illustrations and photographs.

The book contains unit rosters with the Civil War service information of each individual soldier in the unit. The 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment: For a decade before the outbreak of the war in 1861, the 1st Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, a militia organization, was a familiar part of the Richmond scene. Observances of patriotic anniversaries, the arrival of visiting celebrities, state funerals, and the dedication of monument were some of the occasions for turning out the regiment. Six of its companies were called out for active duty in 1859 during the John Brown crisis. On May 25, 1861, the 1st Virginia numbering about 600 left Richmond for Manassas Junction and the war. Unlike the state's other regiments, the 1st Virginia was almost entirely urban in its composition, with clerks, laborers, carpenters, and machinist, leading in the various occupations represented on its rolls.

The regiment was also unique in its large number of foreign-born; Company C, the Montgomery Guard was nearly all Irish, and Company K, the Virginia Rifles, was largely German. On July 18, 1861, the regiment received its baptism of fire at Blackburn's Ford.

Some declared the next battle, at Williamsburg on May 5, 1862, was among their worst experiences of the war, fighting all day without being relieved, with 8 killed and 27 wounded. Bur even worse was Seven Pines, where they had 15 killed and 39 wounded. As part of James L. Kemper's brigade, the 1st Virginia fought at Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, and Fredericksburg, and in 1863, with Pickett's division, they left the main army to take part in Longstreet's operations against Suffolk, returning in time to make the invasion into Pennsylvania. On that fateful third day at Gettysburg, the regiment lost 22 killed, 71 wounded, and about 100 captured and missing.

The 1st Virginia made its second tour of service in eastern North Carolina early in 1864, taking part in the capture of Plymouth. Soon after their return to Virginia the regiment ought at Drewry's Bluff, and spent the summer and winter on the Howelett Line. Active operations in the field were resumed in March 1865, and after Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, only 17 of the "Old First" remained to be paroled at Appomattox Court House. THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION Out-of-print and hard-to-find, this limited edition, First Edition book is signed by the author. The book is signed and numbered on the special first edition page.

This book is in excellent condition. The book is part of The Virginia Regimental Histories Series and is handsomely published in Confederate-gray, cloth covers with bright, gold-gilded lettering and the image of the seal of the series on the cover. The exterior is in excellent condition; it is clean, sharp, and bright and has no wear, bumping or rubbing. The interior is in excellent condition as well; the pages are clean, bright white, and don't have a mark on them. There is no smudging, foxing, pasteboards, stamps or other markings. The book comes in the original dust jacket that is clean and in excellent overall condition, with just a touch of edge wear to the bottom, front, right corner. The author's signature is strong. The binding is fine and solid throughout.

The book is richly illustrated with maps, photographs and illustrations. This is an exceptionally nice, Signed, Limited Printing, First Edition book. THE VIRGINIA REGIMENTAL HISTORIES SERIES. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR FIRST EDITION LIMITED EDITION - ONLY 1000 PUBLISHED; THIS IS NUMBER 590 MINT CONDITION BOOK IN FINE - CONDITION DUST JACKET. Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound Book Handsome Cover Design with Virginia Regimental Histories Series Seal Contains Wonderful Illustrations and Maps.

Out-of-Print Book - One of the Rarest from this Series. This wonderful first edition, numbered book is signed by the author.

The 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment : For a decade before the outbreak of the war in 1861, the 1st Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, a militia organization, was a familiar part of the Richmond scene. THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION. Out-of-print and hard-to-find, this limited edition, First Edition book is signed by the author.

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