Campaigns Of The Army Of The Potomac 1882 By William Swinton In Mylar Dj

  
RICHARDSON, NEW YORK, IN 1882 William Swinton wrote this monumental work immediately after the war. As a reported for the New York Times, he was an eyewitness to innumerable battles and personally knew many of the chief officers, who provided him with memoirs and diaries, at the end of the war. He also interviewed many of the Confederate officers to gain their perspectives. The Army of the Potomac was led by four generals, the first three of whom - McClellan, Burnside and Hooker - were no match for the Confederate generals who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. Lincoln's disappointing search for a general equal to the task of defending Washington and conquering Lee ended with Meade who achieved his first and decisive victory at Gettysburg less than a week after his appointment. Nevertheless, it required Grand's day-to-day direction of offensive operations beginning with his Spring Campaign of 1864 to bring the war to a close.

With the trained eye, intellect and writing skill of an outstanding newspaperman, Swinton synthesized the material he drew on to reconstruct the battles vividly and to analyze the troopers' performances. His observations about the personalities and accomplishments of men like McClelland, Grant, Hooker, Meade and Hancock are truly revealing, both with respect to how they related to their closest subordinates and superiors, as well as to the common soldier.

THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION This antique book is in excellent overall condition. Handsomely bound in red covers with gold image of the unit seal, and black, impressed lettering on the cover and spine, the exterior is sharp and bright with no bumping or discernible edge wear. The cover has some light soiling and rubbing, but remains attractive. The interior clean and in excellent condition.

The book comes protected in a clear, acid-free, Mylar dust jacket (see photo #3). There is an antique, prior-owner signature and tiny name date on one of the front pages, but no other writing in the book. I have not evaluated the antique signature to determine if it is to a Civil War soldier. The book has some foxing on the title page and frontispiece, but is free of foxing otherwise.

The book has no smudging, stamps, pasteboards or other markings. It is not an ex-library book.

The book has solid binding throughout. It has no looseness or lean and both hinges are fine. The gold image of the unit insignia on the cover is sharp and bright. There is a small hole in the cloth along the seam of the spine and front cover. The book is loaded with wonderful portrait illustrations with tissue guards and detailed maps.

It has a handsome, engraved frontispiece illustration of General Grant with original tissue guard as well. 660 pages plus 8 pages of publisher advertisements. This is an excellent condition, antique book on the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. CAMPAIGNS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

NEAR FINE CONDITION PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, ACID-FREE, MYLAR DUST JACKET. Original, Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Comprehensive History of the Army of the Potomac Loaded with Handsome Maps and Engraved Portraits; Fully Indexed. RICHARDSON, NEW YORK, IN 1882. William Swinton wrote this monumental work immediately after the war. The Army of the Potomac was led by four generals, the first three of whom - McClellan, Burnside, Hooker - were no match for the Confederate generals who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.

THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. This antique book is in excellent overall condition.

I have not evaluated the antique signature to determine if it is to a Civil War solider. Be sure to add me to your.

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