The topics covered include the Civil War and the American Soldier/Sailor's experience in it. This original edition is a great find for collectors and will make a great addition to any antique or collectible bookshelf.
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER AND SAILOR IN WAR. A PICTORIAL HISTORY of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the War Between the States, from the First Bloodshed in the Streets of Baltimore to Our Country's War With Spain. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH BATTLE SCENES, NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS AND PORTRAITS FROM SKETCHES BY FORBES, TAYLOR, WAUD, HILLEN, BECKER, LOVIE, SCHELL, CRANE, DAVIS And Other Celebrated War Artists.
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY IN WAR AND DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLES BY ROSSITER JOHNSON, GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE, JOHN CLARK RIDPATH, GENERAL JOHN T. 1898 The American Soldier/Sailor In War a Pictorial History Battle Scenes Folio Edition. Size 12.5" x 17.25" 568 pages.
Large heavy book in remarkably good condition for being 125+ years old. Cloth cover has some wear as pictured, pages are in wonderful shape as seen in pictures, illustrated on nearly every page.Many scenes of Civil War with details and Spanish American War.