Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-61
To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. Most know Abner Doubleday as the man who "invented" baseball. But before he dedicated himself to the national pastime, he was a captain of artillery in the Union Army. He fired the first shot to defend Fort Sumter. This highly readable account of his time at war brings keen observation to the brutal conflict, revealing both a grueling account of war and the o.
"The following list indicates which documents are tipped into the binding leaves of the book publication. These are the following thirty-five (35) documents: ;;1. Joseph W. Walker?, Headquarters, Commissary General's Dept., ;Charleston, S.C., to Gov. Pickens, Apr. 2, 1861. ALS;;2. Abner Doubleday, Mendham, N.J, to Mr. [T.T.?] Stockwell, Boston, Mass.,;April, 26, 18[92]. ALS;;3. Illustrated song sheet "Hoist up the Flag," published by H. DeMarsan, n.d. ;;4. Brig. General [RGM?] Dunonaut? Fort Moultrie, to Gov. Pickens, Jan. 3;1861. ALS;;5. Autograph sheet of signatures, names include Abner Doubleday. ALS;;6. D. F. Jamison, Executive Office, Department of War, Charleston, S.C., March 3, 1861. ALS;;7. D. F. Jamison, Executive Office, Department of War, Charleston, S.C., Jan. 10, 1861. ALS;;8. Illustration "Appearance of Fort Sumter on Sunday Afternoon August 23, 1863;;9. [T. J.?] Porter, Washington, D.C., to L. T. List, St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 28, [18]62. ALS. ;;10. Jno. Johnson, Camden, S.C., to Gen. S. W. Crawford, Nov. 25, 1869. "Private and confidential." ALS, 4 pp. 2 pcs.;;11. Gen. John G. Foster. Inventory and Inspection Report of Quarter Master's Stores, pertaining to QuarterMasters Dept., 7th Army Corps, Lieut. Col. C. W. Thomas. 1 p. ;;12. R. B. Rhett, to "My Dear Sir," undeciphered date. ALS ;;13. Jno. Johnson, to "Dear General," Charleston, S.C., Aug. 22, 1871. ALS 2 pcs.;;14. 1 patriotic envelope, Scott & Anderson.;;15. ALS to "My Dear Carlisle" ;;16. Autograph signature of D. C. Buell, 1882;;17. Genls. William Curtis, West New Brighton, Staten Island, N.Y., Hon. H.B. Anthony, 1873.;;18. Navy Dept., March 16, 1857 re Montgomery Fletcher.;1 patriotic envelope "Ft. Sumpter" ;;19. Autograph of Robert Anderson ;;20. Document re Isaac Pallmadge, Special Administrator ;;21. Letter to Admiral Buchanan. (document is split into 2 parts-needs mending). Feb. 26, 1893. ;;22. Adjutant General's Office, Orders, Washington, April 23, 1862;;23. Special Requisition ;;24. Charleston Harbor envelop with portrait of Gen. Anderson ;;25. Signed card, Apr. 18, 1874 "near Alexandria, Va." ;;26. P. H. Watson, Asst. Secy. Of War, War Dept., Washington, D.C., May 28, 1862. ALS. ;;27. Roger A. [Pryor?] to "Dear Sir," Oct. 23, 1913. ALS. ;;28. Song sheet "The Flag of Fort Sumter." H. De Marsan, publisher. ;;29. Letter to "Dear Mr. Phillips" Nov. [3?] [19]01. Union Club letterhead. ;;30. Bachelder, Aug. 1864;;31. Letter to H. T. Clark, Gov. of North Carolina, Oct. 21, 1861.;;32. Letter of Edmund Ruffin, Charleston, Dec. 14, 1863. ;;33. ALS Gen. Beauregard, May 24, 1861. ;;34. Patriotic U.S. Flag ;;35. J. Lafayette Riker, Anderson Zouaves, Union Square, to Reverend and Dear Sir, May 3, 1861. ;;36. Song sheet "Dixie for the Union""
"To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. Most know Abner Doubleday as the man who "invented" baseball. But before he dedicated himself to the national pastime, he was a captain of artillery in the Union Army. He fired the first shot to defend Fort Sumter. This highly readable account of his time at war brings keen observation to the brutal conflict, revealing both a grueling account of war and the o."@en
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