This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ...coming on during the engagement enabled a great many to escape, and put an end to the day's operations. The Fourth corps, under General Wood, followed immediately in rear of the cavalry as far as Harpeth river, where it found the bridges destroyed and too much water on the fords for infantry to cross. A ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ...coming on during the engagement enabled a great many to escape, and put an end to the day's operations. The Fourth corps, under General Wood, followed immediately in rear of the cavalry as far as Harpeth river, where it found the bridges destroyed and too much water on the fords for infantry to cross. A trestle bridge was hastily constructed from such materials as lay at hand, but could not be made available before nightfall. General Steedman's command moved in rear of General Wood, and camped near him on the banks of the Harpeth. Generals Smith and Schofield marched with their corps along the Granny White pike, and camped for the night at its intersection with the Franklin piko. The trains moved with their respective commands, carrying ten days' supplies and one hundred rounds of ammunition. On the eighteenth the pursuit of the enemy was continued by General Wilson, who puslie j on as far as Rutherford's creek, three mites from Columbia. Wood's corps crossed to the south side of Harpeth river, and closed up with the cavalry. The enemy did not offer to make a stand during the day. On arriving at Rutherford's creek, the stream was found to be impassable on account of high water, and running a perfect torrent. A pontoon bridge, hastily constructed at Nashville during the presence of the army at that place, was on its way to the front, but the bad condition of the roads, together with the incompleteness of the train itself, had retarded Its arrival. I would here remark that the splendid pontoon train properly belonging to.my command, with its trained corps of pontonniers, was absent with General Sherman. During the nineteenth several unsuccessful efforts were made by the advanced troops to cross Rutherford's creek, although General Hatch succeeded...
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Very Good. Volume 10-Arno Press (1977)-Blue leather boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Book is in very nice condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.
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Book. Octavo; VG; dark blue spine with gilt text to red bars; reprint edition; volume one only; no jacket; cloth exterior clean; straight boards; fully intact binding; text block exterior edges have light wear; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; includes fold out map; pp 428. 1346750. FP New Rockville Stock.
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First Edition. G. P. Putnam. Collectible-Very Good. Black Leather Hardcover, 1864. Gilt lettering on black leather. Sections paginated separately: preliminaries x pp.; Diary of Events 108 pp.; Documents and Narratives 428 pp.; Poetry, Rumors and Incidents 152 pp.; Index xvi pp. Exteror Near Fine, text is clean though age tones. Binding tight and firm. though binding remains firm. Textblock intact. Very rare collectible. Your purchase supports literacy programs for Phoenix Public Library. 100% of this purc.
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Very good. First Edition. Rebound in black cloth with gilt titles Sections paginated separately: preliminaries x pp.; Diary of Events 108 pp.; Documents and Narratives 428 pp.; Poetry, Rumors and Incidents 152 pp.; Index xvi pp. Exteror Near Fine, text is clean though age tones. Binding tight and firm. though binding remains firm. Textblock intact. Very rare collectible. Many B&W plates with tissue protectors. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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Fair. Volume 4 (Putnam 1862) Quarter leather binding. title plates on spine are chipped and cracked. leather spine shows some scuffs. binding is otherwise solid Tulsa's best used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.
