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. 1882 Excerpt: ...I was following, and its levees, seemed interminable. I was fast verging upon a state of complete unconsciousness, when I saw dimly a house, at whose front was a score of horses. A few orderlies in blue moved among them, and some cavalrymen were warming coffee over a fire kindled among the shrubbery. On the long piazza ...
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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. 1882 Excerpt: ...I was following, and its levees, seemed interminable. I was fast verging upon a state of complete unconsciousness, when I saw dimly a house, at whose front was a score of horses. A few orderlies in blue moved among them, and some cavalrymen were warming coffee over a fire kindled among the shrubbery. On the long piazza, which ran around the house, was seated a group of Federal officers. My horse, of its own accord, turned in through a gap in the hedge, and, coming up to the portico, stopped. My head swam for an instant, as if whirled by machinery, and then I fell forward insensible. My next recollection is, that I was seated on my horse and moving forward. Upon each side of me rode an orderly, by whom I was sustained in my saddle. From behind came the clanking of sabres, a.s if from an escort. In front of me rode three or four officers, one of whom I recognized, by his star, to be a general. I noticed that he was slightly built, with light hair, and a smooth, boyish face. I had an opportunity to observe these particulars, for the reason that, at short intervals, he turned towards me with a compassionate air, as if to satisfy himself of my condition. Once or twice he addressed me; but I was so dizzy, confused and pained that I evidently could not answer him satisfactorily. For what seemed an age, this slow journey continued. After a while we crossed the bayou to our left, and, after a long time spent in floundering through some low grounds across which the road led, we came into a clearing, and just before us ran the broad, sluggish Mississippi. I had a dim consciousness, from the charred ruins of what had once been a house, and from other features, that we were at Perkins' plantation. Some blankets were spread under a tree, and I was assisted from my horse ...
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. 1882. Hardcover. cloth, no d.j. (as issued), head and heel of spine have chips and tears, corners bumped, some rubbing and staining, prev. owner's bookplate inside cover., Still a very good copy despite flaws Very Good. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest).