1871 In Memoriam Hasbrousk Davis SCARCE Civil War General Memorial Volume

  

1870, 34 pp, 10.75 x 6.75, leather binding. In good condition with shelf worn edges. Ex-library with call number sticker and bookplate and stamps from Yale University Library.

General age-related toning to pages. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce memorial volume for U. Includes a biographical sketch, a record of General Davis' military service, a memoranda furnished by General Hamilton B. Dox, letters and resolutions, and extracts from newspapers concerning Davis' death.

Davis was the son of prominent American politician "Honest" John Davis, and served as a Unitarian minister before entering the United States Army. He earned the rank of Brigadier General in 1865, repelling several Confederate attacks during the Civil War. In 1870, he boarded the SS Cambria to tour Europe, but the vessel sank off the coast of Ireland.

Davis was one of the 178 lives lost; his body was never recovered. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "robinrarebooks" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Year Printed: 1870
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: Historical
• Binding: Leather
• Region: North America
• Author: J. Bancroft Davis
• Subject: History
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Special Attributes: Ex-Library