Major General Henry Warner Slocum 1913 First Edition CIVIL War Illustrated

  

THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF MAJOR GENERAL HENRY WARNER SLOCUM OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY; IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR IN DIFFERENT MILITARY CAMPAIGNS COMMANDER OF ARMY CORPS; COMMANDER OF ARMIES COMMANDER OF DISTRICT; COMMANDER OF DEPARTMENT; STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATOR; CITIZEN BY CHARLES ELIHU SLOCUM Member of Local, Ohio State, and New York Historical Societies; of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; and of the American Historical Association FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE CONDITION Original, Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Contains Illustrations, Portraits and Maps Throughout; Has Official Reports and Correspondence Fully Referenced and Indexed; with Bibliography and Appendix PUBLISHED BY THE SLOCUM PUBLISHING COMPANY, TOLEDO, OHIO, IN 1913 This original, first edition book presents a biography of Major General Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. General Slocum serves as a General during the American Civil War and later as a member of the U.

House of Representatives from New York. During the Civil War, he was one of the youngest Major Generals in the Army and fought numerous major battles in the Eastern Theater, and in Georgia and the Carolinas.

While commanding a regiment, a brigade, a division, and a corps in the Army of the Potomac, he saw action at First Bull Run the Peninsula Campaign, South Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Harper's Ferry. At Gettysburg, he was the senior Union General in the Field, under General George G. During the battle, he held the Union right from Culps Hill to across the Baltimore Pike. His successful defense of Culp's Hill was crucial to the Union victory at Gettysburg.

After the fall of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, splitting the southern Confederacy, Slocum was appointed military commander of the district. Slocum participated in the Atlanta Campaign and was the first commander to enter the city on September 2, 1864. He then served as occupation commander of Atlanta. Slocum was appointed the commander of the left wing of General William T.

Shermans famous "March to the Sea" to Savannah on the Atlantic coast through Georgia and afterwards afterwards turning north through the Carolina, commanding the XIV and XX Corps, comprising the Army of Georgia. During this campaign, he captured the then state capital of Georgia, Milledgeville and the Atlantic coast seaport of Savannah. In the Carolinas campaign, Slocum's army saw victories in the battles of Averasborough and Bentonville, North Carolina.

The "March to the Sea" and the Carolinas campaign were crucial to the overall Union victory in the Civil War. After the surrender of Confederate forces, Slocum was given command of the Department of Mississippi. Slocum declined an officer's appointment in the postwar Regular Army.

He was a successful political leader in the North, a businessman and railroad developer. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION This original, first edition book is in excellent condition. The book is bound in handsome, royal blue covers with white lettering on the cover and gold lettering on the spine. The exterior is clean and sharp. It has one bumped corner.

The lettering remains sharp and bright. The exterior has light rubbing and edge wear. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition.

There isn't a mark in the book. The book has no writing, smudging, foxing, stamps, pasteboards or other markings. This is not an ex-library book.

The book is illustrated throughout with portraits, scenes and maps. The book contains considerable official correspondence and reports. The book is fully referenced and indexed. It contains testimonials and details of the dedication of the Slocum statue at Gettysburg. Overall this is an excellent condition, original, first edition book of General Slocum. THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF MAJOR GENERAL HENRY WARNER SLOCUM. OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY; IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR IN DIFFERENT MILITARY CAMPAIGNS COMMANDER OF ARMY CORPS; COMMANDER OF ARMIES COMMANDER OF DISTRICT; COMMANDER OF DEPARTMENT; STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATOR; CITIZEN. Member of Local, Ohio State, and New York Historical Societies; of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; and of the American Historical Association. FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE CONDITION. Original, Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Contains Illustrations, Portraits and Maps Throughout; Has Official Reports and Correspondence Fully Referenced and Indexed; with Bibliography and Appendix. PUBLISHED BY THE SLOCUM PUBLISHING COMPANY, TOLEDO, OHIO, IN 1913. This original, first edition book presents a biography of Major General Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. This original, first edition book is in excellent condition. Be sure to add me to your. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The item "MAJOR GENERAL HENRY WARNER SLOCUM 1913 FIRST EDITION CIVIL WAR ILLUSTRATED" is in sale since Wednesday, November 13, 2019. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "books_of_valor" and is located in Burke, Virginia.

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• Binding: Fine Binding
• Language: English
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition
• Subject: Military & War
• Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
• Year Printed: 1913