The Road to Richmond - The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16Th Maine Volunteers by Small, Major Abner A. and Harold Adams Small - 2000

Fordham University Press. As New. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0823220141 . This specific softcover book is in like new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Abner Small wrote one of the most honest, poignant, and moving memoirs to come out of the Civil War. He served as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. The Sixteenth Maine gained fame for its heroic delaying action on July 1 at Gettysburg, where it lost 180 of its 200 men. It went on to serve in Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia."; The North's Civil War Series; Vol. 13; 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches; 314 pages .