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MAURY, Richard L., Colonel. THE BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG AND THE CHARGE OF THE 24TH VIRGINIA. N.P.: N.P., n.d. (20th century). 8vo. Wrappers. 20 pages. First edition. Facsimile of the original 1880 edition. An account of the Battle of Williamsburg by Maury who was the son of Matthew Fontaine Maury, Commander in the United States Navy. Fine.

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MAURY, Richard L. The Battle of Williamsburg and the Charge of the 24th Virginia, of Early's Brigade. Facsimile of the 1880 ed. 20pp. Orig. printed wrappers. Fine.

Virginia: Unknown Publisher, 1962. 20 pages. Pamphlet that is a facsimile reprint of the rare original published by Johns & Goolsby, Steam Printers in Richmond in 1880. This relatively scarce facsimile reprint was published circa 1962 as part of the centennial commemoration of the battle at Williamsburg, but neither date nor publisher is noted. The author was a field officer in the 24th Virginia Regiment, which suffered 189 casualties among its 740 men during the battle. The pamphlet is clean and tight, with no tears or creases and just a hint of fading along the edges.. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

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Richmond, VA: Johns & Goolsby, Steam Printers, 1880. Probable Reprint . Staple-bound Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 20 pp, cover is printed on a light green stock, on first sight, this appears to be a first edition; however, it is more probably a later (possibly 1960s) reprint, with no indication of publisher or place of publication.

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Place_Pub: n.p.: n.p., n.d.[1960?]. Reprint Edition. Wraps. good. 20, wraps, footnotes, small stains on covers, reprint of the pamphlet originally printed by Johns & Goolsby of Richmond, 1880. The author felt that earlier narratives of the Battle of Williamsburg "failed to give this regiment the exceedingly prominent and conspicuous place in that charge to which accident and its own value entitle it." The charge of Early's brigade was the charge of the Twenty-Fourth Virginia, and the enemy's whole resistance was directed against its attack. The author was the oldest son of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury (pathfinder of the seas and the father of oceanography). The author fought in the battles of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, and Drewry's Bluff and was the Regiment's Colonel when the war ended. He became an exile immediately after the war, managing a silver mine in Nicaragua until he returned to the United States in 1867. He died in 1907. Our bibliographic research leads… Read More

1880. MAURY, Richard L. The Battle of Williamsburg and the Charge of the 24th Virginia, of Early's Brigade. Richmond: Johns & Goolsby, Steam Printers, 1880. 1st ed. 20pp. Later black morocco-backed marbled board, orig. printed wrappers bound in. Near fine. Dornbusch II:1420. Maury argues earlier narratives of the Battle of Williamsburg "failed to give this regiment the exceedingly prominent and conspicuous place in that charge to which accident and its own value entitle it.