The Color-Guard being a Corporal's Notes of Military Service in the Nineteenth Army Corps
Boston: Walker, Wise, and Company, 1864. Duodecimo. Good+. Item #15473
"An excellent and even-tempered memoir of army life in Louisiana." - Nevins
An excellent first-hand Civil War account written by Corporal Hosmer whose primary duty was to guard the regimental colors.
Original green cloth with impressed illustration to both boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding, more so at spine ends.
Nevins, 107. Not in Eicher or Broadfoot.
Price: $125.00
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