The Twenty-Fourth Regiment: Massachusetts Volunteers 1861-1866 "New England Guard Regiment"
Roe, Alfred S., 1907. 1st Edition. 8vo. Very Good. Item #15633
A wonderful first-hand account history with exceptional 1864 Civil War provenance.
This copy presumably belonged to Union Major and regiment member Charles H. Hooper, as laid in is a manuscript letter from him to the Second Auditor of the Treasury in Washington DC announcing an enclosed report of regiment soldiers killed in action during October-December, 1863.
The letter is signed by Hooper and dated January 4th, 1864 at regimental headquarters in St. Augustine, Florida. The report itself is not enclosed, presumably residing in Washington, DC with other official Civil War records.
"Hooper began his military service when he was
appointed captain of the 24th Massachusetts Infantry in 1861. He received a series of promotions and in 1864 he was named Lieutenant Colonel. During the battle of Deep Bottom Run, he was captured and held prisoner in Libby, Danville, and Salisbury Prisons. While in prison he was promoted to the ranks of colonel. He was exchanged in February of 1865 and mustered out of the army the following month. After the war, Hooper became a partner in a stationary firm in Boston." - mountauburn
"The 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was organized around September-December 1861 at Camp Massasoit in Readville, under Col. Thomas G. Stevenson. The regiment served with the Coast Division commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. The Coast Division was deployed in January 1862 for operations on the coast of North Carolina, and participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island and the Battle of New Bern among other engagements." - Wiki
Navy cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding.
A handsome 1st Edition of this uncommon Civil War history with outstanding Massachusetts Civil War provenance.
Price: $175.00