THE FIRST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY 1862-65 (Regimental History, 1st Maine H.A.)
Portland, ME: Privately Printed, 1903. 1st Edition. 8vo. Very Good. Item #17405
A lovely copy of this scarce Maine Civil War history.
This storied unit is famed to this day for its heroism and its incredible sacrifice during the Siege of Petersburg.
"The First Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment was mustered August 21, 1862 as part of the 18th Maine Regiment and reorganized December, 1862 as First Maine Heavy Artillery. They mustered out September 11, 1865. This regiment of 900 men sustained the greatest loss in battle, suffering 632 casualties in about 15 minutes during the Siege of Petersburg, more than any Union regiment losses in a single day of combat throughout the war." - digitalmaine
513pp + index. Plum cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for small previous owner stamp to rear pastedown. Gilt titling to spine, which is somewhat sunned. Black and white historic photographs. Rear few dozen pages with a light dampstain to upper fore edge corner. Front board with sporadic tiny white flecks.
Overall a handsome and tough to come by volume, in very nice condition.
Price: $325.00