Eighteen Months a Prisoner under the Rebel Flag
Lovington, IL: S. S. Boggs, 1887. 1st Edition. 8vo. Good+. Item #18908
Scarce 1st Hand Civil War account of Boggs' time spent as a Prisoner of War.
Samuel Boggs was born in Pa. but has been a resident of Lovington since 1858, veteran of Civil War, and spent 4 years in Co.K., 25TH IL. He was a prisoner at the Battle of Chickamauga and served 18 months in Andersonville Prison.
Illustrated wraps. 76pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Rubbing and wear to wraps, with a thin vertical scuff to front wrap, extending most of its length.
Price: $85.00