BEHIND THE GUNS
The History of Battery I, 2nd Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery
1965
First American Edition
Southern Illinois University Press [Carbondale, IL]
8vo
Hardcover [Grey & Blue cloth]
Item Number: 5847
$75.00
Description
A compilation of three unpublished histories by members of the Battery, edited by Clyde C. Walton. The battery was mustered in 1861 and was variously attached to the Armies of the Mississippi, Ohio and Cumberland. Limited edition: No. 553 of 1000 copies, signed by James S. Schoff, from whose collection the original manuscript came, and who provided a grant to have it edited and published.
A very good ex-library copy, without dust jacket, spine label and rear pocket removed (the latter very cleanly), library stamp & inscription on front free end paper, name on front paste-down, stamp on rear of title page, number in front matter, covers slightly faded, read cover slightly frayed (180p., circa 25 illus., 5 maps, notes, appendices, index).