MAINE AT GETTYSBURG - HISTORIES AND MONUMENTS OF MAINE UNITS

Description: MAINE AT GETTYSBURG UNIT HISTORIES AND MONUMENTS OF MAINE UNITS THAT FOUGHT AT GETTYSBURG REPORT OF MAINE COMMISSIONERS PREPARED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINT CONDITION This book is brand new, unread and in pristine condition. Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, New Book Loaded with Wonderful Photos and Battle Maps; Maps Depict Unit Locations in Color Contains Rosters, Casualty Data and More PUBLISHED BY STAN CLARK MILITARY BOOKS, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, IN 1994 Originally published in 1898, this is the best source of information on the participation of Maine units at Gettysburg and contains monument dedication speeches by many commanding officers and battle participants, including: General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Selden Conner, Charles Hamlin and Reverend Theodore Gerrish. It includes information on the following Maine units and their sacrifices at the Battle of Gettysburg: 3rd, 4th, 5 th, 6th, 7th, 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th Maine Infantry Regiments, 10th Maine Battalion, 1st Maine Cavalry, Company D - 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, Hall's Second Maine Battery, Steven's 5th Maine Battery a nd Dow's 6th Maine Battery. A necessary reference for anyone interested in the part played by the state of Maine and its troops in the Gettysburg Campaign. The book constitutes the report by the Executive Committee of the Maine Gettysburg Commission and includes accounts for each of the Maine units that fought at Gettysburg. The book also presents accounts of the monuments erected by the State of Maine on the Gettysburg battlefield “to commemorate and perpetuate the conspicuous valor and heroism of Maine soldiers on that decisive battlefield of the war of the rebellion”; a full description of each monument, accompanied with half-tone pictures; the exercises attending their dedication; a detailed account of the part taken by each of the fifteen regiments, battalions, batteries, or other commands of Maine troops, illustrated with maps and diagrams; a list of the participants in each command, with the casualties in the same; a list of Maine Generals, and staff and other officers additional to Maine organizations; a historical sketch of each command; and a brief summary of the work of the Committee. It includes the dedication of Monuments, Soldiers National Cemetery and Monument; Maine Gettysburg Commission and its Work. The book is fully indexed THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION This is a brand new, unread, pristine condition book. Bound in handsome, blue-colored buckram covers, with bright gold lettering on the cover and spine, the book is sharp, bright and clean with no shortcomings. The exterior has no bumping, rubbing or edge wear. The interior is fine and clean. The pages are clean, bright white and in excellent condition. There isn’t a mark in the book. The book is loaded with photos and battle maps and it has battle maps printed on the end pages with the locations of Confederate and Union forces depicted on them. 603 pages. A wonderful, brand-new book. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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