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1864 Civil War Narrative of Privations and Sufferings of US Soldiers Prisoners
$ 76.55
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This is a nice, original printing of Narrative of Privations and Sufferings of United States Officers and Soldiers while Prisoners of War in the hands of the Rebel Authorities. Being the report of a Commission of Inquiry, appointed by the United States Sanitary Commission. With an appendix, containing the testimony. Published by King and Baird, Philadelphia (1864). A highly partisan work that exaggerates the horrors of Richmond prisons and the comforts of the Northern ones. Tan soft wrappers with black lettering on front. Engravings depicting emaciated men at front.Measures 6" x 9" and contains 283 pages.
Chipping and material loss to edges of paper wraps front and back. Spine darkened. Interior pages good, text sharp and clean.
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From the private collection of Richard S. and Patricia N. Barnes Evanston, Illinois.