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Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan First Edition

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Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan First Edition
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This is the rare first edition two volume set of The Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, the United States General. Front inscribe like, or autograph, portrait engraving. The book was published by Charles L. Webster & Company New York 1888 and press of Jenkins & McCowan. The set are both first edition 1888 dated and printed books and includes the complete set with both Volume I & Volume II. The books have a vast wealth of information on the Civil War and in specific Sheridan’s Insights on the subject. Each volume contains different rare steel engraved portraits of Sheridan as front pieces and portraits of other figures such as Generals Gregg, Torbert, Merritt, James Wilson, Emory, Horatio Wright, and George A. Custer, with 25 maps of Civil War campaigns, and 1 of the Indian Campaign of 1868-69. The books are in overall good condition with little wear and clear plastic dust covers. Each book is 6.5”x9.25” and 1 5/8” thick.