A Journal Containing An Accurate and Interesting Account of the Hardships, Sufferings, Battles, Defeat and Captivity of Those Heroic Kentucky Volunteers and Regulars Commanded by General Winchester, In the Years 1812-1813 – Also, Two Narratives, By men that were wounded in the battles on the River Raisin, and were taken captive by the Indians.

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A Journal of Those Heroic Kentucky Volunteers and Regulars commanded by General Winchester during the War of 1812, by Elias Darnell. Sixteenmo, 98pp. Contemporary three-quarter brown morocco binding, marbled boards, leather spine, gilt title over leather on spine. Marbled endpapers. Clean text. Bookplate affixed to front endpaper. (Sabin 18602) An excellent example.

Comments: Early editions of this work were published in Kentucky in 1813 and 1814 (Howes D-73). Author’s name is spelled Darnall and Darnell.