Description
The first edition of Life In The Confederate Army by Arthur P. Ford, published in 1905.
Octavo, [2], 136pp. Publisher’s gray cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine and front cover. Both hinges showing wear, intermittent foxing throughout. Light soiling to the spine. Complete with two photographic portraits. Previous ownership stamp on the front pastedown. (Nevins I, 89) A scarce volume.
Includes Some Experiences and Sketches of Southern Life by Marion Johnstone Ford, a South Carolinian and member of Manigault’s Light Artillery battalion. From Nevins: “An untrustworthy memoir of a young lad whose military service was along the South Carolina coast.”
