Description
Signed first edition of New York In The War Of The Rebellion 1861 to 1865, compiled by Captain Frederick Phisterer.
Quarto, [x], 532pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, seal of New York on front cover. Tissue repairs to preface, front hinge reinforced with archival repairs. Occasional points of wear throughout, text block solid. Includes hundreds of charts and tables, detailing the involvement of New York troops in the Civil War. This copy is signed by the author on the title page, and inscribed to Major George Hooker Treadwell, U.S.V., a prominent citizen of Albany, New York.
A second edition of this work appeared the same year as the first. The third edition was expanded into a six-volume set in 1912. (Nevins II, 160) Captain Frederick Phisterer (1836-1909) was a German-born American soldier who served with distinction in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Stones River in 1862. After the war, he played a key role in organizing New York State’s military records and authored several works on military history.
