Description
First edition of Under The Old Flag by James Harrison Wilson.
Octavo, [two volumes], xvi, 580pp; ix, [1], 582pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt, decorative flag on cover. Top edge gilt. Published “October, 1912” statement on copyright page. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover in both volumes. Exceptionally clean text and endpapers. (Nevins I, 180) (Eicher, 601) Both near fine copies.
A comprehensive look at the life of James Harrison Wilson. He gives entertaining and insightful views of Generals Grant, Sheridan, McClellan and Nathan Bedford Forrest.
