1896 1ed General Nelson Miles Memoirs Civil War Native Indian War Remington Art

1896 1^ed General Nelson Miles Memoirs Civil War Native Indian War Remington Art

“Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles,” is a 19th-century work that aims to retrace the life journey of the author and his observations during the Civil War and Indian campaigns, as well as commenting on the exploration and progress of the western frontier. In his personal memoirs, he wrote of great battles throughout American, his account of the election of Abraham Lincoln as President, surveys of the trans-continental railroad, and personal studies of Native Americans, along with that of George Catlin.

According to Nevins,

“In both of his memoirs, Miles treated his Civil War service as but a prelude to his successes against the hapless Indians of the West.”

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MILES, Nelson A.; REMINGTON, Frederic (Illus.)

Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles. Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development and Progress of Our Great Western Empire

Chicago; New York: The Werner Company, 1896. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • vii, [1], 590
  • 204 illustrations
• References: Nevins I, 130; Howes M-595; Remington 848; Saunders 3051; Graff 2789; Rader 2397
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
  • Pictorial brown cloth
• Size: ~10in X 8in (25.5cm x 20cm)

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