1900 GETTYSBURG 1ed Battlefield Civil War MAPS Robert E Lee 3v Capt PROVENANCE

1900 GETTYSBURG 1^ed Battlefield Civil War MAPS Robert E Lee 3v Capt PROVENANCE

“It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.”

– Robert E. Lee

A rare 1900 report of the history of the Battle of Gettysburg.

This impressive three-volume set includes all the expected maps and is bound in original blue cloth with a decorative, colored stamp on the front. the New York Monuments Commission funded the “Final Report” in hopes of honoring fallen soldiers from the Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Chattanooga, and the Battle of Antietam.

Item number: #26944

Price: $950

New York Monuments Commission

Final report on the battlefield of Gettysburg

Albany N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Co., Printers, 1900. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
  • I – [2], 454
  • II – [2], 455-934
  • III – [2], 935-1462
  • Heavily illustrated with photographs of landmarks, gravestones, and monuments
  • Includes 5 folding maps:
    1. Position of Union and Confederate armies on morning of July 1, 1863
    2. Battle of Gettysburg; first day; position of troops
    3. Battle of Gettysburg; second day; position of troops
    4. Battle of Gettysburg; third day; position of troops
    5. Battle of Gettysburg; third day; cavalry engagement
  • Provenance: Handwritten – Captain William Saxton, 1901
    • Captain William Saxton (1841-1917) served in Company C of the 157^th New York Volunteer Infantry (1^st Brigade, 3^rd Division, 11^th Army Corps) during the American Civil War. The unit was present at the Battles of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville. On the first day at Gettysburg, they suffered in heavy fighting north of the town. On the second day, they served as a reserve regiment rushed to the aid of the 137th New York holding the right flank on Culp’s Hill. Due to the capture, injury, or death of the officers of higher rank within the unit, Saxton would lead the company from Gettysburg until the end of the war. The unit was also responsible for guarding the “Immortal 600” Confederate officers at Fort Pulaski, Georgia. Saxton would later publish his reminiscences, pulled largely from his service diary he kept during the war, in serialized format from 1901-1902. They were compiled and published as A Regiment Remembered: The 157th New York Volunteers in 1995. According to the provenance, this 3-volume set was gifted to Capt. Saxton by the state of New York.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
    • Blue cloth
    • Visible repair at front inner hinge of all 3 vols
  • Size: ~11in X 9in (28cm x 22.5cm)
  • Very desirable provenance!

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