CIVIL WAR LETTERS of a 16 YEAR OLD RUNAWAY UNION SOLDIER - scroll for details For Sale

CIVIL WAR LETTERS of a 16 YEAR OLD RUNAWAY UNION SOLDIER - scroll for details
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CIVIL WAR LETTERS of a 16 YEAR OLD RUNAWAY UNION SOLDIER - scroll for details:
$110.00

Presented in a limited edition, 9x12 leather hardbound bookof 360 pagestitled


The Soldier Boy fromLena

Stephenson County Illinois


The highest quality scanned images printed on McCoy high quality paper.

Book images are significantly better than images shown.




See complete details in description below and the many pictures showing sample content pages.


The book includes a broad range of:

  • Postal history with images of Civil War stationery (letter sheets) and covers (envelopes)
  • Maps showing the locations where the letters were written from 1862-1865
  • Photographs and drawings from the Civil War period
  • The history of Civil War locations where the letters werewritten: Chicago\'s Camp Douglas, Cairo, Memphis, Vicksburg, Columbus, Kentucky/Belmont, Missouri, and Natchez
  • All letters numbered, dated, and listed as to location written for cross-referencing throughout the book
  • Various Charts showing the page numbers oftheCivil War letters by year, maps, and military and civilian photographs


Other content includes chapters devoted to:


  • The Bounty System detailing federal laws during the Civil War
  • Sutlers and their legal requirements during the Civil War
  • Military age regulations affecting volunteers and re-enlisting soldiers
  • Pension System legislation as it affected Civil War soldiers and their families
  • The two postal systems, North and South, during the Civil War
  • Biography Appendix including details of family members, friends and militaryofficers cross-referenced to the numbered and transcribed letters
  • A extensive Alphabetical Index

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