Collection of eight (8) engravings custom-bound and presented to Thomas R. Horton by the Commissioned Officers of the 115th New York Infantry. 

4to. Eight (8) engravings. Custom embossed brown morocco with gilt presentation to front board, "Complimentary to Adjutant T.R. Horton. From the Commissioned Officers of the 115th Regt. N.Y.V." 

INSCRIBED to front free endpaper: "Presented to Adjutant T.R. Horton. / by the / Commissioned Officers of the 115th Regt. N.Y. Vols. / Chicago Oct 30th 1862"

A beautiful presentation of eight (8) engravings related to the Civil War and the Mexican-American War, presented to Thomas R. Horton. 

Horton was 40 years old when he enlisted on 19 July 1862 and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant and Adjutant into the Field & Staff of the 115th New York Infantry. In September, they faced the enemy in the defense of Harper's Ferry and the Battle of Maryland Heights. In February 1863, Horton was discharged for disability - though it is not specified whether this was received from wounds or illnesses endured in the field. The fondness that he engendered among his peers despite his short enlistment is evidenced by this handsome gift. The 115th New York would continue to serve in South Carolina and Florida before joining the Siege of Petersburg in 1864. 

Engravings in order of appearance: 

1. Generals of Our Army, 1861. Engraving. [New York: J.C. Buttre, engraver & publisher, 1861]. 

Winfield Scott at center surrounded by McClellan, Dix, Banks, Lyon, Wool, Anderson, Fremont, and Butler. 

2. Charles Parsons (1821-1910), artist. William Ridgway (1830-1900), engraver. Bombardment of Port Royal, S.C. Engraving.  New York & Philadelphia: Virtue & Co., [1861]. 

Showing the battle with lower caption identifying the forts and various ships. 

3. A.C. Warren, artist and engraver. The National Washington Monument. Engraving.  Boston: Samuel Walker, n.d.

A scenic vignette showing the unfinished Washington Monument with several tourists admiring it.

4. Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822-1888), artist. Frederick F. Walker, engraver. Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore. Engraving.  New York: Virtue & Co., circa 1862. 

5. Hammatt Billings (1818-1874), artist. J. Duthie, engraver.  Battle of Chapultepec. Engraving. Boston, New York & Philadelphia: S. Walker, [1856].

6. Paul Manzoni (1826-1906), artist. Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1879), engraver. Destruction of the Privateer Petrel by the St. Lawrence. Engraving. New York: Virtue & Co., 1862.

7. J. Wells, artist. William Ridgway (1830-1900), engraver. Washington, D.C. and its Vicinity. Engraving. New York: Virtue & Co., 1862.

Bird's eye view. The Capitol is prominent, with the view deliberately showing several important battle sites and labeled, notably Manassas Junction (9) and Bull Run (10).

8. Hammatt Billings (1818-1874), artist. J. Duthie, engraver. Battle of Buena Vista. Engraving. Boston, New York & Philadelphia: S. Walker, publisher: Wilson & Daniels, printers, circa 1860. 

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