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Day 3: The American Civil War: Gettysburg & More

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Featuring rare artifacts, documents, ephemera, photography, and weaponry relating to the American Civil War. The catalog's emphasis is the Battle of Gettysburg and includes offerings from the collection of noted Gettysburg scholar, Marshall D. Krolick.
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Lot 353

[GETTYSBURG] 1st Maine Cavalry Gettysburg Monument

Estimate: $150 - $250
Starting Bid
$100

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Unveiling of Monument to the First Maine Cavalry at Gettysburg, Oct. 3d, 1889. Boston, Massachusetts: C.A.F. Emery, [1889?].

 

Small 8vo. Original yellow-tan cloth gilt-lettered. FIRST EDITION. 

 

A rare souvenir book from the dedication of the 1st Maine Cavalry Monument at Gettysburg. In addition to 2 plates of the monument, the book publishes an address by General Charles H. Smith and a poem by First Lieutenant Edward P. Tobie, both of whom served in the 1st Maine Cavalry. 

 

A heavily engaged unit, the 1st Maine Cavalry saw over 40 battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Over the course of its long and active service, the regiment lost over 500 of its men. Material relating to the 1st Maine Cavalry is highly prized.

 

RARE, never sold at auction, OCLC locates only 11 copies. Not listed in Nevins. 

 

[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Books, Bibles, Soldier's Bibles, Prayer Books, Ephemera, Pamphlets, Publications, Booklets]

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Marshall D. Krolick Collection