Fifth West Virginia Cavalry History 1890 Frank S. Reader Civil War Regimental For Sale

History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, Formerly the Second Virginia Infantry, and of Battery G, First West Va. Light Artillery by Frank S. Reader, "Author of the Life of Moody and Sankey." New Brighton, Pa.: Daily News, Frank S. Reader, Editor and Prop'r, 1890. Copyright 1890.

A firsthand regimental history by a member of the regiment (Co. I). It follows the unit from its organization through the Cheat Mountain, Elkwater and Beverly campaigns of 1861, the Mountain Department, the Army of Virginia, the Rocky Gap Expedition, Droop Mountain, the Salem Raid and the campaigns of 1864. It also covers scouting service, prison life and an escape from prison.

Details

• Portrait frontispiece of Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy, plus portraits of the author and Major F. P. McNally
• Twenty chapters, including company histories (A through K), the Quartermaster's Department, and "The Chaplain and His Work"
• Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "With Compliments of Joseph Forsythe"
• Brown pebbled binding with double-line black borders on the boards, salmon-pink endpapers

Condition
This is a 130-plus-year-old book and it shows its age, but it is complete and presentable.

• Spine: Heavily worn. The covering is cracked, flaking and lifted, with bare paper showing at the tail and mid-spine, and the head is chipped.
• Boards: Front board rubbed and scraped near the top. Pale scuffed patch on the back board near the lower left. Wear along the spine edges, and the corners are bumped.
• Hinges: [Confirm: tight / slightly loose at the front.]
• Interior: Some toning and scattered spots. Small edge tear at the gutter margin of the contents page. Faint pencil bookseller notation on the front endpaper. Rear endpapers clean.
• Please see photos, which are part of the description.

From the Chapter & Vintage collection — old things, new chapters.
Carefully packed and shipped with full insurance.