This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...the command had reached a point nearly opposite Fort Craig, only seven miles from their starting place on the 19th. Here the weary troopers, wearier mules and the thirsty cattle were encamped for the night. The beasts had no water; the men only such as their canteens contained. The conditions were enough to cower the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...the command had reached a point nearly opposite Fort Craig, only seven miles from their starting place on the 19th. Here the weary troopers, wearier mules and the thirsty cattle were encamped for the night. The beasts had no water; the men only such as their canteens contained. The conditions were enough to cower the hearts of any soldiers and to dampen the ardor of any patriot, but everybody realized that the very desperate conditions must be met by supreme valor. Long before the sun had risen above the mountain tops to illuminate and brighten the plains with its cheering beams, the march was begun, so as to reach, at the earliest moment possible, the river, at some point above Fort Craig, and begin the advance again upon the traveled highway, which, .while rough, was delightful in comparison to the two days' march along the inhospitable ground over which these brave soldiers had, with uncomplaining fortitude, forced their way during the past forty-eight hours. The Federal commander did not sit still in the fort. Thoroughly advised of this movement on the part of the Confederates, he pushed his forces north along the road and when the advance guard of the Confederates reached the river, their enemy was there to dispute its passage. To provide against loss of the cattle driven on foot, upon which they depended for meat, and for the protection of the commissary train, a considerable portion of the Confederate force was detailed. The very desperation of the situation stirred the hearts of the Confederates with the noblest courage. Only about two thousand fighting men were left available, after details were provided for the protection of the cattle and the train. These had been left behind at the camp from which they had marched out in the morning to force the ..
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Add this copy of Confederate Wizards of the Saddle: Being Reminiscences to cart. $12.00, fair condition, Sold by TranceWorks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Long Beach, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by Continental Book Company.
Add this copy of Confederate Wizards of the Saddle: Being Reminiscences to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by Continental Book Co.
Add this copy of Confederate Wizards of the Saddle: Being Reminiscences to cart. $95.00, like new condition, Sold by Main Street Fine Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galena, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Morningside Bookshop.
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New introduction by E.B. Long. Small 4to. Red paper over boards with white lettering. xxii, 633pp, (5pp ads). Illustrations, maps. Fine. A tight and pristine facsimile reprint (Facsimile 48) of the 1914 first edition, reviewed by James I. Robertson Jr. as "A necessary source for any study of Confederate cavalry operations in Kentucky and Tennessee." This copy bears fine autograph addition: Tipped to inner flyleaf is a Typed Letter Signed from E.B. "Pete" Long (1919-81), 1p, 8½" X 11", Laramie, WY, 1978 January 11. Addressed to noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold F. Gates (1914-93). Near fine. On "University of Wyoming" letterhead, Long commiserates at length with his friend about the Lincoln book "The Lincoln Conspiracy" whose outrageous untruths and inaccuracies had the serious Lincoln scholarly community up in arms--so much so that Gates, long-time literary editor of the "Lincoln Herald, " resigned his position there in protest since the publisher of the Herald, Lincoln Memorial University, gave the authors of this "expose" honorary degrees! Reads in part: "Just when we thought that The Lincoln Herald was under capable hands, Gerald [McMurtry] is gone and you have been forced to resign. It is a sad day. How the people at LMU could have given honorary degrees to the so-called authors of this trash is more than I can fathom. I saw Ralph Newman in Chicago this November and I can only describe his attitude toward their actions as 'furious. ' It is all inexplicable, disheartening and discouraging. To try for historical accuracy, to have principles, to follow good historical methodology is quite beyond these charlatans who turn out such profitable junk...." Signed simply "Pete" in blue ballpoint. NEVINS I, 183.
Add this copy of Confederate Wizards of the Saddle. Being Reminiscences to cart. $279.00, very good condition, Sold by Books Plus, LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, SC, UNITED STATES, published 1914 by Chapple Publishing Company.
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BOOK VERY GOOD. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. 633pp. Very scarce and desirable Civil War title. Contains 32 full page illustrations. Has very minimal library markings on copyright page only. Cardpocket has been removed.
