[Rarebooks] fs: Scarce Civil War soldier's memoir

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings Booklovers,

We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 11227 )  Grant, Nicholas B[iddle]. (1846-1936). THE LIFE OF A COMMON 
SOLDIER 1862-1865.
LaFollette: The LaFollette Press, [1927?]. First printing, Wrappers, Octavo, 
36 pages. Good.
      Grant was a native of Campbell County, Tennessee and at age 16 slipped 
through Confederate lines into Kentucky to join other loyal Tennesseans 
forming Union regiments there. He joined the Sixth Tennessee Regiment in 
April of 1862 at Camp Beech, near the town of Jellico. Grant here records 
many interesting anecdotes from a young boy's perspective. His memoir is one 
of the more scarce soldier's narratives of the Civil War. Bound in brown 
paper covers over stapled binding with title printed in black on front 
cover. Covers have mild creases, edge rubs, and moderate soil. Textblock and 
covers have been chewed at heel of spine to a depth of about .25", though no 
text is affected. Lightly browned inside with a few faint dampstains in 
margins....... $500.00
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