United States Bonds; Or Duress by Federal Authority.
Baltimore: Turnbull & Bros, 1874. First. HB. Book damp stained, back board shows fading, front OK. Damp on very top of last 1/3 of text, only about 1/4 inch. Private library stamp, things glued removed from front endpaper and gluedown. Sounds worse than it is, book tight and square. / No Jacket. Item #99
Nevins I-193: "Embittered but a fine source…" Dornbusch IV-11193.
BOOK IS SIGNED BY JOHN CULBERTSON (UNION) IN FEB 1874. TURNS OUT HE WAS THE UNION PRISONER EXCHANGED FOR THE CIVILIAN MINISTER (CONFEDERATE) HANDY. CULBERTSON IS MENTIONED TEN SEPARATE TIMES IN THE BOOK, LEADING ME TO THINK HE CORRESPONDED WITH, OR MET, CULBERTSON SOMETIME. CULBERTSON MADE AT LEAST ONE COMMENT IN THE MARGIN, THAT DEALING WITH REPORTING TO WASHINGTON, DC ABOUT SOMETHING. HANDY SPENT 15 MONTHS AT FORT DELAWARE, HIS ACCOUNT IS EXTREMELY DETAILED. HE MENTIONS AND LISTS THE IMMORTAL 600 CONFEDERATE OFFICERS SENT TO CHARLESTON. THERE IS A DETAILED NARRATIVE ABOUT THIS UNCOMMON AFFAIR IN THIS UNCOMMON BOOK.
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