Item #29657 WEARING OF THE GRAY,: Comprising Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the Late War, with Thrilling Narratives of the Daring Deeds, Dashing Charges, Toilsome Marches, Wiling Sacrifices and Patient Sufferings of the "Boys in Gray." Interspersed with Stirring Incidents of Life in Camp and Hospital, and many Important Events Hallowed by Associations with the Gallant Dead. John Esten Cooke.

WEARING OF THE GRAY,: Comprising Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the Late War, with Thrilling Narratives of the Daring Deeds, Dashing Charges, Toilsome Marches, Wiling Sacrifices and Patient Sufferings of the "Boys in Gray." Interspersed with Stirring Incidents of Life in Camp and Hospital, and many Important Events Hallowed by Associations with the Gallant Dead.

Chicago: E.B Treat, 1867. Cloth. 1st edition. A Fair to Poor copy. 8vo., 601 pp., illustrated with B&W drawings. Green pebbled cloth. The text is shaken, with two loose pages. The front hinge is split just with another split just past the title page. Rear hinge mostly cracked through. Fair -. Item #29657

Cooke's most famous volume and the closest thing to an autobiography of his war career; much information on Jackson, Stuart, and other Confederate leaders.

Price: $50.00

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