Life Of David Bell Birney, Major-General United States Volunteers (23Rd Pennsylvania Infantry/10Th Corp) (Davis, Oliver Wilson)

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xii, 418 pgs, frontis portrait. Contemporary ½ leather and marbled paper covered boards. Leather spine with raised bands with gilt lines and with gilt titled spine, leather corners. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light rubbing on edges and spine. Interior is clean and tight with some age-toning and scattered foxing. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: David Birney was one of the more successful political generals of the Civil War and was resented by some of his swift rise in the ranks. And unfortunately, he was not a beloved figure with his soldiers. Very nice copy of a highly regarded book and scarce book that is rarely offered for sale in this very attractive and solid condition. REFERENCE: DORN PA 122A; NEVINS I pg 79: Its eulogistic passages notwithstanding, this military biography is a basic source for any study of the Army of the Potomac. EICHER 450: This early and complete biography of Birney is divided into 51 concise chapters, an appendix of official reports, a list of Birney s staff officers, and an index. ; MULLINS / REED 24: Birney served with the Army of the Potomac from the Peninsular campaign until the siege of Petersburg. He rose in rank from lieutenant colonel to major general and was commanding the Tenth Corps when he died of malaria. His ably written biography is a basic source for any study of the Army of the Potomac.