The Boys in Blue; or, Heroes of the "Rank and File." Comprising Incidents and Reminiscences from Camp, Battlefield,; and Hospital, with Narratives of the Sacrifice Suffering, and Triumphs of the Soldiers of the Republic.
New York: E. B. Treat, 1867.
Color half-title, b/w plates. 477 pages + 2 pages of publisher's ads. Thick 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt-decorated pictorial spine, cloth lightly soiled, head of spine neatly repaired, light foxing throughout, mostly to margins, library rubberstamps. New York: E. B. Treat, 1867. First Edition. A very good(-) solid copy.
Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge was a nurse during the Civil War. She served as an associate manager of the U. S. Sanitary Commission in Chicago. In addition to her nursing duties, she recruited nurses for the Union cause. This work is an autobiography of her experiences during the war.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good(-)
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $225.00
Item #229405