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ABBOTT, HENRY LIVERMORE; EDITED BY ROBERT GARTH SCOTT. Fallen Leaves: The Civil War Letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott.Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press 1991. 1st Edition. Hardbound 8vo (9.25 inches tall) 266 pages. Bibliographic essay, index. Description: Includes a frontis portrait plate, one map, and 34 additional b&w illustrations. Major Henry Livermore Abbott of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry distinguished himself in every battle in which he participated, from Ball's Bluff to the Battle of the Wilderness, where he died in command of his regiment. This is a collection of Abbott's wartime letters to his family and friends, the majority published here for the first time. The introduction by Robert Garth Scott contains a biographical sketch; the epilogue recounts the details of Abbott's final battle and death. BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth with gilt spine text; several dog-eared pages (now straightened, not severely creased), otherwise a Good book, with a Very Good- dust jacket; the jacket is somewhat faded at the spine. ISBN: 0-87338-440-7
Offered for US$ 9.50 by: The Bookworm - Book number: 056965
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