Soldier in the West: The Civil War Letters of Alfred Lacey Hough

Clean first edition in original unclipped dust jacket protected in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, small date and initials on front pastedown. 250 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears. Written by an educated, literate soldier, these letters are at once a valuable primary source for the historian and an exciting recreation of the events and moods of the American Civil War. Hough served in the Western theater of operations, and his accounts of battles such as Corinth and Chickamauga, of the incidents along the route o Sherman's march on Atlanta, contain all the color and impact of eyewitness description. Title: Soldier in the West: The Civil War Letters of Alfred Lacey Hough Author Name: Alfred Lacey Hough, Robert G. Athearn (Editor) Edition: 1st Edition Location Published: Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press: 1957 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Near Fine Jacket Condition: Very Good Type: Book Categories: Americana, American History, American Civil War Seller ID: 036323 Keywords: alfred lacey hough, american civil war letters, american history, first edition, robert athearn, war between the states