Personal Reminiscences of the War of 1861-5.In Camp-En Bivouac-On the
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MORGAN, W[illiam] H[enry]. Personal Reminiscences of the War of 1861-5. In Camp-En Bivouac-On the March-On Picket-On the Skirmish Line-On the Battlefield-And in Prison. Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell Company, 1911. 1st ed. 286pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. pictorial cloth, T.e.g. Non-priceclipped d/j. Fine. Dornbusch II, 1366. Nevins I, p.133. Coulter 330. Presentation inscription from the author of front free endpaper, "To Major Hemphill with compliments. W.H. Morgan, 1911." Morgan enlisted in Lynchburg, Virginia, in May 1861 and was sent by rail to Manassas Junction in time to participate in the first battle. He believed that the rebel yell was first used there and that it helped to rout Federal troops.
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