OLMSTEAD, Charles H.

Reminiscences of Service with the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia

Item #83599

OLMSTEAD, Charles H. Reminiscences of Service with the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, Charleston Harbor, in 1863. An Address Delivered Before the Georgia Historical Society, March 3, 1879. Savannah, GA: J. H. Estill, 1879. 15pp., double-columned. Orig. self wrappers, stitched. Contemporary ownership signature on the title page, soft vertical crease throughout, else very good. Dornbusch II, 245. Coulter 352. De Renne 781. Nevins I, p. 140. Olmstead (1837-1926) served at Fort Pulaski before being captured and confined at Fort Columbus in 1862. After being released via a prisoner exchange, he served at Charleston in 1863. "Olmstead gives some attention to his trip over the Charleston and Savannah railroad, and to a description of Morris Island" - Coulter.

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