CHESNEY, C[harles] C[ornwallis].

Military View of Recent Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland

Item #83888

CHESNEY, C[harles] C[ornwallis]. Military View of Recent Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1863-5. 1st eds. 2 vols. xii, 230; viii, 234pp. Folding map frontis., 6 maps (some folding). Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, black morocco spine labels. A very good or better set with all 7 maps. Howes C-351. One of the best English military histories of the Civil War, covering the events of the first three years. Chesney (1826-1876) was a career officer, from a military family; he was widely admired for the impartiality and clarity of his books. "At once recognized as a valuable contribution" - DNB. "A rather precise early account by a professor at the British Staff College" - Nevins I, p. 25.

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