Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1085
Civil War: Stevens, Charles Augustus . Member and regimental historian of Berdan's Sharpshooters, mustered in September 1861 as a Sergeant in Company G, promoted 2nd then 1st Lieut. In 1862, wounded at Mechanicsville in 1862 and Cold Harbor, VA, June 1864, mustered out Sept. 22, 1864. Autograph Book Signed. His first edition book Berdan's United States Sharpshooters in the Army of the Potomac, St. Paul, MN, 1892, signed "C.A. Stevens Historian" on the front endpaper. 8vo, pictorial cloth board covers, illustrated, 555pp. From their green uniforms to their breechloading Sharps, Berdans 1st US Volunteer Sharpshooters were a most distinctive unit in the Union Army. A member of Berdans, Stevens tells their story over three years with colorful anecdotes and abundant first person accounts. The book: spine separating at the front, otherwise a very clean and sound copy, Very Good+. The autograph bold and clear, Very Fine.
Estimate
$200 to $300
