The Life and Military Services of Lieut.-General Winfield Scott, including His Brilliant Achievements in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and the Pending War for the Union

New York: N.C. Miller / A.S. Barnes & Burr, 1861. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. First few pages lightly stained along binding, local library marks on rear endpapers (otherwise no marks), photograph card laid in labeled 'Platt Carpenter' - probably B. Platt Carpenter, a lawyer born in New York who served in the state senate, lost the race for lieutenant-governor to Grover Cleveland, and was appointed by Chester A. Arthur to be governor of the Montana territory. 1861 Hard Cover. xii, 560 pp. 8vo. Original dark green stamped cloth, gilt titles and Union insignia, pink endpapers. Includes several engravings and (truncated) maps of battles. A wealth of historical information about America following the Revolution, with specific focus on the wars in which Lt.-Gen. Scott participated. Published at the outset of the American Civil War, in which he also served. Reissue of Sabin 44368. (Inventory #: 2349027)