1865 Fifth NY Cavalry Military Army Civil War Lincoln Secret Service Illustrated

  
1865 Fifth NY Cavalry Military Army Civil War Lincoln Secret Service Illustrated. Othneil De Forrest received authority from the War Department to recruit a brigade of cavalry for a service of three years. He recruited this regiment, as the Ira Harris Cavalry; after the organization had been turned over to the State, it was designated the First Ira Harris Guard, and after its completion, the 5th Regiment of Cavalry.

Ira Harris an American jurist and senator from New York. He was also a friend of Abraham Lincoln's. This edition of Fifth New York Cavalry is an invaluable piece of Civil War Era history. Contained are interesting accounts of prison life and of the secret service. Illustrated with steel portraits and woodcuts, it also has complete lists of the cavalry's officers and men.

Historic records of the Fifth New York Cavalry, First Ira Harris Guard. Collation complete with all pages: xv, 358.

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure. 7.25in X 4.75in (18.5cm x 12cm). The item "1865 Fifth NY Cavalry Military Army Civil War Lincoln Secret Service Illustrated" is in sale since Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

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• Binding: Hardcover
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition
• Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
• Subject: History
• Language: English
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Year Printed: 1865