Sold for:
$711
$711
Doubleday, Abner, (1819-1893), Chancellorsville and Gettysburg , New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1882, from Campaigns of the Civil War , volume VI, original gilt stamped cloth, with tipt in slip with signature and rank of Captain, First Artillery, Commanding, 8vo, (very good). Note: While celebrated as a Civil War hero and the folkloric "inventor" of baseball, Doubleday is also noted for ordering the first Union shot fired from Fort Sumter in response to the Confederate barrage.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-11-13