Lot 189

[CIVIL WAR]. SCHOFIELD, Lieutenant-General John M. (1831-19...

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[CIVIL WAR]. SCHOFIELD, Lieutenant-General John M. (1831-1906). Forty-Six Years in the Army. New York: The Century Co., 1897. 8vo. Frontispiece portrait and two maps inserted. 577, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's full brown cloth, boards ruled in blind, spine stamped in gilt (spine a bit toned, rubbed, some light wear to corners, hinges cracking, several pages roughly opened, text a bit toned, bookplate on fp.) Near fine. FIRST EDITION OF THIS UNCOMMON AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THIS DISTINGUISHED UNION COMMANDER. After the Civil War, Schofield became the Secretary of War under Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant and later became the Commanding General of the U. S. Army. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 9 x 7 x 2".