[SANDBURG, Carl (1878?1967)]. SIMMONS, L.A. History of the 84th Reg?t Ill. Vols. Macomb, IL: Hampton Brothers, 1866. 8vo. (Spotting throughout). Modern blue cloth gilt. Provenance: Carl Sandburg?s copy (see inscription); J.L.N. Hall (penciled inscription on title?page). FIRST EDITION, BOUND WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE FROM CARL SANDBURG: ?Dear Allan? Since you are from the Macomb neighborhood & knew descendants of men named herein, you should have this book. The binder ?R. Colville? [the original binder of this book] is mentioned in Always the Young Stranger. I was a chore boy in his printshop for a few weeks one summer. Having had this book thirty odd years I commit it to your care & service the next thirty. Every yours, Carl, 1954. (Carl Sandburg)?. Considered ?one of the better personal histories to appear immediately after the war; like its sisters, the Illinois regiment served in the West? (Nevin I, p. 158).