1864 – The Color Guard, by James Hosmer | First Edition Louisiana Civil War Account

James Kendall Hosmer was a Civil War-era American historian who is remembered for books on American politics and the development in the American south. One of his best works was ‘The Color-Guard’ which, according to Nevins, is

“an excellent and even-tempered memoir of Army life in Louisiana’.

In it, Hosmer describes Confederate and Union camp life, descriptions and observations of the carnage of war, the role of the negro in various troops, and various strategies used in combat.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Color-Guard: Being a Corporal’s Notes of Military Service in the Nineteenth Army Corps
• Author(s): James Kendall Hosmer
• Publisher: Boston, Walker, Wise, and Co.
• Edition: First Edition, 1864
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Binding: Hardcover
• Size:  7.25in x 4.75in (18.5cm x 12cm)
• Collation: xii, 9–244
• Contents Include:
  • Union and Confederate Camps
  • Descriptions of War Conditions
  • Negro Troops and Their Duties
  • Personal Accounts from Louisiana
• Reference(s): Nevins I, 107; Sabin 33105

Condition:

Very Good. Secure hardcover binding with moderate rubbing along the spine. Internal pages are generally clean and complete, with no loss of text.

Why Collect This?

• Recognized Civil War narrative by a soldier-historian
• First edition with references to Negro regiments in the Civil War

Item Number: # 29630