History Of The Second Massachusetts Battery Nims Battery Of Light Artillery 1861 1865

Author : John D. Billings
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333926830
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The History of the Tenth Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery in the War of the Rebellion written by John D. Billings and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Tenth Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery in the War of the Rebellion: Formerly of the Third Corps, and Afterwards of Hancock's Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1862-1865 Air the close of the war in 1865, John P. Apthorp, a mem ber of the Company whose story is herein narrated, prepared for publication a manuscript history which he had designed to print in the autumn of that year but when the work was complete, and his canvass of the members for subscriptions had been made, their response was so limited and inadequate to the outlay necessary for its issue that he abandoned the enterprise. That manuscript was made the basis of the present work. About thirteen years since it came into mv hands by the courtesy of its author, with the object, on my part, of joining with one or two other members of the Com pany in assuming the expense of its publication. But a careful reading of it led us to the unanimous conclusion that thorough revision was necessary before doing so, owing to the haste with which it had been prepared. As no one had the time to give to this purpose, the manuscript has been in my possession since. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.