gillem alvan (5 risultati)

Stitched self wrappers. First edition thus. 18 pp. 8vo. Special Session, March 5, 1877. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 1. "Earliest Account of this disastrous campaign," Howes. Gillem was Commander of the Modoc Expedition during which unarmed Peace Commissioners sent by Ulysses Grant were murdered by the Modoc leader Captain Jack and his band. Gillem offers both a detailed report on the Campaign as well as a defense of his actions at the Lava Beds tragedy for which he was criticized. Both this, the official government report, and that printed earlier in 1874 at Benicia Barracks, are quite uncommon. OCLC shows only five copies of the 1874 report and five copies of this version: Yale, Univ. Arizona, Univ. Cal, Huntington, and Univ. Alberta, only one east of the Mississippi. Howes G175. Graff 1551. A very good copy with several chips and tears.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, 18 pp. 8vo, stitched wrappers; disbound from a larger volume of serial publications; lacking any wrappers if issued. Special Session, March 5, 1877. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 1. A detailed account of the fighting between the Modoc Indians and US troops in Northern California during the first half of 1873, following the alleged murder of unarmed peace commissioners sent by President Grant. This includes accounts of battles with Modoc leader Captain Jack and his band near what is now Lava Beds National Monument. Gillem offers both a detailed report on the battles of Sand Butte and Dry Lake. as well as a defense of his actions at the "Lava Beds" for which he was later criticized. Howes G175: "Earliest Account of this disastrous campaign" A good+ copy with several nicks on the binding edge, toning and substantial chipping to last tpage, creasing to last four leaves.

Pamphlet. Condizione: Good. No publisher or place. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington: 1877. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work and lacking any wrappers issued. 18 pp. A detailed account from the commanding officer's perspective (General Alvan Gillem), of the fighting between the Modoc Native Americans and US troops, in Northern California during the first half of 1873. This includes accounts of various peace meetings, actual battles, including the battles of Sand Butte and Dry Lake. The Modoc War began through misunderstandings of intentions between white settlers and native tribes, with tensions escalating after killings on both sides, including members of the peace commission sent by Ulysses S. Grant. GOOD condition. Minor general foxing and general uneven toning. Minor soiling. Some creasing and curling along the extremities. Howes G175.

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