"The History of the Civil War in America" — First Edition — Volumes I (1863) and II (1866) Patrick Henry Wash in cold water to

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The role of the signals conveyed by the lanterns is sometimes misunderstood

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The Liberty Bell and "Proclaim Liberty" silk screened on the Boston broadside of the Declaration of Independence from the Printing Office of Edes and Gill in a frame Made in America

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"The History of the Civil War in America" — First Edition — Volumes I (1863) and II (1866) Patrick Henry Wash in cold water toUpdated at 9: 20 pm: This item has been sold. A limited first edition of The History of the Civil War in America. By John Stevens Cabot Abbotts. Published by Ledyard Bill, New York. Volume I: 1863 and Volume II: 1866. Written and published during the war, this would have been read as news rather than history. With Abbott's colorful narrative style, it reads like a lively popular account. Extremely detailed, with many maps, diagrams, portraits, and