Civil War Service with the 5th US Artillery and 13th New York Cavalry - pub 1875
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Memorial ofHENRY SANFORD GANSEVOORTCaptain Fifth Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel, by Brevet, U.S.A.Colonel Thirteenth New York State Volunteer Cavalry,and Brigadier-General of Volunteers by Brevet.--------------------------Edited By J. C. Hoadley, A.M.Printed for Private DistributionFranklin Press : Rand, Avery & Co. , MA, 1875-------------------------------------------------------------------------Condition : Overall Very Good to Near Fine335 pages, Frontis with original tissue guard,other illustrations / photos.Very nicely bound in red 3/4 leather,marbled end papers, and gilt top edge.Anything on the "US" or Federal Units from the Civil War is hard to find.Why ?Many of the states contributed money to help their regiments print theirregimental histories after the war, and encouraged their reunion activities.The Federal Government did not.As such, many of the "US" regiments have very few things written onthem by the survivors simply because they were not subsidized.--------------------------------------------------------------Henry Sanford GansevoortHe was educated at the Albany Academy, Phillips Andover Academy, Princeton College (class of 1855), and Harvard Law School (1858). Immediately before the War he was practicing law in New York City having previously completed the Grand Tour of Europe. He served briefly as Private in
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