Eye of The Storm A Civil War Odyssey Private Robert Knox Sneden 2000 Free Press Civil War history books

This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 2000 Free Press. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Maroon hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine with barely a hint of shelf wear and feature maroon cloth quarter trim. The accompanying dust jacket is near fine, still clean and shiny with only very light shelf wear. Near imperial octavo book size or 8.5" x 10" with 329 pages.

Eye of The Storm A Civil War Odyssey was written and illustrated by Private Robert Knox Sneden. In 1994, scrapbooks and a 5,000 page diary were found in a Connecticut bank vault. They belonged to Sneden. This memoir was compiled and edited using those documents. Editors Charles F. Bryan Jr. and Nelson D. Lankford put together his story of the Civil War. The book has been considered one of the most important civil war documents since Grant's personal memoirs. The memoir brings back to life the achievement of Union private and mapmaker Robert Knox Sneden. After joining the Union Army in 1861, it didn't take long for his sketching talents to land him a coveted appointment as mapmaker of the Army of The Potomac. He was soon in a singular position to see many of the greatest campaigns firsthand. From Seven Days to Bull Run and beyond readers hear and see of his accounts. In 1863, a premonition of his that something was about to happen, manifested into him being caught behind enemy lines and captured by Col. John Mosby. From there he was transported to Richmond and on to Andersonville. At Andersonville he hid his diary and sketches that recorded starvation and brutality. Against all odds he, his diary, and sketches survived. This is his story.

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