The full title of this volume is “THE FIRST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY 1861-1865: A HISTORY OF ITS PART AND PLACE IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION, WITH AN OUTLINE OF CAUSES OF WAR AND ITS RESULTS TO OUR COUNTRY” by Horace H. Shaw, printed in 1903. Volume is the author's family copy.

Volume meas. approx. 6.25 x 8.50 and runs approx. 540 pages with numerous illustrations, index and roster. Interior is clean and readable.

Nicely re-bound covers are a blue half leather and marble cloth with leather reinforced corners. Title and publication year stamped on spine in gold. Binding is excellent. Last blank page before title page is inscribed “WINFIELD L. SHAW” who was the son of the author.

The 1^st Maine Heavy Artillery was raised in August 1862. It was assigned to the defenses of Washington, D.C. where it remained until May of 1864 when it was transferred to the 2^nd Corps of the Army of the Potomac as infantry. The regiment was engaged in 95 battles and skirmishes throughout Grant’s Overland Campaign. The regiment suffered the loss of 25 officers killed and died of wounds and disease and 658 enlisted men not counting the hundreds that were wounded.  [ad]

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