Published by the state of Pennsylvania. Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1904. 2 vol. 1162pp. illus., folding maps. Blue cloth covers with title in gold on spine. Light wear & rubbing at the extremities. Spine of volume 2 creased along edge otherwise very good.

Interior of both volumes are clean and readable. Front and back signatures of both volumes has been reinforced with archival tape. Both volumes are stamped on the first blank page with “COMPLIMENTS OF / THO. J. STEVENS / ADJUTANT GENL.” Volume 1 has a document tipped inside the front cover. The document is a letter on stationery of the Adjutant General of the State of Pennsylvania dated November 30, 1904 presenting the volumes to a Mr. John Wainwright who won the Medal of Honor while serving with the 97^th Pennsylvania Infantry in the Civil War.

John Wainwright was born in Syracuse, New York on July 13, 1839. At some point he moved to West Chester, Pennsylvania and it was there that he enlisted as a Private in Company F, 97^th Pennsylvania Infantry on September 23, 1861. Wainwright rose through the ranks rather quickly. He was commissioned a 2^nd Lieutenant on January 10, 1862 and to 1^st Lieutenant on May 1, 1863. By November of 1864 he was Captain of his company but he was never mustered at that rank.

The 97^th Pennsylvania served in the Carolina’s until 1864 when it was moved to Virginia with the Army of the James and was engaged at Bermuda Hundred, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. The regiment was assigned to General Terry’s provisional command for the attack on Fort Fisher. During the assault Wainwright led his regiment and was severely wounded. Hiding his wound he continued to lead his regiment until the fighting was over. For this action he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Near the end of the war Wainwright received brevet promotions to Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel. He died in Wilmington, Delaware in 1915 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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