Chandler, Peleg W. Memoir of Governor Andrew, with Personal Reminiscences. To Which Are Added Two Hitherto Unpublished Literary Discourses, and the Valedictory Address. Third Edition. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1881. Copyright 1880 by Roberts Brothers; printed at the University Press, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge. Octavo, publisher's green pebble-grain cloth, spine ruled and lettered in gilt. The frontispiece is a profile portrait of Andrew with a facsimile signature, "John A. Andrew."

This is a biographical memoir of John Albion Andrew (1818-1867), the Civil War governor of Massachusetts. It was written by Peleg Whitman Chandler (1816-1889), a Boston lawyer and Andrew's close friend. Andrew took office in January 1861 and had the Massachusetts militia ready before the war began. When Lincoln called for troops in April 1861, his regiments were among the first to answer, and the 6th Massachusetts fought its way through Baltimore on April 19, 1861. Andrew was a leading advocate of enlisting Black soldiers and raised the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry and the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry. He served through 1866 and died the following year. Chandler's account draws on his personal acquaintance with Andrew. The volume also prints two of Andrew's literary addresses not previously published, along with his Valedictory Address on leaving the governorship.

CONDITION:  The cloth is rubbed, with wear at the head of the spine. The spine gilt remains bright. The front inner hinge is cracked, exposing the stitching. There is a pencil ownership signature, "Geo. R. Swasey," on the front blank leaf, and light scattered foxing to the preliminary leaves. The text block is sound. This is a good copy.  [ss][ph:L]

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