1879. · Savannah
by Olmstead, Charles H., Col.
Savannah, 1879.. 15pp. Original self-wrappers, stitched. Some toning, contemporary ownership signature on titlepage, soft vertical center crease throughout. Very good. Colonel Charles H. Olmstead records his own Confederate Civil War service, delivered as an address to the Georgia Historical Society on March 3, 1879. Col. Olmstead served at Fort Pulaski before being captured and confined at Fort Columbus in 1862. After being released via a prisoner exchange, Olmstead served at Charleston in 1863. "In this record of military service confined to the Charleston harbor region, Olmstead gives some attention to his trip over the Charleston and Savannah railroad from Savannah to Charleston, and to a description of Morris Island" - Coulter. COULTER 352. DE RENNE 781. NEVINS 140. (Inventory #: WRCAM53723)