The Campaign of 1861 in the Shenandoah Valley. A Paper read before the Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, May 5, 1893
- Doylestown, PA: Doylestown Publishing Company, (1893)
Doylestown, PA: Doylestown Publishing Company, (1893). First Edition. Octavo pamphlet, sewn. Printed laid-paper wrappers; 18;7pp. Wraps present but chipped, with losses at margins not affecting printed text; mild soil and creasing; a complete, sound and Good copy.
A defense, by one of his field officers, of Major-General Robert Patterson, who had been heavily criticized for his failure to engage Confederate forces prior to the disastrous Battle of Bull Run. Following the text of Davis' address are seven further pages of testimonials to the character of Gen. Patterson, from Col. George W. Cullum; W.T. Sherman; Winfield Scott Hancock and George G. Meade. William Watts Hart Davis (1820-1910) achieved the rank of Colonel in the Pennsylvania Volunteers; according to Nevins he had "entered the Civil War with the intention of writing his unit's history," which he did, publishing the generally praiseworthy History of the 104th Pennsylvania Regiment in 1866. The current work, though present in institutional collections, appears to be historically scarce in commerce; not noted at auction; not in Nevins or Dornbusch and not noted by Broadfoot.
A defense, by one of his field officers, of Major-General Robert Patterson, who had been heavily criticized for his failure to engage Confederate forces prior to the disastrous Battle of Bull Run. Following the text of Davis' address are seven further pages of testimonials to the character of Gen. Patterson, from Col. George W. Cullum; W.T. Sherman; Winfield Scott Hancock and George G. Meade. William Watts Hart Davis (1820-1910) achieved the rank of Colonel in the Pennsylvania Volunteers; according to Nevins he had "entered the Civil War with the intention of writing his unit's history," which he did, publishing the generally praiseworthy History of the 104th Pennsylvania Regiment in 1866. The current work, though present in institutional collections, appears to be historically scarce in commerce; not noted at auction; not in Nevins or Dornbusch and not noted by Broadfoot.