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Original 1864 Gettysburg Soldiers’ National Cemetery Report with Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address & Folding Battlefield Map
Offered is an original 1864 first edition of the Report of the Select Committee Relative to the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, published by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania just months after the Battle of Gettysburg.
This important Civil War publication documents the establishment of the Gettysburg National Cemetery and includes one of the earliest printed versions of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, along with an original folding map of the Gettysburg Battlefield and hospitals by Andrew B. Cross.
Features
* Original 1864 first edition
* Published in Harrisburg by Singerly & Myers, State Printers
* Original black cloth binding with gilt cover title
* Original folding Gettysburg Battlefield & Hospital map present
* Includes Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
* Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives report regarding the Soldiers’ National Cemetery
* A significant Civil War and Gettysburg historical document
Provenance
The front endpaper bears a contemporary presentation inscription reading:
George L. Potts
Mountain View School
July 17, 1865
Presented by Miss Ruth Wright
This inscription appears to date to just one year after publication and adds period provenance to the volume.
Condition
* Original cloth binding with expected wear, rubbing, and bumped corners.
* Small chips and wear at the head and foot of the spine.
* Binding remains intact and sound.
* Interior pages are generally clean with light age toning and occasional foxing.
* Folding battlefield map is present.
* Contemporary 1865 presentation inscription on the front endpaper.
* Please examine all photos carefully as they are part of the description.
This is an exceptional opportunity to own an original Civil War-era Gettysburg publication issued immediately following one of the most significant battles in American history. A scarce and highly collectible volume for collectors of Civil War history, Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln, Pennsylvania history, and Americana.
