Civil War

49. Civil War. Du Pont, Samuel Francis. Official Dispatches and Letters of the Rear Admiral Du Pont, U.S. Navy. 8vo, 1/2 leather, extremities worn, front joint split, rear cover detached. Francis G. du Pont bookplate. INSCRIBED BY SOPHIE MADELEINE DU PONT to her nephew Francis.

Wilmington, DE, 1883 [300/500]

FIRST EDITION, published privately by the admiral's widow. He was best known for his successful attack on Port Royal, SC, in 1861 and his failed attack on Charleston in 1863. Howes D589; Nevins I, page 223.

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