Corporal Si Klegg Grouping
Excellent four page folio “Corporal Si Klegg and His ‘Pard” with newspaper clipping advertising Si Klegg and Typed Letter, 1pp. Octavo, Cleveland Ohio, November 19, 1893, on N.G. Hamilton & Co. Publishers letterhead, accepting an order of the publication. Although many books about the Civil War have been written by veterans, few provide an accurate and entertaining portrayal of the daily life of a soldier, as does Corporal Si Klegg and His “Pard.” The book, first published in 1887, gives an inside look at the transformation from citizen to soldier and the diverse and constantly changing experiences on the march, on the battlefield, in camp, and in the hospital. Written by Wilbur F. Hinman (1840–1905) served in the Sixty-fifth Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War in the ranks of corporal, sergeant, orderly sergeant, first lieutenant, and captain in Company E. He mustered out in November 1865 as a lieutenant colonel and the last regimental commander. He had an active postwar career in journalism and government in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
[ translate ]Excellent four page folio “Corporal Si Klegg and His ‘Pard” with newspaper clipping advertising Si Klegg and Typed Letter, 1pp. Octavo, Cleveland Ohio, November 19, 1893, on N.G. Hamilton & Co. Publishers letterhead, accepting an order of the publication. Although many books about the Civil War have been written by veterans, few provide an accurate and entertaining portrayal of the daily life of a soldier, as does Corporal Si Klegg and His “Pard.” The book, first published in 1887, gives an inside look at the transformation from citizen to soldier and the diverse and constantly changing experiences on the march, on the battlefield, in camp, and in the hospital. Written by Wilbur F. Hinman (1840–1905) served in the Sixty-fifth Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War in the ranks of corporal, sergeant, orderly sergeant, first lieutenant, and captain in Company E. He mustered out in November 1865 as a lieutenant colonel and the last regimental commander. He had an active postwar career in journalism and government in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
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