Lawrence, F. Lee; Glover, Robert W.

Camp Ford C. S. A. The Story of Union Prisoners in Texas

Hardcover, Austin: Texas Civil War Centennial Advisory Committee, 1964. First Edition. Near Fine. Map on endpapers and frontispiece illustration by Jose Cisneros. Printed by Carl Hertzog in El Paso. Only 550 copies printed. A history of Camp Ford, the largest Confederate prison compound in the Trans-Mississippi. Camp Ford was located near Tyler, Texas. The authors relied on several primary sources that were unpublished at the time of their writing, the most important of which was the Military Letters and Orders Book that was the original ledger for the correspondence pertinent to the military headquarters in Tyler, Texas from 1862-1865. No previous owner marks. Text and illustrations clean and bright. Book now protected in plastic cover. Ships same or next business day. Please ask us for additional photos if you wish, we're here to help. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages. [Item #71405]

Price: $330.00