Prison Life in the Old Capitol and Reminiscences of the Civil War
West Orange, NJ: s.i., 1911. Good. Item #14815
West Orange, N.J.: 1911. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's red cloth, upper cover lettered in black, gilt-lettered spine; x,11-162pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout text including facsimiles. Boards la bit bowed, with upper cover rather discolored and soiled, corners bumped, spine faded, textblock toned. Overall a Good or better copy, internally sound though externally not so lovely.
Important first-hand prison diary of a Virginia-born prisoner held at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. The author was arrested on January 31, 1863, at the bookshop at which he worked as a printer on the corner of 7th Street and Pennsylvania. Williamson had recently traveled south to Richmond and then failed to report to the military authorities upon his return. When asked to take an oath of allegiance to the Government he refused. He was subsequently jailed as a "suspicious" person for two months.
[Nevins 1-205].
Price: $250.00