The Honors of the Empire State in the War of the Rebellion
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416 pp. Light blue boards with gilt decor on front board. CONTENTS: Introduction; Fort Sumter; The President's Call for Troops; The March of the Seventh Regiment; The Union Square Meeting; Revolutionary Feeling Revived; Action of the Clergy; Columbia College; The College of the City of New York and the University of the City of New York; The Medical Profession; The Bar and the Judiciary; The Metropolitan Press; The Influence of Woman; The Sanitary, Christian and Allotment Commissions, and the Union League Club; The Merchants and Bankers; The Patriotism of New York City; European Hospitality; Mr. Beecher's Services Abroad; Foreigners in the Union Army; New York Soldiery; Conspicuous Instances of Gallantry; How New York Led in Many Ways; New York at Gettysburg; Honors Won in Battle By New Yorkers; New York in the Navy; Colored Troops and the Riot in New York; New York's Losses in the War--Conclusion; Appendix No. I: One Thousand New York Heroes--and How They Distinguished Themselves; Appendix No. II: New York Regiments: State Militia, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineer, Volunteer Infantry; Appendix No. III: Our Honored Dead.