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               1887 THE WAR LIBRARY #265

                 "SHERIDAN AT SHENANDOAH" by Warne Miller MD

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   This is from a collection of Black and White issues that we are listing over the next few weeks. A full litho type black and white cover with text inside of the Civil War. See below for the history. The book has wear, chipping and some stress on spine with tape and splitting but interior pages are in good condition.   A rare find to be sure in this condition or any condition for that matter. 

In the summer of 1864, General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant knew that Washington, D.C., remained vulnerable if General Jubal A. Early's army was on the loose in the Shenandoah Valley. In August, Grant named his aggressive cavalry commander, General Philip Sheridan, to command Union forces in the valley.  Sheridan’s campaign to rid the valley of Confederates got off to a rough start, nearly falling victim to attacks at Front Royal on August 16 and Summit Point on August 21. As Sheridan slowly moved south up the valley, there were inconclusive skirmishes with Early’s men at Smithfield Crossing on August 29 and Berryville on September 3.

On September 19, Sheridan advanced toward Winchester along the Berryville Pike and met Early’s army east of town. The largest battle ever fought in the Shenandoah Valley raged all afternoon. Early was forced to retreat to Strasburg and took up a defensive position on Fisher’s Hill. On September 21, Sheridan attacked, driving back defenders and forcing Early to retreat again the next day. As Early fell back to Staunton, Sheridan’s men destroyed everything of value to the Confederate army in a 5-day period known as “The Burning.”

Reinforced with cavalry, Early pursued Sheridan as he moved northward. Union cavalry attacked their Confederate counterparts at Tom’s Brook on October 9, and again Early’s defeated troopers retreated south. Early executed a surprise attack against Sheridan’s army at Cedar Creek on October 19.  Sheridan’s timely arrival on the battlefield to rally his retreating men saved his army and led to the massive counterattack that nearly destroyed Early’s force. Sheridan’s victories over Early extinguished hopes of Confederate offensives in the Shenandoah Valley, and were important Union victories that helped ensure President Abraham Lincoln's reelection in November.

 We will be listing many more War Librarys in the near future.

   We have many other dime novels we have or will be listing if you have any questions just e-mail me through EBAY or at our web site imaginationradio com . This is one of 200 "Beadle's Dime Library, 65 Nick Carter Library, 57 Old/Young Sleuth Library, & many "The Shadow Magazines" as well as several thousand dime novels we will be placing on EBAY and on our web site store over the next several years. Any questions or special requests please email us. We always try to list any items that are requested as quickly if we can. We also sell for many collectors that have interesting and varied amounts of items, many not seen at auction for years. Ask us if you are looking for that unusual or rare item and we may know where it is being offered.

   This book is one of a large collection we are placing on our Ebay store of rarely available items and books. The book is one of the many rarely seen items that we will be offering over the next few months from a collectors estate sale. Once these are gone how long before you will see them come up again. Once a collector buys them they go right back into a vault somewhere.

   We always take into consideration a customers history of buying from us when addressing "BEST OFFER" option. We will respond to you within the allotted time but if it has just been listed we will give it the full time period to allow others to make similar offers or purchase. We list many, many items that may be "One of a kind" or simply "One of a kind on the market". These items usually are placed in collections which are not seen again on the market until once again sold by collectors. If you collect, you realize that is a once in a lifetime occurrence for collectors.....

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