"Society of the Army of the Cumberland"

Twenty-eighth Reunion. Detroit Michigan.  September 26 and 27, 1899.

Published by Order of the Society.  1900.  Robert Clarke Company.

Hardcover, 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". 264 Pages.

SPECIAL:  Inscribed and SIGNED by H. V. Boynton, a Civil War soldier and recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Returning to duty in 1898 during the Spanish American War, Boynton was promoted to Brigadier General. 

General Boynton inscribed to book to Colonel Frank J. Hecker.  Frank Hecker joined the Union Army in 1864, and was appointed first sergeant.  In the Spanish American War, he was commissioned as a Colonel and tasked with transporting Spanish prisoners. His work impressed Theodore Roosevelt who appointed him to the Panama Canal Commission.  Between his times of service Hecker was a highly regarded Detroit area railroad businessman.

Condition:  Title page once has a paper clip indentation with lighter indentations before and following that page.  There is a little pencil writing on page before Contents and side margin of first contents page.  Text pages are clean with a light upper corner running "bend" (not as heavy as a "crease").  Gold on top, closed page edge is bright.  Cover has corner denting.  

 

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