Bidspirit auction | Whitelaw Reid, Ohio in the

Whitelaw Reid, Ohio in the War, Vol. II, 1868 - This octavo volume is the second installment of Whitelaw Reid's comprehensive history of Ohio's participation in the American Civil War, specifically detailing the histories and rosters of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1861 to 1865. The book is bound in period full sheepskin leather and features marbled edges to the text block. Internal headers identify regimental rosters and service records for units including the 12th, 13th, and 43rd Ohio Infantry. A notable feature of this specific copy is a full page of contemporary manuscript notes in pencil on a flyleaf, detailing casualty statistics (killed, wounded, and missing) for over twenty Ohio regiments. These notes include specific totals for major engagements such as the Battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and Nashville, as well as the Atlanta Campaign. The spine retains a partial original black leather label gilt-stamped 1861-65. VOL. 2. and a secondary handwritten paper label.