The full title of this work is “WRITTEN IN BLOOD; A HISTORY OF THE 126^TH NEW YORK INFANTRY IN THE CIVIL WAR” by Wayne Mahood and published by Longstreet House, Hightstown, New Jersey in 1997.

Book is hardbound with a blue dust jacket picturing the regimental monument at Gettysburg at center. Dust jacket is in good condition with light edge wear at top. The covers themselves are blue cloth with the title in gold on the spine.

Volume meas. approx. 6.50 x 9.50 inches and runs 552 pages with index and roster. Interior is very clean and includes numerous photographs of members of the regiment.

The 126^th New York were part of the misnamed group known to outsiders as “The Harper’s Ferry Cowards” which was made up of several regiments captured at Harper’s Ferry during the Antietam Campaign. The regiment displayed much courage later in the war and rendered particularly good service at Gettysburg where its colonel, Eliakim Sherrill was killed.   [ad] [ph:L]

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