Published by J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1861.  Owner inscription, rear eps, faded ink: “Mr. Jacob W. Herrington / Co. A,  1^st Infantry  /Regt. of P.R. Vol [30^th PA] / Camp Pierpont / Fairfax Co./ Virginia.” 250 pp., fldg. dia., 31 plates. In brown buckram w/black lea. spine w/gilt lettering.

Exhibits light cover staining & light wear at the extremities. Also light damp staining of lower third of the text. Plus patches of light foxing. Else good minus.

Jacob W. Herrington enlisted as a Private and was mustered into Co. “A, 30^th PA. Infantry, 7 /26/ 1861. He was listed as a POW 10/11/1863. Herrington’s regiment, originally designated 1^st PA Reserves, was attached first to McCall’s Pennsylvania Reserves Division, then to 1^st Corps and then 5^th Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Beginning with McClellan’s 1862 Peninsula Campaign this unit engaged in all the major AOP campaigns and battles through North Anna during Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign. It left the front on June 1^st, right before Cold Harbor. During service it lost 108 men killed or mortally wounded and 66 by disease for a total of 104.

Solid AOP military manual collectible, ID’D to a private of the 30^th PA Infantry.  [jp][ph:L]

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