Artillerie

1867 · 32900 — Albany New York: Joel Munsell 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 1 viii 9-240 pages. Illustrated with 3 maps. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. This copy has been restored and in fair condition only. Original cloth spine laid back down onto newer cloth. Cream paper end sheets added front and in back covering the priginal floral end sheets. The original front blank end sheet with the previous owner inscription is vertically split on the paper and detached. Cracks in the gutter with some pages starting to loosen. Text block mostly secure Several upper page corner tips are chipped. A bit of light soil in the gutters of a few pages. The folding map "Sketch of the Battlefield of Ocean Pond 1864" is complete but is split at the folds with closed tears to the brittle paper fair only. Fair condition only. <br /> <br /> An association copy. Signature of "W. J. Hord" located on the front detached blank end sheet. A label on the front paste down reads - "Medical Director Wm. T. Hord U.S. Naval Asylum Philadelphia Pa." Beneath his signature is a note - "see page 150." There is also a later photograph portrait of William Taliaferro Hord removed from some other book and placed inside. On pages 150-154 is correspondence from Jno. F. Wheaton to the author Colonel Charles C. Jones Jr. titled "Head Quarters Chatham Artillery Advanced Lines James Island July 20th 1863." Wheaton summarized the action that took place on July 16 17 at Secessionville regarding an attack on Union gunboats. One of the gunboats was named "The Pawnee". William Hord the previous owner was on the Pawnee and writes in the right margin on page 151: "The "Pawnee" was struck fifty odd times but only our men were killed & about a dozen wounded - W T Hord." There is another old ink note which appears to be written in another hand stating - "Medical Director Wm. T. Hord participated in this engagement." No other notes names or written marks in the book. <br /> <br /> Howes J 197; Nevins I p.115; In Tall Cotton. An extract taken from Find A Grave dot com:<br /> <br /> Biography of William Taliaferro Hord<br /> authored by his son Reverend Arnold Harris Hord 1913<br /> <br /> William Taliaferro Hord to whom this biography is dedicated was born March 31832. He was the son of Judge Francis Triplett Hord 1797-1869 the grandson of Captain Elias Hord 1773-1821 an officer in the War of 1812 the great grandson of Jesse Hord 1749-1814 and the great great grandfather of Thomas Hord I 1701-1766. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1853: entered the United States Navy as Assistant Surgeon in 1854: went to the Mediterranean and served on the frigate "Saranac" visiting Smyrna Constantinople and the Black Sea during the Crimean War. He was promoted to Past Assistant Surgeon April 1859 and was attached to various vessels until the Civil War when he was order home from the Pacific Squadron and commissioned as Surgeon in August of 1861. <br /> <br /> He was a Volunteer Aide on the staff of General William Nelson from the battle of Pittsburg Landing to the evacuation of the Corinth Mississippi by General Beauregard. He served also on the steam sloop "Pawnee" of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and participated in several engagements while attached to this vessel. During the year 1863 the "Pawnee" was severely damaged by an explosion of a torpedo. He was detached from the "Pawnee" and ordered to the "Wabash" August 101863 and while on this vessel participated in all operations against Charleston under General Gilmore and Admirals Dupont and Dahlgren. On August 31 1864 he was placed in command of the Medical Headquarters of Mississippi fleet at Mound City Illinois. On November 8 1865 he was ordered to the "U.S.S. Monongahela" and was wrecked November 181867 in the famous earthquake and tidal wave at Santa Croix West Indies the "Monongahela" being almost entirely destroyed. Joel Munsell hardcover