Fighting for Time; or, The Battle That Saved Washington and Mayhap the Union: A story of the War Between the States, showing how Washington was saved from capture by Early's army of invasion, and how that achievement contributed to the preservation of the Union, with many stories and incidents to the invasion hitherto untold
Frederick: (Frederick County Historical Society), 1932. First Edition. Black and white plates and maps. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [x], 306 pages.
The battle of Monocacy as recalled by a young eyewitness. A good portion of the Confederate army passed over Worthington's parent' property. This accurate account includes brief biographies of the major figures, quotations from official correspondence, and recounts conditions at Point Lookout prison camp in southern Maryland. Worthington demonstrates how Union General Lew Wallace's brilliant delaying action won the battle.
This copy is Inscribed and signed by Worthington in the year of publication, at Frederick, Maryland. Very uncommon in dust jacket.
Ref. EICHER 128; NEVINS Vol. I p. 48; RHODES p. 337.
Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Bound in maroon cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board, blind embossed illustration of the US Capitol at center of upper board, endpaper maps. Some minor extremity rubs, faint browning to title page. Jacket has mild soil, a few shallow edge chips, a tape-closed tear at head of spine, and other minor extremity wear. Very attractive copy, rarely seen in dust jacket.
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