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Battle of Buena Vista by J.W. Gibson 1847

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Title: Letter Descriptive of the Battle of Buena Vista. Written upon the ground by Capt. J.W. Gibson; with a diagram of the battle field, by Dr. John G. Dunn, of the 3rd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers
Author: Gibson, J.W.
Description: 12 pp. Engraved map, with description on facing leaf. 8½x5, original yellow printed wrappers. First Edition.Very rare pamphlet giving a first-hand account of one of the seminal battles of the Mexican War, the last major battle in northern Mexico, and one that would vault Zachary Taylor to the presidency. There are only five copies in institutional libraries located by OCLC: Huntington Library, Yale University Library, Harvard University, New York Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society. No copies are listed in American Book Prices Current as having sold at auction for the last 33 years. Not in Howes, Sabin, Graff, or the Streeter Catalogue.
Heading: Place Published: Lawrenceburgh, IN
Publisher: John B. Hall
Date Published: 1847