The Utah Expedition 1857-1858. Letters Of Capt. Jesse A. Gove, 10th Inf., U. S. A., Of Concord, N. H., To Mrs. Gove, And Special Correspondence Of The New York Herald.

GOVE, CAPT JESSE A. [EDITED BY OTIS G. HAMMOND].

Publication: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1928, Concord, New Hampshire

First edition. Large paper edition. Limited to 50 copies. 4to. Complete with all five tipped-in plates. Quarter dark green cloth and gray boards with a paper label on spine and titles stamped in black, 442 pp., frontispiece [portrait of Capt. Jesse A. Gove], illustrated, plates, index. The first half of the book contains the letters from Capt. Gove to his family; the second half comprises letters published in the New York Herald, some of which were probably written by Gove and some of which were derived from a correspondent attached to the expedition [the anti-Mormon sentiments in these letters was edited out, since "they have no connection with the object of this volume," according to the editor]. The large paper edition was limited to fifty copies. This exceptional first-hand account of the Utah War from a Captain in the U.S. Army, whose letters describe in detail the movements and conditions of the army, topography of the country between Fort Leavenworth and Salt Lake City, through which the army marched, the condition of the Mormons as seen through the eyes of the army, and the relations existing between the Mormons and the Gentiles. This copy appears to have been unread and is in near fine condition.

Inventory Number: 48785