{"product_id":"story-of-the-guard-a-chronicle-of-the-war-j-fremont-1st1st-1863-civil-war","title":"STORY OF THE GUARD: A CHRONICLE OF THE WAR J. Fremont 1st\/1st 1863, Civil War","description":"  \u003cspan\u003eThe Story of the Guard: A Chronicle of the War by Jessie Benton Fremont — First Edition First Printing 1863 HC — RARE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Ticknor and Fields, New York (1863)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRare, first edition \/ first printing of an account of the personal body guards protecting Civil War General John C. Fremont, and his own war-time experiences. The book, from 1863, is in excellent condition. The volume consists of firsthand letters from General Fremont to his wife. The boards and binding are solid, tight and in excellent condition save slight shelfwear and rubbed corners. The pages are crisp and clean save for small tag on bottom of first green blank page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiography of General John C. Fremont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Charles Frémont or Fremont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American military officer, explorer, and politician who became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, \nwhen he led four expeditions into the American West, that era's penny press and admiring historians accorded Frémont the sobriquet \u003ci\u003eThe Pathfinder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the American Civil War, he was given command of Department of the West by President Abraham Lincoln.\n Although Frémont had successes during his brief tenure as Commander of \nthe Western Armies, he ran his department autocratically, and made hasty\n decisions without consulting Washington D.C. or President Lincoln. \nAfter Frémont's emancipation edict that freed slaves in his district, he\n was relieved of his command by President Lincoln for insubordination. \nIn 1861, Frémont was the first commanding Union general who recognized \nan \"iron will\" to fight in Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and promoted him commander at the strategic base near Cairo, IL. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiography of Jessie Benton Fremont\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessie Ann Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1902) was an American writer and political activist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrémont's initial notability came from her family: she was the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.... She wrote many stories that were printed in popular magazines of the \ntime as well as several books of historical value. Her writings, which \nhelped support her family during times of financial difficulty, were \nmemoirs of her husband's, and her own, time in the American West — back when the West was an exotic frontier. A great supporter of her husband, who was one of the first two Senators of the new U.S. state of California and a Governor of the Territory of Arizona,\n she was outspoken on political issues and a determined opponent of \nslavery, which was excluded from the formation of California. By \nmaintaining a high level of political involvement during a period that \nwas extremely unfavorable for women, Jessie Benton Frémont proved \nherself to be years ahead of her time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Cat Caboodle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67928368415012,"sku":"pdj1793029806608","price":87.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/5735\/5300\/files\/story-of-the-guard-a-chronicle-of-the-war-j-fremont-1st1st-1863-civil-war_1.jpg?v=1793029820","url":"https:\/\/structuredstylewear.shop\/products\/story-of-the-guard-a-chronicle-of-the-war-j-fremont-1st1st-1863-civil-war","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}