{"product_id":"2940150311664","title":"Rebellion: Personal reminiscences of Colonel Le Grand B. Cannon (Abridged, Annotated)","description":"One of Abraham Lincoln's most famous quotes was spoken to Colonel Le Grand Cannon at Fortress Monroe:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Did you ever dream of some lost friend, and feel that you were having a sweet communion with him, and yet have a consciousness that it was not a reality?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonel Cannon's memoir of his experiences in the American Civil War was never meant for a public audience. They were written for family and friends but we're very lucky they still exist. They are a valuable contribution to the canon of Civil War literature by an educated and thoughtful man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also relates other anecdotes of his time with Lincoln, stories of working with Edwin Stanton, dinner with Secretary of State William Seward, and meetings with other wartime notables. His sections on the introduction of \"colored\" troops is also important.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112378515696,"sku":"2940150311664","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150311664_p0.jpg?v=1764005201","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150311664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}