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Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Biography of Brigadier General Stephen Perry Jocelyn who served in the US Army for 44 years. Written by his son, Stephen Perry Jocelyn II (who served as a Captain in the US Army in France in WWI) , the book is built around the General's journal and many letters. General Jocelyn first joined the Army as a volunteer Private from Vermont in 1863 during the Civil War. The vast majority of his 44 years of service were spent in the West. He was an officer at Fort Warner when the Modoc War broke out, he was breveted to Major for gallantry in the Nez Perce War, and participated in the Bannack Indian War. Includes illustrations, photographs, and maps, including a fold-out panoramic photo of the Clearwater River bluffs where the Battle of Clearwater was fought. No previous owner marks. Text, photos, illustrations, and maps clean and bright. Tail of spine slightly rubbed. Page edges slightly tanned. Front and spine gilt titles bright. Dust jacket bright with no fading. Original price present on DJ front flap. Dust jacket protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 736 pages .