JAMES K HOSMER 1865 Autograph Note, Civil War MA 52nd; author

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JAMES KENDALL HOSMER
1865 Autograph Note, Civil War soldier and author, 52nd MA served under Gen. Banks;
President American Library Association
James Kendall Hosmer (1834-1927) -
Civil War soldier and author.  Hosmer enlisted in the 52nd Massachusetts Vols., promoted to rank of corporal, served under General Nathaniel P. Banks.  Author The Color Guard, 1864, The American Civil War, pub. 1913, 2 vols.
President of the American Library Assoc. 1902-1903.
Autograph note signed in ink, James K. Hosmer, May 5, [18]65, Deerfield, to a likely autograph seeker.
1p quarto, with blank leaf.
Condition:
Authentic item in overall VG+ cond.