One-of-a-kind bound hardcover volume, 6.75 x 9.25, 135 hand-numbered pages, compiled by John Boos of Albany, New York. Included in the volume is a five-page typescript of Roosevelt’s speech given at Antietam in 1937, signed at the conclusion as president, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Speech reads, in part: “Seventy five years after the critical battle of Antietam, there are still many among us who can remember it. It is, therefore, an American battle which thousands of Americans, middle-aged and old, can still visualize as bearing some relationship to their own lives. We know that Antietam was one of the decisive engagements of the Civil War because it marked the first effort of the Confederacy to invade the North.” Also included are a 1937 letter from Roosevelt’s secretary, Missy Le Hand, acknowledging the receipt of the speech; 25 original press photographs of Roosevelt at various events and occasions; and 18 handwritten and typed testimonials by Civil War veterans, with several mentioning their contact with Abraham Lincoln. One reads, in part: “I saw Mr. Lincoln in October of 1862—after the battle of Antietam, Maryland, in review of the Army of the Potomac. He rode past lines on horseback, with General McClellan and other officers. He wore a tall silk hat, rode somewhat awkwardly and his face seemed thin and careworn.” A second account mentions a short passing by Lincoln: “I saw him…the last time was March 25, 1865, when he reviewed our corps, the Fifth. How good he looked that day, and how we cheered him. Three weeks later he was dead.” In fine condition. A unique collection highlighted by a signed copy of Roosevelt’s powerful words given on the 75th anniversary of the pivotal battle, where he stressed the importance of a unified country. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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