Memorials Of Lieut. George H. Walcott, Late Of The 30th U. S. Colored Troops, by Charles Mellen Tyler. 1865. deals

When the Federal Army's 30th U.S. Colored Troops were organized at Camp Stanton from February 12th to March 18, 1864, among them was a 19-year-old lieutenant, George Walcott.

Camp Edwin M. Stanton (usually known as just Camp Stanton) was an American Civil War training camp that existed from 1861-1862 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. It was known as Camp Schuyler when it opened in 1861, but was renamed in 1862 in honor of United States Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. It served as the training camp and rendezvous for recruits from Eastern Massachusetts.

In March of 1864, Lt. Walcott was put in command of Company H, 39th U. S. C. T. In his short service, he saw battle and was described as a much-beloved figure.

At the center of his life was his Christian faith. By July of 1864, he had, like so many of his comrades in arms, died of disease. This collection of memorials to Walcott include excerpts from letters and diaries during his time with the Army.


Extremely rare in any condition.



MA Sabbath-School Society, Boston, 1865.

Introduction by Hon. Henry Wilson.

6" X 4".

1st edition, 1st printing.

Very Good(-) copy.

Brown cloth, embossed front & back covers, gilt letters. Spine bumping, head & foot, corners. Slightly bowed & canted. Spine gilt is worn & faded. Green crossed-through label adorns the front board and the number "24" is at top of fff. Pages 23 - 26 are slightly off-set but still securely bound into book. Pages 103 - 105 have been torn out & are replaced with set-in modern text pages. Various blemishes throughout. 102 (extant) pages.



Cornell University Reverend Charles Mellen Tyler, D.D., was Professor Emeritus of the History and Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics at Cornell University.

After distinguished service in the Congregational Church, the General Court of Massachusetts, and as a Civil War chaplain in the field during, the arduous campaign of the Wilderness, Dr. Tyler came to Ithaca, NY in 1872, where he served as a full professor until his retirement in 1903.

He was an original member of the faculty of the Sage School of Philosophy, and continued to serve at the University as Professor Emeritus and Lecturer, and as a member of the Board of Trustees, until his death in May, 1918. deals