Author Releases Two New Books on Gettysburg and Civil War Canteens
After two years in the making, author Robert Jones has released his book "Battle of Gettysburg - The Relics, Artifacts & Souvenirs." This is the first ever done strictly on the artifacts and souvenirs from the Battle of Gettysburg. It is also done entirely in color. His first book was "The Civil War Canteen", which covered just about every type of canteen used during the Civil War.
Stanhope, NJ, May 26, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Local author, Robert Jones, has just released his second book on America’s Civil War. His first release in 2007 (revised 2009) was The Civil War Canteen. That was a 71 page book with over 250 photographs, covering just about every type of canteen the Civil War soldier, (both Union and Confederate), would have used during the period of 1861 – 1865. His recent publication, Battle of Gettysburg – The Relics, Artifacts, & Souvenirs, is a first of its kind. Thousands of books have been done on the Civil War; some say that excluding religion, it is the most written about subject in history. Gettysburg was the largest and costliest battle of the Civil War, and has always been one of the leading topics, but nothing was written about the relics and artifacts which were recovered from the battlefield, or the pieces from the early museums, or those brought back by returning veterans. This book not only covers those items, but also the unique souvenirs from the late 19th century, right up until today’s examples.
For the past 20 years, Mr. Jones has been involved in just about everything related to Civil War history. He always enjoyed American History, but his interest in the Civil War stems from a weekend spent at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where in 1988 he unknowingly found himself in the midst of the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. This is when he discovered that there were still original objects from the Civil War available to the public….no, they weren’t all in museums; actually there was an entire community of serious collectors from around the world. With a fondness for antiques, along with being a veteran with some military background, this ignited a quiescent passion. It started with a few bullets and artillery shell fragments which have now grown into a collection covering just about everything a soldier would have used during the war. But from the beginning, his interests were drawn towards the personal side of the soldier, the objects he would use to endure the most difficult time of his life.
There have been works done on battlefield recovered relics and general Civil War memorabilia, but as Mr. Jones found out through his years of continuing research, there was nothing devoted exclusively to this famous battle. Over the years, friends and acquaintances would comment “you are so involved with Gettysburg and its relics; why not do a book about it?” He always took this in jest until one day he said “maybe I should, there is an untold story in these forgotten pieces of history”. Thousands of Jersey men fought at Gettysburg, and many were part of the 51,112 casualties incurred during the three day battle in July of 1863. The author made a point of including some of the New Jersey troops who were part of that ordeal. For the past 2+ years he has devoted endless hours to this project to produce this 170 page book. It begins with the founding of Gettysburg, the War years, the aftermath, returning veterans, and ends with “Gettysburg Today”. It has over 600 photographs and is entirely in color, which is a first of its kind. Most of the items are from his private collection, and many are being seen by the public for the first time.
About the Author:
Mr. Jones is a lifelong resident of New Jersey, originally from the Passaic area. He has three grown children and three stepchildren, and now resides with his wife Mary Rose in Stanhope. He is an Army veteran, having served with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. Over the years, Robert has been well known for his displays and exhibits throughout New Jersey, including such places as The Newark Museum; The New Jersey Historical Society, Newark; Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown; Cooper Grist Mill, Chester; and numerous other locations throughout the state. In the early 1990s he was at the filming of the movie Gettysburg, and in 2003 was in the movie Gods and Generals during some of the First Manassas and Chancellorsville scenes. He has written articles for The North/South Trader Civil War magazine and has contributed and been acknowledged in several Civil War related books. Some of these works involve New Jersey history, such as Drummer Boy Willie McGee, Civil War Hero and Fraud, by Thomas Fox and The Mutinous Regiment, by John G. Zinn. Currently he is President of the 33rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, a reenacting group which represents the original unit which served with distinction during the Civil War.
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For the past 20 years, Mr. Jones has been involved in just about everything related to Civil War history. He always enjoyed American History, but his interest in the Civil War stems from a weekend spent at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where in 1988 he unknowingly found himself in the midst of the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. This is when he discovered that there were still original objects from the Civil War available to the public….no, they weren’t all in museums; actually there was an entire community of serious collectors from around the world. With a fondness for antiques, along with being a veteran with some military background, this ignited a quiescent passion. It started with a few bullets and artillery shell fragments which have now grown into a collection covering just about everything a soldier would have used during the war. But from the beginning, his interests were drawn towards the personal side of the soldier, the objects he would use to endure the most difficult time of his life.
There have been works done on battlefield recovered relics and general Civil War memorabilia, but as Mr. Jones found out through his years of continuing research, there was nothing devoted exclusively to this famous battle. Over the years, friends and acquaintances would comment “you are so involved with Gettysburg and its relics; why not do a book about it?” He always took this in jest until one day he said “maybe I should, there is an untold story in these forgotten pieces of history”. Thousands of Jersey men fought at Gettysburg, and many were part of the 51,112 casualties incurred during the three day battle in July of 1863. The author made a point of including some of the New Jersey troops who were part of that ordeal. For the past 2+ years he has devoted endless hours to this project to produce this 170 page book. It begins with the founding of Gettysburg, the War years, the aftermath, returning veterans, and ends with “Gettysburg Today”. It has over 600 photographs and is entirely in color, which is a first of its kind. Most of the items are from his private collection, and many are being seen by the public for the first time.
About the Author:
Mr. Jones is a lifelong resident of New Jersey, originally from the Passaic area. He has three grown children and three stepchildren, and now resides with his wife Mary Rose in Stanhope. He is an Army veteran, having served with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. Over the years, Robert has been well known for his displays and exhibits throughout New Jersey, including such places as The Newark Museum; The New Jersey Historical Society, Newark; Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown; Cooper Grist Mill, Chester; and numerous other locations throughout the state. In the early 1990s he was at the filming of the movie Gettysburg, and in 2003 was in the movie Gods and Generals during some of the First Manassas and Chancellorsville scenes. He has written articles for The North/South Trader Civil War magazine and has contributed and been acknowledged in several Civil War related books. Some of these works involve New Jersey history, such as Drummer Boy Willie McGee, Civil War Hero and Fraud, by Thomas Fox and The Mutinous Regiment, by John G. Zinn. Currently he is President of the 33rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, a reenacting group which represents the original unit which served with distinction during the Civil War.
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