Description: 1869 Harpers Magazine OWNED & SIGNED BY James Henry Rochelle CSA Navy Captain! BACK IN TIME RARE BOOKS PO BOX 601057 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32260 [BACK IN TIME RARE BOOKS]ITEM DESCRIPTION:Original complete October, 1869 Harper's MagazinePERSONALLY OWNED AND SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY CAPTAIN JAMES HENRY ROCHELLE! James Henry Rochelle - James Henry joined the Navy at the age of 15 and six months later, his uncle-in-law, John Tyler, the then President of the United States, whose son had married Rochelle's sister three years earlier, personally granted him a full midshipman's warrant. Rochelle was almost immediately called to duty and saw his first active service during the Mexican War with Commodore Perry. After the Mexican War, Rochelle enrolled in the Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated in 1848. His first foreign duties led him to the Mediterranean aboard the frigat Constitution, where he spent three years in Italy and Malta. His next assignment took him to Japan where he served under Admiral Perry in the opening of Japan in 1852-54. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Rochelle, as many others were, was tasked with choosing to retain his commission in the US Navy, or take up arms against it. As most from the southern states did, Rochelle resigned his post and was quickly offered a commission as Captain in the new Confederate Navy. IT WAS THE JAMES RIVER SQUADRON AND ITS FLAGSHIP THE CSS VIRGINIA, BETTER KNOWN AS THE MERRIMACK, WHICH UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY THE UNION BLOCKADE ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF THE IRONCLADS AT HAMPTON ROADS. DURING THE BATTLE, ROCHELLE WAS PRESENT AS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER ABOARD THE CSS PATRICK HENRY. After the Civil War, Rochelle was offered a commission as Admiral in the Peruvian Navy and was put in charge of surveying the upper reaches of the Amazon river. THE MAGAZINE:No. 233Published by Harper & Brothers - 159 PP. Illustrated throughout. ITEM CONDITION:(FAIR) Chipping to edges and corners. Foxing. Spine chipped and front cover corner torn and nearly detached. BOLD SIGNATURE IN UPPER RIGHT.WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS!SHIPPING DETAILS:Shipping in the Continental United States is $5.00 for the first BOOK and $2.00 for each additional BOOK. Any oversized or extra heavy pieces will require additional shipping calculated by weight at the close of the auction. International rates will be based upon the USPS calculated cost.BACK IN TIME RARE BOOKS - PO BOX 601057 - JACKSONVILLE, FL 32260 Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
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