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Two volumes of drafts and notes towards works by John Watts de Peyster, mainly concerning the Battle of Gettysburg and the Maryland Campaign. Volume one is an interleaved copy of "The Decisive Conflicts of the Late Civil War" and includes: manuscript notes and correspondence from soldiers who participated in the Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Gettysburg. The volume was used to prepare a revised edition of the work. The second volume includes: a typescript copy of the first 6 parts of "La Royale", with ms. corrections and additions by Walter Kempster; a printed edition of the 7th part of "La Royale", unrevised and with ms. corrections in the author's hand; and a printed and revised edition of the 8th part of "La Royale".
John Watts de Peyster (1821-1907) was born in New York City, the son of Frederic de Peyster and Mary Justina Watts. He married Estelle Livingston, daughter of John Swift Livingston and Anna Maria Thompson.