The Volunteer's Hand Book Containing an Abridgement of Hardee's Infantry Tactics
Richmond: West and Johnston, 1861. Stated Third. Cloth covered cardboard type wraps. (Neither hardboard nor paper). Well used. Stamping on front board barely readable. A little water stain in upper inside gutter not touching or hindering text. Text pages are mainly bright white. Complete and together. / No jacket. Item #222
CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. P&W 4911. Crandall 2448.
The author served with the 1st Virginia Volunteers. Cover is almost identical to the Union version. Suspect first printings may have been before Virginia's secession. This is later and a good imprint. Contains comprehensive and simple to understand army drill and ceremony.
Housed in a clamshell type protector
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A VERY SCARCE MANUAL!!
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