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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 1st Edition. As the stirrings of the Civil War (which began 12 April 1861) rumbled in the background, this manual was created to educate the "citizen soldiery" who might suddenly find themselves called into service. Also written for "the student of military art or science & the reader of military history," it provides a comprehensive overview of Army Organization (infantry, cavalry, field artillery); Arms & Ammunition; Schools of the Soldier, Company, Battalion, Trooper, Troop, & Squadron; Evolution of the Regiment; Light Artillery Tactics & Target Practice; types of Battles; Duties of Captains & Staff; Courts Martial; Musical Scores; Articles of War. In 743 pages, with 1 foldout plan for the Formation of a Regiment & 4 foldout Forms representing Morning Reports for Captains all intact. The author was an Instructor of Tactics and Commandant of Cadets at VMI (Virginia Military Institute) in Lexington (the country's first state military college). With an 1860 copyright, this is an 1861 printing of that First Edition, published in both Philadelphia & Baltimore. Hardcover octavo has green textured cloth over boards, blindstamped with decorative device & ruling to front, gilt images of soldiers & gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fair: stitched binding is tight & text block is strong, but 2 signature (8 pages each) have come completely loose & show wear along fore edge side. Both hinges secure. Cloth is cracked & separated from spine at both front & rear joints, with old glue residue. Interior is very clean, pages off-white with moderate tanning, completely unmarked save for former owner's name & 1861 date to ffep, old bookstore stamp (A.D. Inslee of Wilmington, DE) inside front cover. Exterior shows heavy rubbing & bumping to all corner with cloth loss here & at both ends of spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Offered here is a rare opportunity to acquire resource materials from the private library of the late David L. Hack, a nationally recognized authority on Civil War history. His meticulously curated collection has been featured in The New York Times and acquired in part by the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. Selections from his collections have traveled in major exhibitions around the world and have been cited extensively in scholarly works, books, and academic papers. Each item reflects Hack's lifelong dedication to historical accuracy, preservation, and scholarship. This collection has been carefully maintained over decades and represents an invaluable resource for historians, collectors, and Civil War enthusiasts alike. Description: A rare and historically significant Civil War-era military manual by Major William Gilham. Originally published in 1861, this guide was designed to train volunteers and militia in the United States, covering essential infantry drills, company and platoon formations, tactics, manual of arms, and the duties of officers. Rich with practical illustrations and detailed instructions, it was widely used by both Confederate and Union forces during the Civil War. This volume is a must-have for collectors, historians, or Civil War enthusiasts seeking an authentic reference to 19th-century military training practices. Features: Original 1861 edition Detailed illustrations and step-by-step military instructions Historical context for early Civil War military organization Essential reference for collectors and researchers.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is a near fine hardcover first edition copy in a brown embossed cloth binding with a gold image canon firing on the cover, same image on the title page and the rear board. Lovely white unfoxed paper, with all the fold outs, 743 pages. James Herr Smith's copy with his signature and a 1861 date.[Google says he survived the war] Photos on request.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Octavo. [1], xxvi, 27-743 pages, [1] page blank, [24] pages advertisements, [1]. Illustrated with 176 numbered figures some folding; plates, tables, 13 forms many folding, and music. Brown diamond cloth hardcover with faded gilt illustration on the front board. Cloth spine missing. Light edge wear to the boards. Contents are shaken with cracks and some stitching visible in the gutters. The front cover and first 12 preliminary pages near detached. Back cover secure. Brown staining (ink, oil?) to the gutters of the first 25 pages. Light scattered foxing and toning to the contents. Fair only. On the front paste down is a clipped Georgia Executive Department printed instruction that reads - "Executive Department, Adjutant General's Office, Feb'y 1, 1861. Gilham's Manual for Volunteers and Militia having been approved by the Commander-In-Chief, he orders that it be issued to the Volunteers and Militia of the State of Georgia for their government, and that it be strictly adhered to. Nothing contrary to the tenor of this Manual will be enjoined, or permitted, in any part of the forces of the State of Georgia by any commander, be his rank what it may. [printed name] Henry C. Wayne, Adjutant Gen'l." On the right front flyleaf is an inscription by a Confederate officer - "Lt W L Davis Co. B 6th Rigt (Regt) G M (Georgia Militia) Rocky Plains Newton Co. Ga." Above the soldiers inscription, written in old ink, is "567 Dist Co. G. M." Ancestry dot com record for the name Lt. W. L. Davis, Rocky Plains, Newton County, Georgia indicates Capt. Davis, from Newton County, mustered in the 47th Ga. Regt. on March 8th, 1862. An image from the Georgia Civil War Muster Rolls 1860-1864, page 16 (of 25), lists Capt. Wilson L. Davis name directly under the section - "567 District". From wikipedia: The 6th Georgia Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was organized at Macon, Georgia, in April 1861. Future governor of Georgia, Alfred H. Colquitt, was elected its first colonel. The regiment fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Antietam and participated in Stonewall Jackson's flank attack at the Battle of Chancellorsville. The unit later saw action at battery Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina, and the battle of Olustee near Ocean Pond, Florida. The remnants and survivors of the regiment surrendered at Greenboro, North Carolina on April 26, 1865, to forces under the command of William T. Sherman. Also from wikipedia: Henry Constantine Wayne (September 18, 1815 March 15, 1883) was a United States Army officer, and is known for his commanding the expedition to test the U.S. Camel Corps as part of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis's plan to use camels as a transport in the West. Wayne was also a Confederate adjutant and inspector-general for Georgia and a brigadier general during the American Civil War.

Hardcover. Condizione: Used-Very Good. C. Desilver ; Cushings & Bailey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, 1861. 8vo, Orig. dec. cloth. 743 pp. Illustarted with line drawings, plans, charts and music. Some fold-outs. Wear and sun-fading to binding, but still quite sturdy. Foxing to text distrubted unevenly: some sections rather heavy, some almost clear. Quite legible throughout. A very presentable copy of an uncommon book.