 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Hard cover, 8vo., 613pp., First edition with copyright of 1879. In publisher's brown cloth binding, gold lettering and US Army seal with motto "This We'll Defend" to front cover. Condition: About Good. Cracked front hinge with ghost of old tape, and a number of bumps to the edges of the covers. ** Contents include the founding of the War Department, the War of 1812 with Great Britain, the Mexican War, "The Situation of the Indians at the The of the Establishment of the Government", and an appendix of the Roster of the Medical, Pay, Corps of Engineers and Ordnance Departments. With two illustrated plates. Includes a leaflet advertising another book by the publisher. Author L.D. [Lurton Dunham] Ingersoll (1841-1918).
Ref: MILCIV 8433
$50.00