Manual of bayonet exercise: prepared for the use of the army of the United States.

1862 General McClellan Manual Bayonet Fencing Civil War SOLDIER Provenance WI

"The Union, which can alone ensure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood."

– George B. McClellan

George Brinton McClellan was an important officer during the American Civil War and the Mexican-American War. He published several works on his involvement in the military, such as his 'Manual of Bayonet Exercise'. This soldier's manual was written based on the French fencing techniques of Gomard and includes numerous full-page illustrations depicting footwork and attack positions.

Item number: #40193

Price: $599

McCLELLAN, George B.

Manual of bayonet exercise: prepared for the use of the army of the United States.

Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott and Co., 1862.

Details:

· Collation: Complete

o xii, 118

o 24 engraved plates

· Provenance: Handwritten - Julius H. Lauderdale, Captain of Comp. I, 13th Regiment W.A., 1862

o Capt. Julius H. Lauderdale was a Union solider who served in the "Wisconsin Army". Specifically, he led I Company of the 13th Wisconsin Infantry, during the US Civil War.

· Language: English

· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

o Dark brown cloth

· Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)

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