Militia. Report of a Board of Officers in Relation to the Organization of the Militia, accompanying the annual message of the President of the United States at the commencement of the 2d session of the 19th Congress. January 23, 1834. Reprinted by order of the House of Representatives by Scott, Winfield. United States. War Dept - 1834

Washington D.C. : Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1837. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Rebound in brown cloth-circa 1890. Gilt lettering on black spine label. p 734, ill. foldout map. Tight binding and good cover. Minimal shelfwear. Clean, unmarked pages with toning. Foldout map is of the Seat of the Second Seminole War and is in crisp, clean condition without tearing or excessive wear. Missing title page and the last pages 733-734. <br><br> Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general who served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history and many historians rate him the best American commander of his time. Over the course of his forty-seven-year career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the American Civil War, conceiving the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan that would be used to defeat the Confederacy. He served as Commanding… Read More