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Lot 473: 1861, Civil War Manual

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Lot  473: 1861, Civil War Manual
<b>CW¥Miscellaneous</b><hr><b>1861 'Infantry Tactics... of the United States Infantry'</b>

<b>1861, Civil War Manual on U.S. Infantry & Rifle Tactics, Choice Very Fine.</b>
'Infantry Tactics... of the United States Infantry,' authorized by the Secretary of War, May 1, 1861, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 5.5' x 3.5', hardbound cloth covers, gilt-stamped spine, 456 pages. Simon Cameron, Secretary of War under Lincoln, authorized this thick manual, as indicated on the title plate and on page 3, before the preface. This essential manual includes wonderfully detailed illustrations for proper military stances, and music sheets for playing of military cadences for charge, retreat, reveille, dinner call, 'tattoo' (taps), and much more! A real collectorÕs item. With lightly toned pages, minor, occasional stains, a few pages of advertisements are missing from the end of the book, but the essential material is complete.