Hardee’s Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics: Civil War Era Manual. 1860. Early copyright date. Most were 1861. Free shipping.
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Hardee's Rifle & Light Infantry Tactics for Exercise and Maneuvres of Troops. 1860. Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott & Co. Vol. I.
Commissioned by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, William Hardee's Rifle & Light Infantry Tactics modernized American infantry drill, allowing for nimbler, faster-paced battle movements. Though Hardee was a Confederate general, both Confederate and Union armies used Hardee's manual during the Civil War.
Octavo, original brown cloth back boards, black leather binding with gold lettering. 30 lithographs (complete). Scattered foxing and soiling throughout. 250 pages. An extraordinary copy especially since it is copyright 1860.
Note: The soldier left the photo of his beloved in this copy. Her picture will be included in the purchase of this book.
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