Hand-Book For Active Service: Containing Practical Instructions In Campaign Duties. For The Use Of Volunteers - Softcover

Egbert Ludovicus Viele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371214092 ISBN 13: 9780371214091

Publisher: HardPress, 1860

Synopsis

Hand-Book For Active Service: Containing Practical Instructions In Campaign Duties. For The Use Of Volunteers by Egbert Ludovicus Viele. A Civil War–era manual offering practical guidance for volunteers in campaign life, covering recruitment, organization of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and the duties of officers and soldiers. It presents structured instruction on the recruit, the company, the regiment, and the army’s marching and camp life, including cooking, rations, and the management of equipment. The text also includes extensive chapters on guard mounting, field fortifications, artillery, and ammunition, with illustrated references and step-by-step drills intended to prepare citizen-soldiers for service in the field. Emphasizing discipline, logistics, and the efficient use of resources, it seeks to codify the daily practices, duties, and procedures essential to active campaigning for volunteers in the antebellum and Civil War era.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1860
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371214092
• ISBN 13: 9780371214091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288