Department and Congressional Directory. Part I: Department Directory. Part II: Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty-Sixth Congress

Washington: C. Bohn, 1861. Comprehensive guide to the United States Government as of 1861, in the days leading up to and beginning the Civil War. The Department Directory is a register of officers in the service of the United States in Washington, as well as department location, responsibilities and more. The Congressional Directory provides names and locations of all Senators and Congressmen plus information about their districts, and is illustrated by a chart of each chamber, accompanied by a seating list. Printed wraps, 47 pages. Covers chipped around the edges with some soiling, faint dampstain at the head of the rear cover, with the dampstain only affecting the far top margin of the last three or four leaves. Pages very clean with minimal foxing, no names or other markings, a few small margin chips from use. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.