A TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION Containing Instructions on the Methods of Laying Out, Constructing, Defending, and Attacking Intrenchments, with the General Outlines also of the Arrangement, the Attack and Defence of Permanent Fortifications - 3rd edition revised and enlarged

MAHAN, D.H.- Professor of Military and Civil Engineering in the United States Military Academy

Published by John Wiley, New York, 1861, 1861

About this Item

168 pages, foldout diagrams, Very good hardcover tightly bound in original brown cloth. chipping to top of spine. Contents fine. This is identified inside the front cover with black stamp of J. G. BUTLER, USA and on the front flyleaf handwritten - "Jas. G. Butler, Cadet, U. S. M. A. 1st class 1862, dated November 17th, 1862. Very nice association piece. BUTLER was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th United States Artillery until June 1863 then transferred to Ordnance Department. Breveted for gallantry at Chicamauga. Stayed in the Army until 1891. Great story behiind this little volume.

Seller Inventory # MAN23

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION Containing Instructions on the Methods of Laying Out, Constructing, Defending, and Attacking Intrenchments, with the General Outlines also of the Arrangement, the Attack and Defence of Permanent Fortifications - 3rd edition revised and enlarged
• Publisher: John Wiley, New York, 1861
• Publication Date: 1861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana
  • Civil War
  • Military