RIFLE AND LIGHT INFANTRY TACTICS; For The Exercise And Manoeuvres Of Troops When Acting As Light Infantry Or Rifleman, Prepared Under The Direction Of The War Department, Vol. I Schools Of The Soldier And Company; Instructions For Skirmishers

One fold out plate and 31/31 full page plates. 5.25 x 3.5", brown cloth, black leather spine, gilt lettering, 250pp with index including manuals, general calls, calls for skirmishers, table of contents. Covers very well worn, lacks most spine, cloth tape on the front cover which is detached as are the first two blank pages, pasted in newspaper clipping, ink names, occasional pencil notes/numbers, fold out plate torn, plates 10 and 11 (one page) detached else good. Textblock tight and clean. The newspaper clipping is titled "Officers Of The Union Continentals Of Buffalo" lists the names of the officers of this volunteer home guard starting with its leader, Millard Fillmore, the former president. He was listed as captain but his title was actually major. The 150 man unit was formed on April 27, 1861 to protect Buffalo and the vicinity from a possible Confederate attack. The company drilled twice a week so having a book like this would have been necessary. The regiment, in addition to providing protection, also escorted troops to the train station as they did on May 3, 1861 for four companies of the 21st New York infantry. SIGNED TWICE BY THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND MAJOR OF THE UNION CONTINENTALS MILLARD FILLMORE AND DATED MAY 3, 1861, SIX DAYS AFTER THE REGIMENT WAS FORMED AND THE SAME DAY HIS REGIMENT ESCORTED THE 21st NEW YORK INFANTRY. SCARCE.…