National Guard manual
New York: Frank McElroy, 1864. 12mo, pp. 281, [1]; 7 plates and text illustrations throughout, many full-page; original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine sunned, corners worn, shallow tide stain on upper edge, flyleaves lacking. Essentially a school manual to train youth for their part in the Civil War, based upon the concept of a national guard, by a colonel in the 95th New York guard, with question and answers on the basics of war, exercises, formations, and a 22-page dictionary of military terms. Item #55820
Price: $125.00
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