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1877

United States. Army

Book

Title: Index of General Orders, Adjutant General's Office, 1876

Published by the Government Printing Office. Contains military orders 1-114 for 1876, including forms for use of supplies, promotions, and designation of offices. The spine and cover of this book have separated in several places. Among notables mentioned are George A. Custer, Thomas Custer, W.T. Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, etc.

GLC02693

1857

United States. Army

Book signed

Title: Regulations for the Army of the United States

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers. Signed by William Tecumseh Sherman in 1859. Sherman's copy used while superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy. Includes detailed information on army policies, from absences and artillery to fuel and uniforms.

GLC08398

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