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McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864 A Treatise on field fortification

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03746.02 Author/Creator: McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Book signed Date: 1 January 1853 Pagination: 1 v. : xxvii, 168 p. : , 12 p. : of plates Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

A copy of Dennis H. Mahan's "A Treatise on Field Fortification" signed by James B. McPherson. The full title of the book is"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." McPherson signs just before the title page, and also writes the date. The book contains twelve fold-out lithographic plates. It was printed in 1852 in New York by John Wiley. Original binders stored separately.

McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864
Mahan, D. H. (Dennis Hart), 1802-1871

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