United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Organization of the bridge equipage of the United States Army, with directions for the construction of military bridges.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06254 Author/Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book Date: 1870 Pagination: 108 p. : 6 plates Height: 23 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy
Signed by George W. Goethals, the engineer of the Panama Canal and dated December 1881. Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. Contains six folding illustrations. With bookplate of Goethals on inside cover.
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