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Lilly, Eli, fl. 1864 Cavalry Tactics. In three parts. School of the Trooper....

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07566 Author/Creator: Lilly, Eli, fl. 1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book signed Date: 1864 Pagination: 606 p. 14.7 x 10.7 cm Order a Copy

Many fold-outs including bugle calls. Binding incorrectly reads "1841" [sic]. The parts are: Dismounted, Mounted and Evolutions of a Regiment. Rest of title: "School of the Trooper, of the Platoon, of the Squadron, and the Evolutions of a Regiment." The book has been dated on the titlepage January 23, 1865, Gravelly Springs, Ala.

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