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Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Notes on Mines

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05707.04 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Pamphlet signed Date: circa 1838 Pagination: 40 p. , 2 p. of plates ; 33 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Contains directions on constructing mines for use in military attacks. Lithography by George Aspinwall at the U.S. Military Academy Press. Signed by Halleck in ink on page 40. Owned by Halleck while a cadet at West Point. Bound together in a book with GLC05707.01-.07.

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872

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