1861 Civil War General McClellan Manual of Bayonet Exercise Fencing Illustrated

1861 Civil War General McClellan Manual of Bayonet Exercise Fencing Illustrated

“The Union, which can alone insure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood.”

– George B. McClellan

George McClellan was an important American soldier and officer during the American Civil War and the Mexican-American War. He published a number of works on his involvement in the military, such as his ‘Manual of Bayonet Exercise’. This soldier’s manual was written based on the French fencing techniques of Gomard and includes numerous full-page illustrations depicting footwork and attack positions.

Item number: #19380

Price: $499

McCLELLAN, George Brinton

Manual of bayonet exercise : prepared for the use of the Army of the United States

Philadelphia: Lippincott and Co., 1861.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xii, 106
  • 24 engraved plates
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19.5cm x 12.5cm)

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