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Military Handbook

by Winfield Scott.

Philadelphia: Beadles, 1861

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Written as a book a soldier’s mother might buy for her son to get him prepared for life in the military. Published in 1861 for Union soldiers.

Table of Contents

Personal Hints to Volunteers
General Orders, Regulations, etc.
Ordnance
Rifles and Their Use
Culinary Department
Health Department
The Law of Prizes
A Complete Dictionary of Military Terms and Science