Civil War - Hardee's Infantry & Rifle Tactics, Vol. 1
Book, Hardee's Infantry, Vol. 1
Object number1999.081.01
Date1861
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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DescriptionSmall paper bound book, "Rifle and Infantry Tactics" by Major General W.J. Hardee, Vol. 1, published in 1862 by S.H. Goetzel & Co.. The book is covered in a multi-colored paper with an irregular cobbled pattern and a black spine. Two-hundred and twenty-eight pages, the book has two inscriptions inside the first pages. The first reads "Wallace Cunningham/Co. A 63 Ohio", and the second, "The Property of/Daniel Turrentine/Price $1.75." The book was supplied to Confederates during the Civil War.