Ord, Edward Ortho Cresap, 1818-1883 Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States

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GLC#
GLC04397
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1861
Author/Creator
Ord, Edward Ortho Cresap, 1818-1883
Title
Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 v. : 559 p. : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 15.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Signed by Major General Ord on the title page. Published by J.B. Lippincott & Co. at 22 & 24 North Fourth Street in Philadelphia. Published by the authority of the War Department, Simon Cameron Secretary of War. Signed on title page "Major Gen E.O.C. Ord, Comg Cornith, Miss. Do not remove this book from Head Quarters." Divided into 52 chapters on every type of military activity, regulation, and equipment. Some of the chapters deal with: "Military Discipline," Deserters," "Courts-Martial," and "Ordnance Department." Has 3 appendices at the back: "Articles of War," "Extracts from Acts of Congress," and "Army Pay Table." Contains charts and graphs throughout. Pencil marks and notes throughout as well. Index on pages 527-559. Inside back cover has news paper article titled "Directory of Thirteenth Army Corps," with a listing of some of that unit's officers. Also on a blank sheet next to the back cover is a faded signature in pencil. It beings with "Capt." and the name is illegible. Inside front cover has a handmade bookplate in the shape of wings with the name "Lieut. George Sheeks a.a.q.m." Front cover has the word or name "Buhler's" on a small piece of paper pasted to it. Blue pebbled cloth cover.

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