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Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892) Elements of military art and science

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06243 Author/Creator: Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book signed Date: 18 July 1862 Pagination: 465 p. ; 20 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Signed on the front pastedown and titlepage by Meigs. Book by Henry W. Halleck. Third edition, published in 1862 by D. Appleton & Company. A note on the titlepage updates Halleck's position

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892
Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872

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