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United States. Army Regulations for the Army of the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08398 Author/Creator: United States. Army Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book signed Date: 1857 Pagination: 457 p. : appendix ; 20 x 12 cm Order a Copy

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers. Signed by William Tecumseh Sherman in 1859. Sherman's copy used while superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy. Includes detailed information on army policies, from absences and artillery to fuel and uniforms.

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Union General
Education
Military History
Age of Jackson

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