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(CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Mahan, D.H. A Treatise on Field Fortification. 12 folding plates. [iii]-xxvii,...

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(CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Mahan, D.H. A Treatise on Field Fortification. 12 folding plates. [iii]-xxvii, [1], 168 pages. 12mo, contemporary 1/4 morocco, moderate wear; text lightly toned, one plate reinforced at folds. Richmond, VA: West & Johnston, 1862

Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. The only Confederate printing of this important treatise on military field fortification. Originally published in 1836, this work saw new editions for the Mexican-American War (1846) and the Civil War (1861), with this fourth edition published in Richmond in 1862. The plates illustrate emplacements and breastworks, while the text provides explanation for their construction in the field. Crandall 2459; Parrish & Willingham 4947.

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(CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Mahan, D.H. A Treatise on Field Fortification. 12 folding plates. [iii]-xxvii, [1], 168 pages. 12mo, contemporary 1/4 morocco, moderate wear; text lightly toned, one plate reinforced at folds. Richmond, VA: West & Johnston, 1862

Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. The only Confederate printing of this important treatise on military field fortification. Originally published in 1836, this work saw new editions for the Mexican-American War (1846) and the Civil War (1861), with this fourth edition published in Richmond in 1862. The plates illustrate emplacements and breastworks, while the text provides explanation for their construction in the field. Crandall 2459; Parrish & Willingham 4947.

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