CONFEDERATE ORDNANCE MANUAL - 1863 REPRINT - CIVIL WAR -BRAND NEW IN SHRINK WRAP

Description: THE ORDNANCE MANUAL FOR THE USE OF OFFICERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COLONEL J. GORGAS, CHIEF OF ORNANCE, APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR MINT CONDITION Brand New, Pristine Condition Book. Sample shown; yours is brand new and comes in the original publisher’s shrink wrap. Brand New, Clean, Sharp, Solidly Bound, Facsimile of the Original 1863 First Edition Essential Confederate Ordnance Manual Illustrated and Loaded with Data and Charts PUBLISHED BY MORNINGSIDE BOOKSHOP, IN 1995 OUT-OF-PRINT AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE BY THE PUBLISHER This is a brand new, facsimile book of the original Confederate Ordnance Manual. The one title, of a technical nature, that is absolutely indispensable to the serious student of military matters of this period is the Ordnance Manual. These manuals were issued by the United States Army, under dates of 1841, 1850 and 1861 (1st, 2d and 3rd editions) and are veritable one-volume encyclopedias of military knowledge. Covered in minute detail are such diverse matters as formulas for paint, the characteristics of various metals, manufacture and inspection procedures for weapons and accouterments, mathematical tables and how to tie various knots. Illustrations consist of a series of plates, bound together in the rear of the book. Upon the commencement of hostilities the Confederates printed and issued an Ordnance Manual under the date of 1861. This was simply a reprint of the United States Manual of 1850, with no changes other than the substitution of the letters “C.S.A.” for “U.S.” whenever these initials occur in the text. As the 1850 manual was out-of-date by this time, many changes in artillery, small arms and accouterments having taken place, a new manual was prepared by the Confederate Ordnance Department in 1862 and issued as the First Edition under date of 1863. This edition was primarily a reprint of the United States manual of 1861, but with much additional data concerning materiel peculiar to the Confederate service. The United States manual of 1861 had been prepared under the direction of Brevet Major T.T.S. Laidley, United States Ordnance Department, the Confederate manual under the direction of Colonel Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance. In a courtesy typical of the time, credit is given to Laidley, by Gorgas, for the preparation of the basic manual. The manual remains an invaluable tool for those interested in the technical aspects of the Civil War. It is in reality of dual interest, as it is primarily the standard United States manual for this period in addition to being that of the Confederacy. Its reprint makes available valuable information to many who have been previously denied it. Illustrated. 620 pages. Fully indexed. MINT CONDITION This is a brand new, unread, pristine condition book. A sample book is shown in these photos; your book is brand new and comes in the original, publisher’s, plastic shrink wrap. A clean, sharp, bright, solid, mint condition, brand new book. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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