INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING MUSTER-ROLLS; MUSTERING INTO SERVICE; PERIODICAL PAYMENTS; AND FOR DISCHARGE FROM SERVICE; OF VOLUNTEERS OR MILITIA.
Washington: C. Alexander, Printer, 1848. viii, 38 pp. Original printed green front wrapper [some spine chipping and wear, gum label remnant at spine base]. Disbound, light rubberstamp on blank portion of title page. Ink signature on front wrapper: 'Theo. Talbot USA'. Good+ or so.
A comprehensive list of instructions, from reporting absentees to requisitions, to transportation and leave requirements, and reporting of wounded soldiers, issued by Secretary of War Marcy on June 12, 1848. Many tables are included. Reprinted many times during the Civil War, our copy appears to be its first appearance under this title.
OCLC records nine copies under two accession numbers as of June 2015. Item #32174
Price: $175.00