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Compend of instructions in military tactics, and, The manual of percussion arms : with extracts from the U.S. Army regulations / compiled and published for the use of the Militia, in conformity to a resolve of the Legislature, by Ebenezer W. Stone.

Author/creator	Stone, Ebenezer Whitten, 1801-1880
Other author/creator	Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. Infantry tactics.
Other author/creator	Massachusetts. General Court.
Other author/creator	United States. Army. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Selections.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Boston : W. White, printer to the State, 1857.
Description	139, [1] p. ; 19 cm.
Supplemental Content	Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subject(s)	Massachusetts. Militia--Drill and tactics --Handbooks, manuals, etc. Drill and minor tactics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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Running title	Act concerning the Militia
Running title	Military tactics
Running title	Army regulations
Portion of title	Manual of percussion arms
Cover title	Compend of military instructions
Series	Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents	Commonwealth of Massachusetts : in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, An Act concerning the Militia -- Instructions in military tactics -- Manual of percussion arms -- Extracts from the U.S. Army regulations.
General note	"The Manual of instruction in the use of arms with percussion locks has been prepared to correspond with the standard used in the Army. The numbers in this part of the Compend refer to the numbered paragraphs in 'Scott's Infantry tactics,' vol. 1. The extracts selected from the 'Army regulations' are taken from the work which was approved by the President of the United States, February, 1857." Cf. "Introductory note," p. [1].
General note	"Every commissioned officer and sergeant in the Militia is entitled to a copy of this Compend and is responsible for its safe keeping. On resigning he will deliver up this book with the other public property in his possession for the use of his successor in office." Cf. front flyleaf.
General note	Includes index.
General note	Reproduction of original from Yale University Libraries.
General note	Sabin no. 92037.
References	RLIN, CTRG06-B114
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Other title	Manual of percussion arms.

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