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The 1862 Army Officer's Pocket Companion : A Manual for Staff Officers in the Field - William F. Craighill

The 1862 Army Officer's Pocket Companion

A Manual for Staff Officers in the Field

By: William F. Craighill

Hardcover | 30 January 2003

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This amazingly complete book describes in crisp text all the information commanders and staff officers need to know about "how the army works." Includes command organization and administration; principles of employment of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, and signal; logistics (ordinance, quartermaster, transportation, subsistence, and medical); movement of armies; camps and bivouacs; reconnaissance and patrols; order of battle for attack, defense, siege, and retreat; and use of field fortifications, obstacles, spies, and agents. Also included is information on promotions, courts-martial, military honors, and even cooking and the design and use of field ovens.

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