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Creator King & Baird printer.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Baxter's Handbuch des Freiwilligen. : Scott's Taktik. Enthaltend eine Rekruten, in den Schulen des Soldaten und des Trupps und sum Gebrauch der Heim-Garde (Home Guard.) Mit über hundert Illustrationen. Von Lieutenant-Colonel. D.W.C. Baxter. Herausgegeben von King und Baird, No. 607 Sansomstrasse, Philadelphia. Einzelne Exemplare 25 Cents.---Heir zu haben.
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa.? : s.n]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1861
Date [1861]
Physical Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 17 cm.
Notes Baxter's Handbuch des Freiwilligen, a German translation of De Witt Clinton Baxter's Volunteer's manual, was published by King & Baird in 1861.
Printed in red, blue, and black.
The illustration shows a soldier standing at attention beside a cannon, with a camp is in the background and two U.S. flags in the foreground.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject Baxter, De Witt Clinton, ca. 1829-1881 Baxter's Handbuch des Freiwilligen.
Baxter, De Witt Clinton, ca. 1829-1881. Volunteer's manual. German.
German American soldiers.
Publishers and publishing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- Armed Forces -- German Americans.
Genre Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1861.
Broadsides.
Publishers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1861.
Woodcuts.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | #Am 1861 King (6)5777.F.30a (McAllister)
Accession number (6) 5777.F.30a (McAllister)

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