Attention! The volunteer's manual, just published, : contains full instructions for the recruit, in the schools of the soldier and squad, with over one hundred illustrations ... By Lt. Col. D.W.C. Baxter, of the National Guard. 12mo. size. Convenient for
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Attention! The volunteer's manual, just published contains full instructions for the recruit, in the schools of the soldier and squad, with over one hundred illustrations ... By Lt. Col. D.W.C. Baxter, of the National Guard. 12mo. size. Convenient for the pocket. ... It is approved of officially. Agents wanted in every town, village and hamlet. Retail price, 25 cents per copy; or, bound in flexible cloth, 38 cents. Mailed anywhere, free of postage, on receipt of 25 cents. For sale everywhere
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De Witt Clinton Baxter's The volunteers manual was issued by King & Baird in 1861., On verso: Independent rangers! Company arrangement. The following articles are to be carried in knapsack or bundle. 1 Bible. 2 pair kid gloves. 6 standing collars (choakers,) one on. 2 pairs patent leather boots. 1 catechism. 2 white vests. 2 white neckcloths. 4 pairs silk hose. 2 pairs parlor slippers, (worked. 1 India rubber blanket, (John Thornley, 311 Chestnut Street.) 1 smoking cap. 1 meerschaum. 2 boxes best Habana. 1 morning wrapper. 1 Volunteer's manual, King & Baird's edition. 2 pair black pants. 2 blue coats, (brass buttons.) 1 colored servant. 1 "very" large pocket book. 4 bottles of Glenn's (not George's) hair oil. 6 cakes of Glenn's (not George's) scented soap. 6 white shirts, (ruffled bosoms,) one on. 1 rat terrier, (black and tan. 1 tooth brush. 6 tooth picks, ("Take your choice for $1." 1 pair of spectacles, gold. 2 blue silk umbrellas, (sleepers.) The piano forte, (Chickering's,) will be furnished by the government. Divine service every morning at 10 o'clock. Officiating chaplain, Rev. F.A. Degan. N.B.--If the knapsack will not hold the wardrobe, each member is expected to hire a wagon. By order of [blank], The illustration on the recto shows a proper soldier; the illustration on the verso shows a cartoon of a soldier armed with several knives and swords., Library Company copy dated in MS.: May 1861., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
King & Baird
Date
[1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1861 King (2)5786.F.53b (McAllister)
Just out. Part 2. Baxter's Volunteer's manual ....
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Just out. Part 2. Baxter's Volunteer's manual
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Printed area measures: 53.5 x 48 cm., "Published by King & Baird, 607 Sansom Street, Philadelphia.", Publishers' advertisement for De Witt Clinton Baxter's Volunteer's manual., Formerly part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[1861?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1861 Just (6)5777.F.27a
Attention! The best military book ever published. Now ready, Baxter's Volunteer's manual, : containing full instructions for the recruit, in the schools of the soldier and squad, given in the most simple style, ... Illustrated with over 100 engravings, ..
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Attention! The best military book ever published. Now ready, Baxter's Volunteer's manual containing full instructions for the recruit, in the schools of the soldier and squad, given in the most simple style, ... Illustrated with over 100 engravings, ... By Lt. Col. De Witt C. Baxter, of the National Guard, now in the service of the United States. This book is officially approved of. ... The same work is also published in the German language, at the same price
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De Witt Clinton Baxter's The volunteers manual, and Baxter's Handbuch des Freiwilligen were each issued by King & Baird in 1861., The illustration shows three soldiers standing at attention., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
King & Baird
Date
[1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1861 King (2)5786.F.53a (McAllister)
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
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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
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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.
Creator
King & Baird, printer
Date
[1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1861 King (6)5777.F.30a (McAllister)