Collection of dispatches extracts and general orders from the United States Navy Pursuant to the end of the Civil War.

United States Navy

Verlag: United States Navy, Mound City, Il, 1865

Beschreibung

Seventeen small broadsides, each 5.0" x 8.0" inches plus 2 four-page pamphlets in self-wrappers. Excellent collection of naval orders, most of which were printed on board the flagship Tempest, stationed in Mound City, Illinois. Several of the orders concern the discharge of enlisted men, the downsizing of the Missisiippi Squadron and the storage of coal. Several ships of the Mississippi Squadron are named, inlcuding the Tempest, Hastings, Oriole, Tennessee, Missouri, Pittsburg and Silver Cloud. Only one of the several orders was printed during the war. Special Order No. 2 was printed on board the flagship Fairy, in 1864. These orders provide an excellent overview of the Mississippi fleet. Original source material published by the US Navy. This collection is quite rare. Size: 5.0" x 8.0" 1st Printing Language: eng 1st Printing.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001010

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Collection of dispatches extracts and general orders from the United States Navy Pursuant to the end of the Civil War.
• Verlag: United States Navy, Mound City, Il
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1865
• Einband: No Binding
• Auflage: 1st Edition.
• Zustand: Near Fine