Lowrie, Walter; Clark, Matthew St. Clair; et al. American State Papers. Military Affairs. Class 5, Vol. 1. Documents of the Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States...&c. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1832. First Edition. [11600]
Sometime rebound in brown buckram, ex library with labels to spines, ink stamps on the end papers, rest clean. 13 x 8 1/2 inches. 860 pp., xvi pp. index; light foxing, tight. Good. Hardcover.
This volume covers the years 1789 to 1819, and includes all of the documents pertaining to the military affairs of the government of the United States. The book offers a comprehensive, expert-level collection of primary documents detailing the formative military history of the early United States. Covering critical events from President Washington’s leadership through the American Revolution and the War of 1812, this volume provides in-depth insight into the nation’s defense policies, military operations, and government decisions during its first three decades. Essential for historians and scholars, it reveals the strategic challenges and institutional developments that shaped the young republic’s military foundation.
This begins with President Washington's presentation of the militia of the United States, reports on the military of the Revolution, and continues through the periods of Indian warfare and the War of 1812. Reports on the militias, tactics, fortifications, officers, foundries, casualties, &c., &c., all given in minute detail.
