Delafield, Major Richard. Report on the Art of War in Europe in 1854, 1855, and 1856, by Major Richard Delafield, Corps of Engineers, from his Notes and Observations made as a member of a "Military Commission to the Theater of War in Europe," under the orders of Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer, 1860. First Edition. [11923]
Sometime rebound in brown buckram, ex library with paper label to spine and stamps on the end papers; 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches, binding is very good with no problems. Extra illustrated color lithograph title page. xvi, 287 pages of text with 180 text drawings; about 50 maps & plans, many of which have splits at the folds or edge tears; 13 plans of gun carriages; several plans of fortifications; 18 folding lithographs and 5 single plate lithographs. Foxing throughout, of varying degrees. Good. Hardcover.
36th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 59.
The Crimean War provided examples of new military arms and tactics. These were studied and herein presented to the US House of Representatives. A timely resource, with the American Civil War soon to begin. The person who called for and empowered this investigation was none other than Jefferson Davis, who was the US Secretary of War in 1854.
Lithographs: Harbor Defences of Sebastopol, from the rear of the Dry Docks; Arsenal at Vienna; Interior of the Barrack Battery, Sebastopol; The Malakoff Tower, Immediately after its Surrender, from the Korniloff Bastion, looking towards the Allied Camp; View of Sebastopol from the Mast-Bastion; View of Sebastopol from the Malakhoff Tower; View of Sebastopol from the Redan; Sebastopol, View of the Dry Docks, Arsenal Point, and harbor Casemated Forts; Sebastopol, View of Arsenal Point Store Houses; Sebastopol, Head of a Sap from the English Trenches; Interior of Chapman's Battery; Interior of the Barrack Battery; Interior of the Redan, after the Final Assault; Interior of the Redan; another Interior of the Redan; Exterior of the Malakhoff and Korniloff Bastion; Interior of the Korniloff Bastion; Interior of the Korniloff Bastion after the assault by the French on the 8th September 1855; View of Sebastopol from the Redan, No. 2; Transport of the Wounded; Transport of the Wounded of the French, English and Sardinian Armies; Military Hospital, St. Petersburg; another of Military Hospital, St. Petersburg; Turkish Barrack at Scutari, used by the English Army as their General Depot Hospital.
