An original 1861 Civil War-era military manual, Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics, Vol. II, by Brevet Lt. Col. W. J. Hardee, published in Philadelphia by J. B. Lippincott & Co. This essential training guide was used by both Union and Confederate forces at the outset of the Civil War. It details battalion-level exercises and maneuvers for troops acting as light infantry or riflemen. Features multiple fold out plates still in tact. Author: Brevet Lt. Col. W. J. Hardee, U.S. Army. Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia. Date: 1861 (wartime edition). Volume II: School of the Battalion.

Good+; rubbing and wear to spine and corners, toning/foxing to pages, fold-out plate present and complete. One is torn and partially missing. See photos for more details.