The 1863 U.S. Infantry Tactics: Infantry of the Line, Light Infantry, and Riflemen

The 1863 U.S. Infantry Tactics: Infantry of the Line, Light Infantry, and Riflemen by U.S. War Department. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780811700214.

Written in 1861 at the direction of the War Department and copiously illustrated, this was the book used to train, lead, and maneuver U.S. Infantry units on Civil War battlefields. It contains the school of the soldier, the company, and battalion or fielded regiment, along with all-important instructions for skirmishers. Over 15 pages of field music, the articles of war in use at the time, and a dictionary of Civil War military terminology completes this extensive work. The work was authorized and adopted by the Secretary of War on May 1, 1861. This is the second edition issued in 1863.