The Army and Navy of the United States from the period of the Revolution to the present day : a record of the formation, organization, and general equipment of the land and naval forces of the republic

William Walton; Asa Bird Gardiner; H C Taylor

Boston : George Barrie & Son,1889.

Hardcover

2 volume set. #336 of Deluxe Edition. With 44 hand-colored plates & over 200 mounted india-proof plates within text. Folios. Modern 3/4 leather binding over blue cloth. Fine bindings. Library blindstamps. Marbled end pages. Marginal soiling to plates. Offsetting. The text contains an important roster of all commissioned officers from the Revolution through the Civil War. v. 1. The Army --v. 2. The Navy. Supplement : registers of Army and Navy, 1775-1865, and Navy, 1894. Howes W81.

Colored plates in order:

Part 1. Army.  1. Brigadier-General, Aide-de-Camp and Orderlies, 1776.; 

2. Officers of the French Contingent, 1780.;

3. General and Staff Officers, 1812

4. General Officers, 1835.;  Part 2. Army. 

5. General and Officers of Staff, 1847

6. Generals, 1864.

7. Lieutenant-General, 1886. Part 3. Army.

8. School of West Point, Mounted and Unmounted, 1889.

9. Light Horse, Skirmish of Outposts, 1777

10. Dragoon, 1846.

11. Cavalry. Charge of the 5th Regulars at Gaines Mills, 27 June, 1862

12. Captain and Troopers, 1861

13. Troopers Mounted, 1889. Part 4. Army.

14. Colonel and Private, First Continental Rhode Island Infantry 1782 to 1796

15. Infantry, 1810 - 1813

16. Infantry and General Officers, 1813 - 1821

17. Officer and Private of Infantry, 1802 - 1810

18. Officer and Private of Infantry, 1832 - 1850

19. Voltigeurs and Infantry. Assault of Chapultepec, 12 September 1847

20. Colonel and Privates of Infantry Volunteers 12th May, 1864.  Part 5. Army.

21. Infantry, Full Dress, 1872 - 1881

22. Field Equipment, 189223. Field Batteries, Malvern Hill, 1862.; 24. Horse Artillery, 1865. Going into Battery: Skirmish before Petersburg. Part 6. Army. 25. Field Artillery. Major Ringold directing the operations of his Battery, Palo Alto, May 8, 1846; 26. Engineers, 1892. Inspection in Barracks. Part 7. Army .[no

23. Field Batteries, Malvern Hill, 186224. Horse Artillery, 1865. Going into Battery: Skirmish before Petersburg. Part 6. Army. 25. Field Artillery. Major Ringold directing the operations of his Battery, Palo Alto, May 8, 1846; 26. Engineers, 1892. Inspection in Barracks. Part 7. Army .[no

24. Horse Artillery, 1865. Going into Battery: Skirmish before Petersburg. Part 6. Army.

25. Field Artillery. Major Ringold directing the operations of his Battery, Palo Alto, May 8, 184626. Engineers, 1892. Inspection in Barracks. Part 7. Army .[no

26. Engineers, 1892. Inspection in Barracks. Part 7. Army .[no coloured plates] Part 8. Army27. Commissary Department: Baggage Train, July 21, 1861.;  28. Quartermaster's Department. Train of Pack Mules attacked by Mexican Cavalry, 1847.; 29. Inspection at Proving-Ground.

27. Commissary Department: Baggage Train, July 21, 186128. Quartermaster's Department. Train of Pack Mules attacked by Mexican Cavalry, 1847.; 29. Inspection at Proving-Ground.

28. Quartermaster's Department. Train of Pack Mules attacked by Mexican Cavalry, 184729. Inspection at Proving-Ground.

29. Inspection at Proving-Ground. 12 inch Howitzer on Canet Carriage, 1892. Part 9. Navy

30. Rear Admiral, Captain and Ensign, 186531. Privateer Schooner, 1813. 32. Privateersmen, 1777.; 33. Letter-of-Marque, 1779; 34. Frigate, 1812; 35.

31. Privateer Schooner, 1813.

32. Privateersmen, 177733. Letter-of-Marque, 1779; 34. Frigate, 1812; 35.

33. Letter-of-Marque, 177934. Frigate, 1812; 35.

34. Frigate, 181235.

35. Captain and Boat's Crew, 181336. Commandant and Warrant Officers, 1805.

36. Commandant and Warrant Officers, 1805. Signing of the Treaty by the Bey of Algiers

37. Officer and Privates of Marines, 1830. Execution of Deserter38. Marines, 1847. Part 10. Navy; 39.

38. Marines, 1847. Part 10. Navy

39. Sinking of the "Alabama," June 11, 1864

40. Unarmored Cruisers, stripped for action

41. General Quarters; Gun Practice, 1891. Lieutenant and Seamen, Service Dress; and high-powered breech-loading six inch rifle

42. Navy Department. Ante-Chamber of the Secretary, Washington, 1893; 43. Unamoured Cruiser, 1890.Part 11. Navy; 44. Designing Room in the Navy Department, 1893.