BOOK – A TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION – ID’D TO 5TH U.S. LIGHT ARTILLERY OFFICER

BOOK – A TREATISE ON FIELD FORTIFICATION – ID’D TO 5TH U.S. LIGHT ARTILLERY OFFICER

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The full title is “A Treatise On Field Fortification, Containing Instructions on the Methods of Laying Out, Constructing, Defending, and Attacking Intrenchments, with the General Outlines also of the Arrangement, the attack and Defence of Permanent Fortifications.” By D.H. Mahan. Published in 1861.

This is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of fortifying military positions in the field. The book provides detailed instructions on the methods of laying out, constructing, defending, and attacking intrenchments. The text covers a wide range of topics, including the selection of suitable sites for fortifications, the design and construction of various types of defensive works, the use of artillery in fortifications, and the tactics of attacking and defending fortified positions. The book was an essential resource for military engineers, officers, and soldiers involved in the planning and execution of military operations. It also provided valuable insights into the strategies and tactics of warfare during the American Civil War.

Textured cloth hard cover with foil title on spine. 168 pages plus advertisements, 4” x 6”, multiple tip-out diagrams. Book is in solid condition with just light wear to corners of the cover.

Penciled at top edge of the title page is “E.G. Scott”. Eben Greenough Scott enlisted on 5/14/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant in the 5th Light Artillery of the US Regular Army. He resigned on 4/27/1863.

Following is an edited obituary from the Wilkes-Barre News, 7 July 1919: Eben Greenough Scott, Civil War veteran, lawyer and author, died at his home on South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, following several Months illness of general debility. He was a native of Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 15, 1836, Mr. Scott was graduated from Yale university in the class of 1858 and attained high honors because of his brilliant scholarship. He was a member of the Skull and Bones fraternity. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, he was assigned to the regular army and became a lieutenant in the 5th US Artillery. After his captain was killed (Capt. Henry V. DeHart) he commanded the battery in the campaign before Richmond. Though his horse was shot from under him, his orderly shot beside him, and though the dead and wounded numbered thousands he escaped with but slight wounds. He was soon back in action but a low fever which claimed many Northerners sent him to the North as an invalid. He returned to the front in 1863, in the meantime having been united in marriage to Elizabeth Woodward, daughter of Chief Justice Woodward.

Scott practiced the legal profession in Philadelphia and later in Pottsville. He returned to Wilkes-Barre in 1872 where he continued his profession. He wrote a work on the interstate laws of Pennsylvania; his most comprehensive work being entitled "The Development of Constitutional Liberty in the English Colonies of America." He also wrote "The Reconstruction During the Civil War," this book being recognized as a store house of information.

His affiliations in the world, however, were diverse and generous. He was a member of the Rittenhouse club, of Philadelphia; of the Old Garrison club, of Quebec, Canada, an organization made up largely of British officers; of the Montmorency Fishing club, of Canada; the Westmoreland the Craftsman's club, of Wilkes-Barre. He was also a companion of the First Class of the Military Order, Loyal Legion of the United States, and one of its few surviving members of the active generation—the memberships now having passed to the second and even the third generation in this country; the American Historical Society of Pennsylvania, of the Pennsylvania Geological Society, and the National Geographical Society, of Lodge 61, F. and A. M., and the Grand Army of the Republic.  [jet] [ph:L]

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