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[1-5] 6-89 [1, blank] pp. (pp. 25-28 misbound or misimposed between pp. 32 and 33). (12mo) 16.5 x 10 cm (5½x4"), original full brown pebble cloth over stiff boards, stitched. Privately printed First Edition of only 250 copies.

A general history of the artillery company from its organization in 1840 in Wilkes-Barre to 1874. A muster roll for the Mexican-American War is given on pp. 14-16, on which Dana has marked those who are deceased. Besides the solid military history, there is material of interest for other aspects of soldier life in Mexico, including a chapter on pulque and a pet dog that followed the unit. The author concludes with the composition of the Company at the time of the Civil War, with one muster roll from July, 1862 (pp. 86-88) and another for June, 1874 (pp. 88-89). The unit participated in many of the major battles of the war, including Cerro Gordo, Perote, and Puebla.