1905 US Army Soldier’s Hand Book Original Complete Antique Signed Claud L. Pitts

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Soldier’s Hand Book US Army 1905 Original Complete Antique
Soldier’s Hand Book
US Army 1905
War Department
Document Number 248
Original Complete Antique
Offered for bid is an excellent original US Army Soldier’s Handbook, Revised 1905.
The Hand Book was issued to “Claud L. Pitts” during his service in the US Army. It has his name printed on the front, and his signature on the back cover.
Ninety (90) numbered pages, plus the 2-page will in the back. The book is clean and in excellent condition, with no torn pages or writing. All pages are intact.
The book was issued by the Secretary of War, and published by the Government Printing Office in 1905. It is War Department Document Number 248.
The index lists major topics such as:
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Unauthorized Absence
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Extracts from the Army Regulations of 1904
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Extracts from Article of War
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Guard Duty
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The Ration
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Clothing
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Arms and Equipment
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Army Code and telegraph signaling codes
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Outlines of First Aid (with many illustrations)
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Last Will and Testament (to be filled in by the soldier)
The book is a compact 7” by 4”.
Ninety-two (92) fact-filled pages!