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Gilham's manual printed in Charleston, 1860
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carolina tiger
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Post subject: Gilham's manual printed in Charleston, 1860  Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:23 pm |
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Quote: MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AND MILITIA OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES
By William Gilham, Colonel of Volunteers, Intructor of Tactics, and Commandant of Cadets, Virginia Military Institute. Richmond, VA: West & Johnson; Printed by Evans & Cogswell, No. 3 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C., 1861. 12mo. Decorative Cloth. Good. 559pp; 5 folding plates. Age-toned and scattered spotting; spine frayed at head and foot; edges worn through; gilt lettering on spine and front cover worn and faded; still, a very presentable example of this work. Preface dateliness "December, 1860." At pp. 534-559 is "Articles of War/An Act for Establishing Rules and Articles for the Government of the Armies of the Confederate States." With contemp. Ms. Signature inside front cover, "Jas. H. Tompkins/Co. E 2nd Tenn'e." Harwell, Confederate Hundred, 36. Crandall 2418. Parrish & Willingham 4836. Found it on the Horse Soldier: http://www.horsesoldier.com/catalog/c0109.htmlThis shows that the Gilham's manual was printed and available at the beginning of the war in Charleston.
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Post subject: Re: Gilham's manual printed in Charleston, 1860 Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:07 pm |
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Greg, are you trying to convert us to being 'Gilhamites'? Brian and I are converts to a certain degree. Sort of like those Southern Baptists who like to drink still.
(No offense to you Baptist believers out there, trust me Whiskey is a Devil)
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Post subject: Re: Gilham's manual printed in Charleston, 1860 Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:53 am |
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Sorry guys, this only proves that Gilham's manual was available and printed in Charleston, it doesn't show that the TB used it but, we shouldn't let it stop us. I would deduce that the early SC volunteers from Dec. 1860 to Dec. 1861 had access to it.
Whether they did use it or not, or if the publisher printed other manuals warrants further study. We don't have their manual yet. However; someone in E company 2nd Tennessee had it..
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Post subject: Re: Gilham's manual printed in Charleston, 1860 Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:14 pm |
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The interesting parallel is you could say Gilham's Drill is Scott's Drill updated. Specifically the removal of the discussion of three ranks and the drill specific to firelocks, then inculsion of the drill spcific to the percussion rifle-musket.
I like both, they're a more precise drill than Hardee's or Casey's.
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Post subject: Re: Gilham's manual printed in Charleston, 1860 Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:46 pm |
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Well it was printed in Charleston, but it does not mean they were sold in Charleston. I would be intereted in Hardee's Revised aka the North Carolina Manual. Don Smith recomended it to me for my CS command impresion. He had told me there is some changes, but I have not found a copy to see for myself.
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