RULES & REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, and the Resolutions Adopted at the National Convention, Held at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20, 1866.
Salem, OH: Hudson & Son, Printers, 1867. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #005330
[ii] printed wrapper with verso blank, 12 pages of text, followed by [ii] blank rear wrapper. Moderate soiling and age-toning to wraps, with a few small tears to edges and a few tiny stains on front wrapper. This publication canonizes the First National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Includes a Preamble and 23 Articles and Resolutions. General John M. Palmer, Major B. F. Stephenson surgeon of the Fourteenth Illinois regiment, and General S. A. Hurlbut were present and appear to have been involved in the formation of the national rules. Rare imprint. No institutional holdings according to WorldCat/OCLC. The American Antiquarian Society Library holds a similarly titled GAR publication, regarding a meeting held a month later (December 21, 1866), pertaining only to the Department of the Massachusetts. First edition.
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