Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from Its (2675) [Hardcover]

Francis B. Heitman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994

This is a complete list of commissioned officers of the U.S. from the organization of the Army, September 29, 1789, to the year of the list's original publication in 1903, giving the officers' full names and showing their services as cadets and all services as officers or enlisted men, either in the regular or volunteer service. The heart of the work, Part II, an alphabetical listing of the officers, runs to some 60,000 entries. Each entry contains a brief paragraph on the officer giving his state or country where born, state from which originally appointed, date of induction, rank, date of discharge, promotions, medals, battles participated in, and, in about a fifth of the entries, date of death after leaving the Army. This monumental book is actually a lot more than a listing of the officer corps, as crucial as that is. Rather, it is a handbook on the men, events, and terminology of American military life during the years of its coverage.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1695 pages
• Publisher: Clearfield Co (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080631401X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806314013
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 5.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,730,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Note Volume Number, January 5, 2011

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This review is from: Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903 (Paperback)

It wasn't until I received the book that I became aware that the offering was for a second volume of a 2 volume set. Unfortunately, the information I required was in volume I. Please note that heading does not mention a volume number.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is volume 2 of the set., January 14, 2011

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This review is from: Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903 (Paperback)

I received this item and after seeing it was volume 2 I ordered the other NABU PRESS offering (ISBN 9781177376808) assuming it to be
volume 1 of the set. Imagine my surprise when the actual text for the second item was the same. This print-on-demand publisher did manage to find a different copy of v. 2 to duplicate, but the result is the same: two copies of v 2 of Heitman's "Historical register and dictionary...." offered with different ISBNs. Perhaps Amazon should revise the product descriptions to specift the vol. number.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its not the best - its the only one that does it!, October 20, 1997

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This review is from: Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from Its (2675) (Hardcover)

Heitman's register is a must for any serious (by this I mean one who's interests extend beyond battles and weapons) student of the U.S. Army before 1900. The register has information on every regular army and all generals including promotions, assignments, awards, organization tables, lists of key officers etc.