Subject: Military manuals

This is the first edition of "Rules and Regulations for Men of War," a book originally published gratis several years prior and reprinted in response to the American Civil War. The book was signed by Lieutenant Smith W. Nichols in November 1861. Nichols later became second in command on the CSS Shenandoah, a Confederate raider primarily involved in chasing blockade runners. The book is associated with Uriah P. Levy.