Dwight Eisenhower Signed 1904 Infantry Drill Regulations Manual Dwight Eisenhower Signed 1904 Infantry Drill ...

Dwight Eisenhower Signed 1904 Infantry Drill Regulations Manual Dwight Eisenhower Signed 1904 Infantry Drill Regulations Manual

A signed copy of "Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army". Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1904. Signed on the title page "Dwight D Eisenhower" in black ink. A small volume, measuring 4" x 5.5", 245pp including an Appendix. With various military diagrams and illustrations throughout, as well as sheet music at the back. Bound in black leather with gilt lettering. Titling on the front cover states that the volume is "Property of the State of Pennsylvania." The book has toned internal pages but has sound binding. Some minor chipping to the end pages. The front cover has heavy wear, with chipping and a significant amount of material loss. Wear and bumping to the edges and corners. Boldly signed by Eisenhower.

Dwight D. Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915 and served in logistics and the infantry in Georgia and in Texas Army camps. His personal copy of the 1904 Pennsylvania Guard Drill Regulations of the U.S. Army was no doubt used while Eisenhower was in command of a training battalion at Camp Colt, PA in preparation for deployment to Europe. This was Eisenhower's first command, and the young commander was eager to be deployed and make a name for himself before the conflict came to an end. The camp was established in 1917 and officially opened at Gettysburg National Military Park in March 1918, serving as the first American post to train soldiers to use tanks during World War I. Eisenhower was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his efforts at Camp Colt, and he and his wife would later make their home nearGettysburg once he retired from the military. The camp was also significant as it was built upon the fields on which, 55 years prior, General Robert E. Lee ordered Pickett's Charge.