Friedrich W. von Steuben (382)
Election date: 1780Friedrich W. von Steuben (17 September 1730–28 November 1794) was a military officer and strategist and a member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1780. Von Steuben was born in Magdeburg, Prussia to a military family, and began his own service in his teenage years. He became a captain in the Prussian army during the Seven Years’ War and was a member of the general staff, the army’s strategic leadership branch. At the end of the war, von Steuben settled at Hohenzollern-Hechingen where he served as a chamberlain to the prince. Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane, who heard of von Steuben while working in France shortly after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, wrote to George Washington of his skill and availability, introducing him with the elevated title of “Lieutenant-General.” Von Steuben travelled to America in late 1777 and was appointed to train troops at Valley Forge. His guidance and organization of this corps was so effective that it was copied throughout the entire Continental Army. Von Steuben wrote a “blue book” for the training and etiquette of troops throughout the United States, and the discipline he imposed upon the newly formed army was integral to their ultimate victory. Congress quickly appointed him a Major General and the Inspector General of the Continental Army in 1778. At the end of the war, he served as the head of a regiment in Virginia and participated in the war’s final battle at Yorktown. Despite his outstanding service record, von Steuben’s reputation was not spotless. He was possibly ousted from the court at Hohenzollern-Hechingen for rumors of inappropriate conduct. After the Revolutionary War, von Steuben lived lavishly on money and land given to him by Congress for his valuable service and plunged himself into debt. He died on his farm in New York City in 1794. (EB)
Member(s): Friedrich W. von Steuben
382.001
An abstract of the regulations, for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States: by the Hon. the Baron Steuben, major General and inspector general of the armies of the United States : approved by His Excellency General Washington : and confirmed by the Hon the Congress.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author) | United States. Continental Army (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Charles Cist, in Market-Street, [1782]
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Editions:
1x 1782 (Philadelphia)
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One edition.
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382.002
An account of his claim against congress, together with 25 letters and documents related to it, among them, one by Witherspoon.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author)
Publication:
[Place of publication not identified], 1788.
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Editions:
1x 1788
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One edition. Likely published between 1787–88; see also the holding at Cornell's Kroch Library.
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382.003
A compend of military discipline, for the troops of New Hampshire : chiefly selected from the regulations of Baron Steuben and Major General Sullivan : with an appendix, containing the Act for regulating the militia of this state : the whole adapted to the present militia establishment throughout the United States.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author)
Publication:
Concord [N.H.]: Printed by Geo. Hough, and sold at his office wholesale and retail, [1794]
Subjects:
New Hampshire -- Militia -- Early works to 1800.
| Infantry drill and tactics -- Early works to 1800.
| Military art and science -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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References:
Evans 27370
Editions:
1x 1794 (Concord [N.H.])
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One edition. The only known copy, held by the British Library, lacks the appendix called for on the title page.
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Member(s): Friedrich W. von Steuben
382.004
The complete soldier's pocket companion : or, a plain and easy method of military discipline : containing : the new system of manual and platoon exercise, now practised in the Army of Great-Britain : together with filing, grounding, advancing, handling, easing and reversing of arms, with field manoeuvres, camp and garrison duty : to which are added, forms of morning reports, monthly returns, recruiting returns, muster rolls, returns of arms, accoutrements, cloathing, &c. with a roll of country, age, size and servitude : also, the field piece and great gun exercise, with some extracts and observations from Baron Steuben's publication.
Creator(s):
Campbell, John
(Editor) | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone-house, no. 41, South Second-street, 1798.
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References:
Sabin 10244 | Evans 33489
Editions:
1x 1798 (Philadelphia)
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One edition.
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382.005
The disciplinarian : containing Instructions for recruits, and the manual exercise.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author) | United States. Army (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Newburyport [Mass.]: Printed by Allen & Barnard, 1803.
Subjects:
United States. Army. Infantry -- Drill and tactics.
| Military art and science -- Soldiers' handbooks.
| Infantry drill and tactics.
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References:
Shaw-Shoemaker 5106
Editions:
1x 1803 (Newburyport [Mass.])
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One edition.
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382.006
Extracts from the Baron de Stuben's [i.e., Steuben's] Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : comprehending those parts of the military exercise absolutely necessary to be known by every non-commissioned officer and private in the militia.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author) | United States. Army (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Salem: Printed by Joshua Cushing, 1801.
Subjects:
Military art and science -- Soldiers' handbooks. | Infantry drill and tactics. | Armed Forces -- Drill and tactics.
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References:
Shaw-Shoemaker 1354
Editions:
1x 1801 (Salem [Mass.])
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One edition.
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382.007
For the use of the Militia of North-Carolina : an abstract of a system of military discipline, framed by the Hon. Baron Steuben, major-general and inspector-general of the armies of the United States.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author) | North Carolina. Militia (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Raleigh: Printed by J. Gales, printer to the state, 1806.
Subjects:
Military art and science -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Military art and science. | North Carolina. Militia.
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Editions:
1x 1806 (Raleigh)
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One edition.
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382.008
A letter on the subject of an established militia, and military arrangements, addressed to the inhabitants of the United States.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author)
Publication:
New York: Printed by J. M'Lean and Co, [1784]
Subjects:
United States -- Military policy.
| United States -- Defenses.
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References:
Sabin 91394 | Evans 18796 | Evans 44601
Editions:
2x 1784 (New York)
Editions Note:
Two editions.
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382.009
The military assistant: being a collection of company discipline, principally selected from the writings of Frederick W. Steuben ... containing the manual exercise, steps, facings ... firings, &c. also, the non-commissioned officers exercise, and sword manual of the officers.
Creator(s):
Russell, Emery (Compiler) | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author)
Publication:
Springfield, Mass.: Printed by Thomas Dickman, 1812.
Subjects:
United States -- Militia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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References:
Sabin 91464 | Shaw-Shoemaker 26803
Editions:
1x 1812 (Springfield [MA])
Editions Note:
One edition.
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382.010
The Military companion : being a system of company discipline, founded on the Regulations of Baron Steuben, late major-general and inspector-general of the Army of the United States : containing, the manual exercise, facings, steps, turnings, wheelings, miscellaneous evolutions, and firings : together with duty of officers and privates : designed for the use of the militia. -- Second edition, with additions and improvements.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author)
Publication:
Newburyport [Mass.]: Published by W. & J. Gilman, printers and stationers, and proprietors of the copy-right. Sold by them, wholesale and retail, at their book-store and printing-office, west end of Middle-Street, 1808.
Subjects:
Armed Forces -- Drill and tactics.
| Militia.
| United States. Army. Infantry -- Drill and tactics.
| United States. Army.
| United States. Army. Infantry.
| United States.
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References:
Sabin 91460 | Shaw-Shoemaker 15604 | Shaw-Shoemaker 20735 | Shaw-Shoemaker 35275
Editions:
1x 1808 (Newburyport [MA]), 1x 1810 (Newburyport [MA]), 1x 1815 (Salem [MA])
Editions Note:
Three editions: one in 1808 (Newburyport [MA]), one in 1810 (Newburyport [MA]), one in 1815 (Salem [MA]).
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382.011
The military exercise of the Independent Company of Cadets : compiled from De Lacroix's field exercise and manoeuvres of the French infantry--Maltby's Elements of war--Baron Steuben's Discipline of troops of the United States--Rules and regulations for the exercise and manoeuvres of the infantry of the United States, eighteen hundred and fourteen--Smirke's Review, and eighteen manoeuvres : [One line in Latin].
Creator(s):
Massachusetts. Militia. Independent Company of Cadets (Corporate Author) | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author) | Lacroix, Irenée Amelot de, Rules and regulations for the field exercise and manoeuvres of the French infantry (Author) | Maltby, Isaac, 1767-1819, Elements of war (Author) | Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845, Review of a battalion of infantry, including the eighteen manoeuvres (Author)
Publication:
Boston: Printed by Russell and Gardner, 1818.
Subjects:
Massachusetts. Militia. Independent Company of Cadets. | Drill and minor tactics. | Infantry drill and tactics. | Military art and science -- Soldiers' handbooks.
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Shaw-Shoemaker
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| 44724
Editions:
1x 1818 (Boston)
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One edition.
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382.012
The Military instructor : containing, Baron Steuben's directions respecting the arms of officers and men, for forming company and its exercise, viz. opening the ranks for inspections, &c. exercise of a battalion; points of view; formation of columns, &c. &c. : also, the laws of the United States respecting the militia of the union : also, the statutes of Tennesse on the military of this state. -- Second edition.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Contributor)
Publication:
[Nashville]: Printed by Thomas G. Bradford, Nashville, (Ten.), 1812.
Subjects:
Military art and science -- Soldiers' handbooks.
| Military law -- United States.
| Military law -- Tennessee.
| Military art and science.
| Military law.
| Tennessee. Militia.
| Quarter bindings (Binding)
| Marbled papers (Binding)
| Illegible markings (Provenance)
| United States.
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References:
Sabin 94785 | Shaw-Shoemaker 26075
Editions:
1x 1810, 1x 1812
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Probably two editions, although only the 1812 is extant.
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Member(s): Friedrich W. von Steuben
382.013
The Militia soldier's pocket companion : being an extract from Steuben's Regulations, ordered by Congress, for the government and discipline of the troops of the United States : comprising The manual exercise, and The exercise of a company, &c. &c. : calculated for the instruction of recruits : also, extracts from the militia laws of Massachusetts.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author) | United States. Army. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Worcester [Mass.]: Printed by Thomas & Sturtevant, 1807.
Subjects:
United States. Army -- Regulations. | United States. Army. Infantry -- Drill and tactics. | Military art and science -- Soldiers' handbooks. | United States -- Militia. | Massachusetts -- Militia.
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Sabin 91459 | Shaw-Shoemaker 13082 | Shaw-Shoemaker 14001
Editions:
2x 1807 (Worcester [Mass.])
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Two editions.
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382.014
Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Part I.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 (Author) | United States. War Office. Inspector General's Office (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Styner and Cist, in Second-Street, 1779
Subjects:
Military art and science -- Soldiers' handbooks.
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Editions:
3x 1779 (2x Philadelphia, Hartford), 1x 1781 (Boston), 4x 1782 (Boston, 2x Hartford, Philadelphia), 1x 1783 (Hartford), 1x 1784 (Boston), 1x 1785 (Philadelphia), 1x 1786 (Philadelphia), 5x 1787 (Boston, Hartford, 2x New York, Richmond), 2x 1788 (Salem, Worcester), 3x 1790 (Boston, Fayetteville [NC], New York), 1x 1791 (Providence), 5x 1792 (Bennington [VT], Philadelphia, Hartford, Windsor [VT], n.p.), 7x 1793 (Windsor [VT], Boston, New Brusnwick [NJ], 2x Philadelphia, Savannah, Windsor [VT]), 27x 1794 (2x Baltimore, Bennington [VT], 3x Boston, 2x Charleston, 2x Exeter [NH], Halifax [NC], Hartford, New-Bern [NC]), 2x New York, 5x Philadelphia, Portsmouth, NH, Wilmington [DE], 3x Baltimore, Bennington [VT], Boston), 2x 1795 (Philadelphia, Wilmington [DE]), 4x 1796 (Baltimore, Edenton [NC], New London [CT], Providence), 6x 1798 (2x New York, 3x Philadelphia, Hartford), 1x 1799 (Frankfort [KY]), 1x 1800 (Philadelphia), 2x 1801 (Salem, East-Windsor [CT]), 2x 1802 (Boston, Lancaster, PA), 3x 1803 (Albany, Bennington [VT], Newburyport [MA]), 1x 1804 (Portsmouth, NH), 2x 1805 (Boston, New York), 7x 1807 (Albany, 2x Boston, Lancaster, 2x New York, Worcester), 3x 1809 (Bennington [VT], New York, Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
At least ninety-six editions.
We follow the same pattern as Sabin and Evans in dealing with various paginations with some chapter excerpts (30 pp.) under the same core title.
Three in 1779 (two in Philadelphia, Hartford), one in 1781 (Boston), four in 1782 (Boston, two in Hartford, Philadelphia), one in 1783 (Hartford), one in 1784 (Boston), one in 1785 (Philadelphia), one in 1786 (Philadelphia), five in 1787 (Boston, Hartford, two in New York, Richmond), two in 1788 (Salem, Worcester), three in 1790 (Boston, Fayetteville [NC], New York), one in 1791 (Providence), five in 1792 (Bennington [VT], Philadelphia, Hartford, Windsor [VT], n.p.), seven in 1793 (Windsor [VT], Boston, New Brunswick [NJ], two in Philadelphia, Savannah, Windsor [VT]), twenty-seven in 1794 (two in Baltimore, Bennington [VT], three in Boston, two in Charleston, two in Exeter [NH], Halifax [NC], Hartford, New-Bern [NC]), two in New York, five in Philadelphia, Portsmouth, NH, Wilmington [DE], three in Baltimore, Bennington [VT], Boston), two in 1795 (Philadelphia, Wilmington [DE]), four in 1796 (Baltimore, Edenton [NC], New London [CT], Providence), six in 1798 (two in New York, three in Philadelphia, Hartford), one in 1799 (Frankfort [KY]), one in 1800 (Philadelphia), two in 1801 (Salem, East-Windsor [CT]), two in 1802 (Boston, Lancaster, PA), three in 1803 (Albany, Bennington [VT], Newburyport [MA]), one in 1804 (Portsmouth, NH), two in 1805 (Boston, New York), seven in 1807 (Albany, two in Boston, Lancaster, two in New York, Worcester), three in 1809 (Bennington [VT], New York, Philadelphia).
Holding Note: The 1779 Philadelphia was presented by Peter S. DuPonceau, October 1824, and inscribed by him: "By Frederick William Baron de Steuben, Inspector General of the American Armies. Original edn.", a 1782 Hartford, a 1783 Hartford, a 1792 Philadelphia, two copies of an excerpt published separately in Baltimore in 1794 [one], [two], a 1794 Exeter, NH, an excerpted copy of the 1794 New York, and an 1800 Philadelphia edition, presented by Daniel Parker, September 1819.
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Member(s): Friedrich W. von Steuben
382.015
The Soldier's monitor : being a system of discipline for the use of the infantry of the United States : comprising chiefly the regulations of the Baron de Steuben, late major general and inspector general in the American Army : with some variation in terms, and additions from late approved authors, to render it more useful to platoon officers and companies : by an officer of the militia.
Creator(s):
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794
(Author) | Officer of the militia (Compiler and editor)
Publication:
Rutland [Vt.]: Published by Fay & Davison, 1814.
Subjects:
Armed Forces -- Drill and tactics.
| United States. Army. Infantry -- Discipline.
| United States. Army. Infantry.
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Sabin 86300 | Sabin 91465 | Shaw-Shoemaker 32854
Editions:
1x 1814 (Rutland [Vt.])
Editions Note:
One edition.
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