The Peninsular Campaign and Its Antecedents, as developed by the Report of Maj.-Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, and other Published Documents
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1864. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 94 pages and 20 unpaginated advertisements follow. Appendix. Notes. Folding-map in front (repaired with tape). Errata slip before page 3. Front board weak and reglued. Cover worn and soiled. Substantial discoloration to pages. Footnotes. John Gross Barnard (May 19, 1815 – May 14, 1882) was a career engineering officer in the U.S. Army, serving in the Mexican-American War, as the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy and as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac, 1861 to 1862, Chief Engineer of the Department of Washington from 1861 to 1864, and as Chief Engineer of the armies in the field from 1864 to 1865. He also was a distinguished scientist, engineer, mathematician, historian and author. From May 31, 1855 through September 8, 1856, Barnard served as the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. He then returned to work on coastal defenses, especially in the New York and New Jersey area. During a leave of absence, he studied construction projects in Europe. He was a co-founder of the United States National Academy of Sciences, as were other senior officers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More