MILES, Nelson Appleton (1839-1925). Annual Report of Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles U.S. Army, Commanding the Division of the Pacific. San Francisco: Assistant Adjutant General's Office, 1889.

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MILES, Nelson Appleton (1839-1925). Annual Report of Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles U.S. Army, Commanding the Division of the Pacific. San Francisco: Assistant Adjutant General's Office, 1889.

8o (235 x 152 mm). 74 pages. Original blue-grey printed wrappers (some spotting at edges).

FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY MILES on the front wrapper: "With the compliments of Nelson Miles Brig. Gen'l, U.S.A." In 1886 Miles replaced General Crook as commander of the Department of Arizona and was charged with the responsibility of capturing Geronimo. Howes M-593.

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