Asa Bird Gariner's (1839-1919) custom bound atlas, Maps Accompanying The Proceedings of a Board of Officers Appointed to Examine into and report upon the case of Fitz-John Porter.
Publisher: Weidman and Warneson, Bookbinders, Washington, D.C. No Date.

4to. Half bound leather with red cloth boards. Gilt title "D. S. Foster." on cover. "Foster Bull Run 1862" gilt on spine. Raised spine. Marbled pastedown and flyleaves.

23 folding maps depicting various times of the second battle of bull run, 1862.



H: 12 W: 9 1/4 D: 1 1/4 in.

Asa Bird Gardiner (1839-1919) was appointed Judge Advocate of the newly formed Department of Law at west point in 1874-1878. Gardiner was appointed recorder of the commission review of the court-martial of Major General Fitz John Porter. Porter's court martial was over his actions in the second battle of Bull Run. fair to poor. Book is custom bound contemporaneous with the Commission's investigation. Maps have repairs and new paper backing in several cases. Some repairs include non-archival tape.Ink inscription on table of contents: "Official Copy: Asa Bird Gardiner Judge Advocate U.S. Army, Recorder."

Pencil inscriptions on some of the outside of the maps as annotations.

Asa Bird Gardiner's inscriptions on several maps. There is an extra map labeled "2" with ink inscription "Charles Marshall Map, October 16, 1878."

With Blue ink annotations to map, signed by Brigadier General Orlando M. Poe (1832-1895).