Baron von steuben's blue book

During the winter of 17781779, steuben prepared regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the united states, commonly known as the blue book. The internal administration had been neglected, and no books had been kept either as to supplies, clothing, or men. The blue book remained the official guide to military training and maneuvers until it was replaced in 1812. Steubens book was much more than a blue book of military regulations and. The revolutionary war hero who was openly gay history.

This blue book of military regulations would be approved by congress in march 1779 and used by the united states army until 1814. Bookprinted material regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the. This inexpensive facsimile reproduces the extremely rare 1794 edition of steubens drill manual, published in boston by i. It became the armys first set of regulations and many of the guidelines therein are still upheld today. The prussian nobleman who helped save the american. That winter he wrote regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the united states, which soon became the blue book for the entire army and served as the countrys official military guide until 1812. Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the united. It was steuben serving in washingtons headquarters in the summer of 1778 who was the first to report the enemy was heading for monmouth. The blue books guidelines on personnel management replaced the british model of. Commonly known as the armys blue book, this basic manual of military training and procedures remained the official u. The choice of noncommissioned officers is an object of greatest importance.