An Element Course in Civil Engineering for the use of Cadets of the United States Military Academy, D. H. Mahan, 1860, front free end paper is signed Philip J. Kearney, New Orleans, 1860, Philip was a Major of the 11th New Jersey Infantry, nephew and namesake of Union General Philip Kearny, he succumbed to his wounds that he received at the Battle of Gettysburg, George was his brother who inherited his brother's effects. Wear to edges of cover.