REPORT ON A PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, on a Basis of Competitive Appointments to Cadetships under Certain Regulations whereby, without Increase of Numbers or Expenses, the Number of Graduates May be Doubled and Other Public Interests promoted.; Printed by order of the General-in-Chief (Gen. U.S. Grant)

(Washington, DC): War Dept, Adjutant General's Office, 1868. First edition. 12mo. (2), 16 pp. Whittlesey (1821-1886), an 1844 West Point graduate and a decorated cavalry officer who served in the Mexican War and the Civil War, produced this report "under orders to inspect the educational institutions of the United States for the purpose of devising a system of military instruction for colleges and universities with relation to a scheme for future National defense" (Appleton's). Cover title: "Reorganization of the Military Academy." OCLC locates nine copies (Cornell, New York Public, Yale, Connecticut State Library, Kentucky Historical Society, Harvard, Minnesota Historical Society, Duke, Wisconsin Historical Society). Original printed blue-green wrappers, stitched. Very good. (Inventory #: 65451)