Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849 (author)Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885 (author)1841Writings on United States military readinessutlmisc:1d2fff09-3e97-4b6a-9d0e-82979176d320EnglishChurchill, Harris & Cady, Printershttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/General CollectionUnited States--DefensesMilitary readinessFloating batteries--United StatesMilitary railroads--United StatesWar--Moral and ethical aspectsA lecture on national defence, by steam power, delivered by Major General Gaines, before the Saint Louis Mechanics' Institute, November 17th, 1840 ; and also, the address of Mrs. Gaines, on the horrors of war, delivered on the same occasiontext