American Civil War Armies (2): Union Troops
(Part of the Osprey Men at Arms (#177) Series and American Civil War Armies (#2) Series)
The US Army during the Civil War was the largest the country had raised in its brief history; and it would remain the largest ever raised until World War I. In all, 2,772,408 men served in some branch or other of the US Army. This detailed work by Philip Katcher is a comprehensive guide to the uniforms, accoutrements, insignia and weapons of the Union Troops who fought the American Civil War (1861-1865), with a wealth of illustrations, including contemporary photographs and eight full page colour plates by Ron Volstad.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0850456908
ISBN13:9780850456905
Release Date:July 1986
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.42 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 7.3" x 9.9"
Related Subjects
Civil War Conventional History Military Military Science Uniforms Weapons & WarfareCustomer Reviews
4 ratings
An Excellent Book!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book provides information for reenactors, people that paint toy soldiers, and people that love to read. I enjoyed this book a lot. When I got it, I began to look it over from front to back. This series of books is a must for Civil War buffs. I've looked at other books in this series and I loved them too! This book shows color pictures of uniforms and soldiers. It also has black and white photographs of guns, cap pouches, cartridge boxes, haversacks, and jackets. Again, i thought that this book was GREAT!!
Must Have Resource for Re-enactors and Scale Modelers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This little book is an invaluable reference for the re-enactor and the newly emerging 1/6th scale modeler. "American Civil War Armies: Confedrate Troops" is a first rate example from the Osprey Series. The Osprey Companion Series (Men-At Arms, Warrior, New Vanguard, Campaign, and Elite), is simply a staple for basic information on military uniforms and equipment. By no means exhaustive, they provide enough clearly outlined and well illustrated information to create quality reproductions of classic military uniforms and equipment. The illustrations are rich and colorful, and really bring those uniforms to life like photographs simply cannot. And even if you are not a modeler or re-enactor, the history buff will benefit from reading the books in this series, as one cannot really get a clear picture of military history without understanding the conditions under which soldiers lived and fought. The uniforms and equipment they used are the basics of that understanding.
Solid basic reference of Confederate Uniforms and Arms
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Color plates include 4th Texas 1861, 1st Alabama Cavalry 1862, 2nd Maryland 1863, 28th NC 1863, 4th Kentucky 1864, 2nd SC Rifles 1864, and 44th GA 1865. Covers standard CSA outfits from headgear, coats, pants, Zouave and Chasseur, weapons and accoutrements
Excellent reference for wargamers or painters
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Color plates include uniforms of Generals Meade, R.E. LEE, U.S. Grant, and A.P. Hill. Also covered are the navies of both combatants and the marines.
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