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American Civil War Armies (1) : Confederate Troops (Men at Arms Series, 170) |  | Author: Philip Katcher
Creator: Ronald Volstad
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1283112
Media: Paperback
Pages: 48
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7 x 0.2
ISBN: 0850456797
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780850456790
ASIN: 0850456797
Publication Date: January 23, 1986
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Product Description
When the Southern states seceded to form their own government in 1861, one of their first moves was to organise an army. The South's fighting men served from the time of their enlistment until the end of the war, receiving poor rations, and even worse clothing and this despite the fact that one of the first steps taken by the new army was to design a uniform and establish standards for accoutrements and weapons. In this first of five volumes examining American Civil War armies, Philip Katcher profiles the uniforms issued by the national Confederate government to its artillery, cavalry and infantry troops.
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 An Excellent Book!! August 13, 1999
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
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 June 24, 1999
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
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.
Excellent reference for wargamers or painters January 8, 1999
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
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.
Solid basic reference of Confederate Uniforms and Arms January 8, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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
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