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Military Uniforms and Equipment in the Civil War

American Civil War

REF093 Terrible Swift Sword. Union Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry, 1861-65
J. P. Langellier
A pictorial history of Union troops. A selection of rare images. Includes the U.S. Army uniform regulations. Paper 72 pp.
Bookguy Price $14.95

REF089 Uniform Buttons Of The United States 1776-1865
Warren K. Tice
Introduces the reader to comprehensive Encyclopedic in scope, this book interrelates diverse topics such as manufacturing processes, the history of manufacturing companies, known and recently discovered button patterns, and the history of the Federal, Confederate, and militia units who were the customers for these buttons. 3,500 buttons illustrated. Hard Cover 520 pp.
Bookguy Price $59.95

CW024 Civil War Infantryman In Camp, On The March & In Battle Coco
The food they ate, the uniforms they wore, the equipment and weapons they carried and used, recruitment, training and marches, from camp life to mustering out. Included too, are discussion on the wounds and field hospitals they endured, and the burials they received. Hardcover. 176 pp.
Bookguy Price $19.95

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GI005 Johnny Reb: the Uniform of the Confederate Army. 1861-1865 L. D. Jensen
Presents 120 photographs and detailed descriptions, vividly illustrating the varying uniforms worn by the Confederate Army. Paper. 80 pp. $13.95
Bookguy Price $10.47

REF077 The Union Army
Robin Smith
Thoroughly details the uniforms and equipment of the regular army, including infantry, cavalry, and artillery. There are also chapters on the many colorful militia regiments raised to swell the Northern army in their own spectacular uniforms. Hardcover. 279 pp.
Bookguy Price $34.95

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GI004........ Billy Yank: the Uniform of the Union Army, 1861-65.
McAfee & Langellier
Rare images from a private collection reveal the wide array of uniforms worn by the Yankees in the Civil War. PB 80 pp. 8 pages of color. 100 b/w photos.
Bookguy Price $14.95

GI002 Bluecoats. The U.S. Army in the West 1848-1897.
The 100 superb images and informative text in this volume vividly record the uniforms, weapons and campaigns of the Bluecoats who lived and fought in the American West. Softcover. 80 pp.
Bookguy Price $14.95

REF044 Weapons of the American Civil War.
A fascinating survey of the technology of firearms of the Civil War. Over 200 carefully selected photographs in color and B&W. 8 1/2" x 11" 176 pp.
Bookguy Price $20

REF012 Collector's Guide To Ames U.S. Contract Military Edged Weapons: 1832-1906.
In 1834 the Ames Manufacturing Co. was formed and became the most prolific of the 19th century edged weapons contractors engaged by the U.S. government. Paper. 70 pp.
Bookguy Price $17.95

REF031 The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880.
Describes the development of army uniforms, equipment, and small arms during a pivotal decade of experimentation and against the backdrop of a highly influential military operation, the Indian campaigns in the West.. Cloth. 384 pp. 223 illustrations.
Bookguy Price $39.95