US Civil War Uniforms & Equipment from

Botley, Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, Limited, 1986. New book, 48 pages, MAA170. 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… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1989. New book, 48 pages, MAA207. Uniformed volunteer units were raised by individuals, usually from an area's social élite who had enough spare money and time to spend on such enthusiasms. They voted on their unit designation, their officers and non-commissioned officers, their unit rules, and their uniform. Many future leaders learned their… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1987. New book, 48 pages, MAA190. The War between the States' is the term used for the American Civil War throughout much of the South even today. Many on both sides - not just the South - felt that they were serving their states as much, if not more, than their central governments.… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1986. New book, 48 pages, MAA179. At the time of the American Civil War, with two million men under arms, a US Army that in pre-war days had depended upon a minute number of technical troops now required virtually an army of specialists alone. Special sharpshooters were recruited for skirmishing duty; men whose… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1989. New book, 48 pages, MAA207. Uniformed volunteer units were raised by individuals, usually from an area's social élite who had enough spare money and time to spend on such enthusiasms. They voted on their unit designation, their officers and non-commissioned officers, their unit rules, and their uniform. Many future leaders learned their… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1986. New book, 48 pages, MAA179. At the time of the American Civil War, with two million men under arms, a US Army that in pre-war days had depended upon a minute number of technical troops now required virtually an army of specialists alone. Special sharpshooters were recruited for skirmishing duty; men whose… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1987. New book, 48 pages, MAA190. The War between the States' is the term used for the American Civil War throughout much of the South even today. Many on both sides - not just the South - felt that they were serving their states as much, if not more, than their central governments.… Read more about this item

Botley, Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, Limited, 1986. New book, 48 pages, MAA170. 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… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 1986. New book, 48 pages, MAA177. 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… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2008. New book, 48 pages, MAA448. Some 150,000 Irish-American immigrants served in the Union Army, most of them from Boston, New York and Chicago, and about 40,000 fought in the Confederate Army. The best known unit was the Irish Brigade of the Union Army of the Potomac, which distinguished itself at Antietam and, particularly, at Fredericksburg, where… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2013. New book, 48 pages, MAA489. On April 15th 1861, the day after the fall of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers to enlist for three months' service to defend the Union. This 90-day period proved entirely unrealistic and was followed by further, and much more extensive, mobilizations. Despite this, for the… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2013. New book, 48 pages, MAA489. On April 15th 1861, the day after the fall of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers to enlist for three months' service to defend the Union. This 90-day period proved entirely unrealistic and was followed by further, and much more extensive, mobilizations. Despite this, for the… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2006. New book, 64 pages, WAR114. Approximately 200,000 African Americans fought for the Union during the Civil War. Initially, many white soldiers doubted their bravery and skill; they were soon proved wrong. The Civil War battlefields bore witness to countless acts of courage from the United States Colored Troops, most famously the battle of Fort Wagner where… Read more about this item

Crowood Press, 2005. New book, 96 pages. A catastrophic and ruinous civil war raged across the fledgling United States between 1861 and 1865. The conflict pitted brother against brother, father against son and friend against friend. This book minutely examines the uniforms and equipment of the Union troops of, primarily, the Northern United States. 'Billy Yanks' or, as the Confederates… Read more about this item

Crowood Press, 2005. New book, 96 pages. A catastrophic and ruinous civil war raged across the fledgling United States between 1861 and 1865. The conflict pitted brother against brother, father against son and friend against friend. This book minutely examines the uniforms and equipment of the Union troops of, primarily, the Northern United States. 'Billy Yanks' or, as the Confederates… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2005. New book, 48 pages, MAA423. The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of soldiers wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues. This sequence of books examines a much wider field: the original uniforms of the state militia… Read more about this item

Osprey Pub Co, 2007. New book, 48 pages, MAA441. The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of troops wearing the grey and butternut of the CS regulations and quartermaster issues. By contrast, this book examines the variety of uniforms worn by the Tennessee and North Carolina militia… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2004. New book, 64 pages, ELI112. The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2001. New book, 64 pages, WAR031. A Union supporter once said, "What is a man's life worth if our glorious union is to be shattered by traitors?" President Lincoln's volunteers and conscripted soldiers expanded the permanent Union army to include 1,700 regiments of foot soldiers during the course of the war. Those who… Read more about this item

University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2002. New book, 64 pages, WAR054. The southerner of the mid-19th century had been bred to ride horses. In addition the period southerner had long been used to handling firearms, through hunting for pleasure, food or simply for sport. The combination of these factors promised that when the southern states began to secede… Read more about this item