The Confederate Army 1861–65 (4)

Virginia & Arkansas

Ron Field, Richard Hook

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English

Osprey
01 October 2006

History; History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; American Civil War; Land forces & warfare

Series: Men-at-Arms

The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of troops wearing the gray and butternut of the CS regulations and quartermaster issues. By contrast, this book examines the variety of uniforms worn by the Virginia and Arkansas militia and volunteers brought together in the Confederate field armies, and the continuing efforts to clothe them as wear-and-tear gradually reduced this wide range of uniforms. A mass of information from contemporary documents is illustrated with rare early photographs and meticulous color reconstructions.

By: Ron Field
Illustrated by: Richard Hook
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No. 435
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9781846030321
ISBN 10: 1846030323
Series: Men-at-Arms
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 01 October 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ron Field is Head of History at the Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1982 and taught history at Piedmont High School in California from 1982-83. He was associate editor of the Confederate Historical Society of Great Britain, from 1983-92. He is an internationally acknowledged expert on US military history, and was elected a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, based in Washington, DC, in 2005. The author lives in Gloucestershire, UK.

Reviews for The Confederate Army 1861–65 (4): Virginia & Arkansas

What you will find in these pages are superb descriptions of these units/dress along with some unique photographs taken of some of the soldiers in their uniforms. This is further enhanced by the outstanding illustrations of Richard Hook which add some real color to these old greyscale images from the distant past. A book that rightly belongs on the shelf at any US Civil War enthusiast and one that provides a bit more insight into what is called the first modern war. Highly recommended. --Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com