The Confederate Army 1861-65 (1)

This book examines the original uniforms of state militia and volunteer companies which formed the Confederate armies, and the continuing efforts by South Carolina and Mississippi to clothe their troops as wear-and-tear reduced the originally wide range of uniforms.

First sentence: FOLLOWING THE ELECTION of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States on November 6, 1860, on December 20 South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union and establish herself as an independent republic.

Year

2005

Language

English

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Editions

1

Pages

48

ISBN

9781841768496

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