The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880

Text and photographs illustrate the weapons, equipment, and uniforms of the United States Army from the years 1870 to 1880, including items such as hats, swords, rifles, pistols, clothing, insignias, and ammunition pouches. Notes changes made to military accessories and lists their manufacturers.

First sentence: WRITING FROM THE HEADQUARTERS of the Thirteenth Infantry in 1875, Colonel Philip Regis De Trobriand observed, "It is a remarkable fact, that the whole story of modern accoutrements can be summed up as a long and obstinate fight between the military governments and authorities, which will persist in loading the soldiers, and the soldiers who will still more obstinately persist in unloading themselv

Year

1995

Language

English

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Editions

4

Pages

315

ISBN

9780806137827

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