The Confederate Army 1861-65 (3): Louisiana & Texas

Osprey Men at Arms #430

by Ron Field, Richard Hook (Illustrator)

The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of officers and men 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 and volunteer companies brought together to form the Confederate field armies, and the continuing efforts to clothe troops as wear-and-tear gradually reduced the originally wide range of uniforms. A mass of information from contemporary documents is illustrated with rare photographs and meticulous color reconstructions.

Genres: American Civil War, History, Military History

48 pages, Paperback

Published April 25, 2006