Jacket Description/Back:
This comprehensive volume is a treasure trove of information for students, collectors and Civil War buffs. Cataloged and described in this edition are virtually every item carried by both Union and Confederate soldiers, sailors and marines.

Marc Notes:
This Dover edition, first published in 2004, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1963 by the Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-356) and index.

Publisher Marketing:
This comprehensive reference will be invaluable to anyone requiring accurate data on the Civil War period. Indispensable for identifying, describing, and understanding the use of more than 800 items, the text is arranged alphabetically by topic, with subjects ranging from artillery accouterments, heavy cannon, boats, and barracks equipment to bridge materials, a charcoal water filter, brass name stencils (to label personal equipment), and an enormous variety of weapons. Material is cross-referenced for quick location of individual entries. "Everything an interested reader would want to know . . . A must-have book." -- Antiques & Auction News. Over 350 rare illustrations.