U.S. Army Uniforms and Equipment, 1889
Title | U.S. Army Uniforms and Equipment, 1889 PDF eBook |
Author | Quartermaster General of the Army |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 1986-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780803295520 |
This rare book contains not only complete specifications but detailed line drawings of virtually every item of uniform and equipment issued. It is a valuable reference for articles used during the 1870s and 1880s, the period of the Indian wars. For much of the nineteenth century, the production of military clothing and equipment was geared to national emergencies. During the Mexican and Civil wars, the hardpressed Quartermaster Department was forced to rely on civilian and, later, European suppliers. A contract system too often resulted in profiteering, inferior goods, and administrative confusion. By 1887 reforms in the system were accompanied by strict specifications for matäriel, which were published by the War Department in 1889 and distributed to fewer than sixty officers in the Quartermaster Department. Never before reprinted, this rare book contains not only complete specifications but detailed line drawings of virtually every item of uniform and equipment issued, from mosquito bars and tent stoves to overalls for mounted men and uniform coat buttons ("the burnishing to be done in the best manner known to the trade"). This valuable reference for articles used by the army during the period of the Indian wars will be of special interest to collectors, historians, archaeologists, curators, and antique dealers.
Uniforms of the United States Army, 1774-1889, in Full Color
Title | Uniforms of the United States Army, 1774-1889, in Full Color PDF eBook |
Author | H. A. Ogden |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 95 |
Release | 2012-10-09 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0486147320 |
Richly colored, hand-tinted prints portray U.S. army uniforms, from fatigues to full dress. Absolutely authentic in their painstaking detail, the 44 plates depict all ranks in full regalia. Captions.
Uniform of the Army of the United States, Illustrated, from 1774 to 1889
Title | Uniform of the Army of the United States, Illustrated, from 1774 to 1889 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of the Quartermaster General |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Provides orders, descriptions, and illustrations to or about U.S. Army uniforms during the period 1774-1889.
The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880
Title | The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880 PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas C. McChristian |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2006-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780806137827 |
Description of the development and evolution of Army uniforms, equipment, and small arms during a pivotal decade of experimentation and against the backdrop of a highly influential military operation - the Indian campaigns in the West.
U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II
Title | U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Shelby L. Stanton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 1994-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780811725958 |
Illustrates and documents the clothing and individual equipment used by American soldiers during the First World War.
Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment
Title | Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas C. MacChristian |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment
Title | Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas C. McChristian |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | West (U.S.) |
ISBN | 9780806199610 |
The definitive two-volume survey of military clothing and equipment during the final years of the U.S.-Indian wars