Osprey Men-at-Arms 430 : The Confederate Army 1861-1865 (3) : Louisiana & Texas

The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of offices 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 colour reconstructions. Text by Ron Field with illustrations by Richard Hook.

Contents

• Louisiana
  Antebellum Volunteer Militia 1861
  Zouaves and Chasseurs 1861-62
  Confederate States Volunteers 1861-62
  State-Issue Clothing 1861-63
  Uniforms Provided by Ladies' Aid Societies
  Arms and Equipage
  
• Texas
  Antebellum Volunteer Militia
  Confederate States Volunteers 1861-62
  State-Issue Clothing 1861-62
  Ladies' Aid Societies
  Arms and Equipage