| Place of Publication | Mineola, USA : |
| Publisher's Name | Dover Publications Incorporated, |
| Date of Publication | 2004 |
| Extent | 164p. |
| Other Details | bibliography, 550+ illustrations, indexed |
| Item Descriptor | Enhanced with marvellous illustrations, the text describes what materiel was available to the armies and navies of both sides ― from iron-clad gunboats, submarine torpedoes, and military balloons to pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, and siege artillery ― with on-the-scene comments by Union and Confederate soldiers about equipment and camp life |
| Formatted Content Note | Sections include - The army; The infantry; Infantry weapons; Cartridges; The sharps; The spencer; The henry; The colt; The sniper rifle; Pistols and revolvers; Machine guns; The Cavalry; Breech loading carbines; The artillery; Field artillery' Ammunition for smoothbore artillery; Mountain artillery; Rifled artillery; Fuses; Breechloaders; Siege and garrison artillery; Mortars; Freak guns; The engineers; Forts and fortifications; Pontoon bridges; The Signal Corps; Military telegraph; Military balloons; Railroads; The medical departments; The quartermaster corps; Subsistence departments; The sutlers; The navies; Naval ordnance; Mines, torpedoes, and torpedo boats; and The blockade
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| Level Content-Audience | Undergraduate |
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| Subject Entry | Military supplies - History
United States of America - History
American Civil War - Equipment and supplies
American Civil War - Weapons
American Civil War - Armour |
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