| Suppliers to the Confederacy, Volume Three: British Imported Quartermaster Goods, Artillery and Other Ordnance Contributor(s): Barry, Craig L. (Author), Burt, David C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1634921135 ISBN-13: 9781634921138 Publisher: Booklocker.com OUR PRICE: $44.89 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901) |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 7" W x 10" (2.49 lbs) 530 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new title is an in-depth study on the Confederate Quartermaster Bureau and includes the story of its first QM-General, Colonel Abraham Myers. This first chapter goes on to tell how in 1863, General Alexander R. Lawton superseded him to become the new Quartermaster General and of his subsequent efforts to turn around the ailing department to the benefit of the troops suffering through lack of adequate clothing and shoes. Chapter Two provides new studies of all the types of imported clothing and sundries, including sewing thread, cloth, shirts, trousers and greatcoats from Great Britain. Chapter Three deals with all fifteen of the British and European button manufacturers and suppliers with pictures of all the various buttons supplied to the Confederate navy, artillery and infantry. Chapter Four is a study of imported hats, blankets, shoes and even socks supplied through the Quartermaster Department to the men in the field. And finally Chapter Five deals with imported British and Austrian artillery and their ammunition, the Whitworth rifle and telescopic rifle scope, and the P1854 Austrian musket. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barry, Craig L.: - David Charles Burt and Craig Lee Barry are historians from opposite sides of the Atlantic. Both of them had become fascinated in how British companies supplied the Confederacy with arms and equipment during the American Civil War. Over the course of at least fifteen years the pair gathered information from different sources and after teaming up in 2011 they together continued to research the arms, equipage and uniforms provided by this myriad of firms based the length and breadth of Great Britain and Ireland. This new Volume as well as the other books in this series are the results of that extensive research.Burt, David C.: - David Charles Burt and Craig Lee Barry are historians from opposite sides of the Atlantic. Both of them had become fascinated in how British companies supplied the Confederacy with arms and equipment during the American Civil War. Over the course of at least fifteen years the pair gathered information from different sources and after teaming up in 2011 they together continued to research the arms, equipage and uniforms provided by this myriad of firms based the length and breadth of Great Britain and Ireland. This new Volume as well as the other books in this series are the results of that extensive research. |