Ill-trained, ill-equipped, scorned by the public, and starved of funds by a stingy Congress, the U.S. Army of the 1870s operated under enormous handicaps. The real miracle was that it …

In the spring of 1865, the U.S. Army faced the unprecedented task of occupying eleven conquered Southern states during peacetime and administering “Reconstruction”—the …

One of the determining factors of life in the U.S. Army on the frontiers of America was the small size of the force engaged in operations in relative isolation from the country and the rest of the …

The principal functions performed by the U.S. Army were: guarding the frontier settlements in forts from hostile indigenous peoples; aiding the settlement of the West by developing and …

2023年6月9日 · The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880 : uniforms, weapons, and equipment. United States. Army -- Equipment, United States. Army -- Uniforms, United States. Army -- …

Text and photographs illustrate the weapons, equipment, and uniforms of the United States Army from the years 1870 to 1880, including items such as hats, swords, rifles, pistols, clothing, …

2006年10月2日 · The work is packed with excellent photographs and documentation that cover in minute detail the clothing, leather gear, weapons and personal items that an army soldier used …

2006年3月1日 · The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880, Douglas C. McChristian describes the development of army uniforms, equipment, and small arms during a pivotal decade of …

The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880, Douglas C. McChristian describes the development of army uniforms, equipment, and small arms during a pivotal decade ...