Don Troiani's Civil War Uniforms of Union and Confederate Soldiers - Paperback

by Don Troiani (Author), Ron Field (Author)

Don Troiani's masterful artistry and Ron Field's informative documentation bring the Civil War soldier to life.

Esteemed military historian and artist Don Troiani and military historian and author Ron Field team up to create an appealing book for reenactors, modelers, and all historians with an interest in the Civil War soldier. The 150 figure studies--85 from the North and 65 from the South--detail every aspect of uniform and headgear--coats, trousers, caps and epaulettes, badges, buckles, buttons, and boots, along with the weapons and equipment each soldier carried.

Cavalrymen, infantry, sharpshooters, Zouaves, from captains and commanders to privates, all who wore the blues and the grays and the colorful and captivating reds, greens, yellows, and golds are shown in vivid and accurate detail. Troiani's masterful depictions and Field's documentation are based on impeccable research of firsthand accounts and quartermaster reports and careful attention to surviving artifacts. This new book highlights the soldier and is both a visual treat and an informative resource.

Author Biography

Don Troiani is well-known for his historically accurate military paintings. An expert researcher with an extensive library and impressive private artifact study collections of uniforms, equipage, insignia, and weapons, Troiani has served as consultant on films and television programs. His work has appeared in many publications and is represented in numerous museums, including the Smithsonian's Museum of History and Technology, the US Marine Corps Museum, the Museum of the American Revolution, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He lives in Southbury, CT.

Ron Field has published numerous books on military subjects and has taught history in the UK, was a Fulbright scholar, and was elected Fellow of the Company of Military Historians. He has studied Civil War subjects for more than forty years and his many published works include books on Civil War subjects. He lives in Cheltenham, England.