Required Reading
The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict 1864-1868 by: Gregory Michno Web Foot Volunteer, The Diary of William M. Hilleary, Edited by: Nelson & Onstad Material Culture The 45-70 Springfield, by Joe Poyer & Craig Riesch Collectors Guide to Military Uniforms, Campaign Clothing: Field Uniforms of the Indian War Army 1866-1871 & Collectors Guide to Military Uniforms, Campaign Clothing: Field Uniforms of the Indian War Army 1872-1886. By Lee A. Rutledge The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880: Uniforms, Weapons, and Equipment & Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment, The U.S. Army on the Western Frontier. 1880-1892 Vol 1 and Vol 2 By Douglas C McChristian Soldier's Life Hardtack & Coffee or The Unwritten Story of Army Life By John D. Billings Regular Army O!: Soldiering on the Western Frontier, 1865–1891 by Douglas C. McChristian Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay: Enlisted Soldier Fighting the Indian Wars by Rickey, Don Primary Military Sources Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States, 1861 By: The War Department -Can be found at Amazon and Kindle Edition Links to Historical drill manuals and reenacting articles please see: Silas' Library of Links http://www.zipcon.net/~silas/links.htm |
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