Uniforms of the United States Army.
Subtitle: [1st-2d ser.]
Contributors: Ogden, Henry Alexander, 1856-1936; Nelson, Henry Loomis, 1846-1908
Publisher: T. Yoseloff
Published: 1959
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: United States. -- Army -- Uniforms -- History; United States. -- Army -- Pictorial works
Description: Illustrated book, with accompanying text, of American Army officers and soldiers from the American Revolution to the turn of the 20th century in complete regalia. The men are shown in naturalistic settings with weapons, horses, and other paraphernalia. Each plate is rendered with attention to historical accuracy and meticulous detail, some including famous military figures such as Lafayette and General Ulysses S. Grant. This book has been called "the outstanding American Work on the subject" and Ogden "the ultimate artist authority on this subject."
Notes: Vol. 1 is a reprint with original title page reading: The Army of the United States. Illustrated by 44 fac-simile plates from water color drawings by H. A. Ogden. Text by Henry Loomis Nelson. Prepared and executed by the Quartermaster General of the United States, under authority of the Secretary of War