America's first army.
By: Photos. by John Crane. Illustrated by Richard Stinely.
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg, Distributed by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Williamsburg, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Virginia -- Militia -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History, Military -- To 1900 -- Juvenile literature; Virginia -- History, Military -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: Discusses the militia in early America and its duties in times of peace and war. Describes the weapons, flags, music, and clothing used by the Williamsburg Company in their 20th-century re-enactments of colonial musters.
Notes: "America's first army; the actual sounds of a militia muster, recorded in Williamsburg, Virginia" (phonodisc. 2 s. 7 in. 33 1/3 rpm. microgroove) in pocket.

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