Redlegs
Subtitle: The U.S. Artillery from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War, 1861-1898 (G.I. Series)
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Published: February 19, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781853673092
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Land forces & warfare; Uniforms & insignia; Weapons & equipment; c 1800 to c 1900; Military; United States - Civil War; Artillery; Military Land Forces; History - Military / War; Uniforms; USA; Military - United States; United States - 19th Century/Old West; History / Military / World War II; United States.; Military Science; 19th century; Army; Equipment; History; United States
First sentence: War clouds had been gathering in the U.S.A. for decades, when on 26 December 1860 Major Robert Anderson of the First U.S. Artillery informed his superiors in Washington D.C. that he had decided to withdraw the garrison of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina under the cover of darkness.