Redlegs: The U.S. Artillery from the Civil War to the Spanish American War, 1861-1898

by John P. Langellier

Book Overview

This volume in the popular G.I. series illustrates a much-neglected aspect of American military history - the U.S. Army artillerymen, named redlegs after the red stripes on their trousers. The photographs, most of them rarely seen in other sources, range from the Civil War and the campaigns against the American Indians through to the Spanish-American War.

Artillery was a vital arm and proved its worth in all of these diverse theaters of war;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848328117
• ISBN13: 9781848328112
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.5"