HTML clipboardAmerican Civil War Armies (3) (Men-at-Arms 179) At the time of the American Civil War, with two million men under arms, a
US Army that in pre-war days had depended upon a minute number of technical
troops now required virtually an army of specialists alone. Special
sharpshooters were recruited for skirmishing duty; men whose wounds would have
led to their discharge in the past now found themselves guarding important posts
in the Veteran Reserve Corps; and large numbers of civilians found themselves in
uniform as members of the Telegraph or Hospital Corps. Philip Katcher examines
the organization and uniforms of the specialist troops who served in the armies
of both sides.
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At the time of the American Civil War, with two million men under arms, a
US Army that in pre-war days had depended upon a minute number of technical
troops now required virtually an army of specialists alone. Special
sharpshooters were recruited for skirmishing duty; men whose wounds would have
led to their discharge in the past now found themselves guarding important posts
in the Veteran Reserve Corps; and large numbers of civilians found themselves in
uniform as members of the Telegraph or Hospital Corps. Philip Katcher examines
the organization and uniforms of the specialist troops who served in the armies
of both sides.
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