For General George B. McClellan, the dejected Union troops who poured into Washington fresh from defeat at Bull Run on Monday, July 22, 1861, were to provide the raw material which he would train, equip, organize and ultimately transform from a mere mob into an effective fighting force. In October 1861, the Army of the Potomac officially came into being. This entertaining volume from the same team of author Philip Katcher and artist Michael Youens who produced Men-at-Arms 37, The Army of Northern Virginia, explores how this transition came about, with a particular emphasis on weapons, uniforms and equipment.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Philip Katcher was born in Los Angeles, California. He was educated at the University of Maryland and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He has also been an active participant in living history activities, especially in the 18th and 19th century periods. He has written a number of books on various periods of US military history and presently is editor/publisher of Military Images Magazine.
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'Army of the Potomac' is an excellent source on the Union Army in the East. It has helpful color plates by one of Osprey's first artists, Michael Youens, and looks at the organization, insignia, and weaponry of the Union infantry, artillery, and cavalry in detail.
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'The defeated troops commenced pouring into Washington over the Long Bridge at daylight on Monday, 22 - day drizzling all through with rain.' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rifled musket, ambulance corps Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Army of the Potomac, Heavy Arty, Corps of Engineers, First Division, Union Army, Artillery Brigade, Signal Corps, Bull Run, Coloured Troops, Medical Department, Provost Guard, Black Spear Historical Productions, Long Bridge, Pennsylvania Regiment, Reserve Regts New!
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New York, Army of the Potomac, Heavy Arty, Corps of Engineers, First Division, Union Army, Artillery Brigade, Signal Corps, Bull Run, Coloured Troops, Medical Department, Provost Guard, Black Spear Historical Productions, Long Bridge, Pennsylvania Regiment, Reserve Regts New!
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- AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (Brasseys Almanac) by Philip Katcher in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Life of Billy Yank by Bell I. Wiley on page 43
- They Fought For The Union by F. A. Lord on page 43
- American Civil War (Praeger Illustrated Military History) by Angus Konstam in Back Matter
- The War in the West by United States in Back Matter
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- Private Fleming at Chancellorsville: The Red Badge of Courage and the Civil War (SHADES OF BLUE & GRAY) by Perry Lentz on page 16, and Back Matter
- First Bull Run 1861: The South's First Victory (Campaign) by Alan Hankinson on page 23
- First Manassas 1861: The Battle of Bull Run: With visitor information (Trade Editions) by Alan Hankinson on page 23
- American Civil War Commanders (1): Union Leaders in the East (Elite) (Pt.1) by Philip Katcher in Back Matter
- Affectionately Yours: The Civil War Home Front--Letters of the Ovid Butler Family by Barbara Butler Davis on page 28
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