introduction

Osprey Publishing has a sequence of Men-At-Arms series The Confederate Army books providing a state-by-state analysis of uniforms,arms and equipage worn and carried by the Militia and Volunteers who served the Confederate states during the American Civil War, 1861-1865. Each of the 14 states that provided soldiers for the Southern cause is dealt with in order of secession, the order in which they left the Union. This arrangement helps to illustrate how some of the original seven Confederate States of America, formed on February 8,1861, influenced the military fashion and supply of weapons and equipment of those states that later joined the Confederacy. Former books of sequence ;

Men-At-Arms 423-The Confederate Army 1861-1865 (1) - South Carolina & Mississippi

Men-At-Arms 426-The Confederate Army 1861-1865 (2) – Florida,Alabama & Georgia

Men-At-Arms 430-The Confederate Army 1861-1865 (3) - Louisiana & Texas

Men-At-Arms 435-The Confederate Army 1861-1865 (4) - Virginia & Arkansas

On October 2007; Osprey released the fifth book of the series as Men-At-Arms 441-The Confederate Army 1861-1865 (5) - Tennessee & North Carolina. The company also announced sixth book which will cover Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland is planned.

book-basics

The book is written by Ron Field and illustrated by Richard Hook.

Paperback

48 pages

42 black/white photos

8 pages of colorplates with 25 different uniform illustrations

book-in detail

As marked on the book title; it contains two main chapters- Tennessee and North Carolina. Each one has subchapters about military units and uniforms supported in historical photos, local and state records, letters and newspapers. Winter clothing, arms and equipage is explained in details for both chapters.

TENNESSEE

Tennessee Militia

Early War Volunteers

Ladies aid societies

Military and Financial Board Clothing

Winter clothing

Military suppliers

Arms and equipage

NORTH CAROLINA

Antebellum Militia

Volunteers of 1861

Ladies aid societies

State clothing

Winter clothing

Military suppliers

Arms and equipage

A glossary of organizational terms is prepared on the first pages of the book for easier understanding and a select bibliography is included for the readers who wants more information about the subject.

Plate Commentaries bring very useful and detailed informations for the illustrations.

conclusion

A very useful informative book for the ACW period in classic Osprey quality and a good reference for modellers with color illustrations.

Highly Recommended