Experimental Accouterment: Colonel Mann’s Forgotten Innovation
By Frederick C. Gaede and Paul D. Johnson During the Civil War, thousands of soldiers suffered from debilitating injuries not caused by enemy fire, but by their own equipment. The
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A Highlander, 1859
By Ron Field Scottish immigrants to the U.S. during the 19th century brought with them a rich military tradition. Wearing full Highland uniforms, militia companies of Scottish origin formed in