The book of the Continental soldier: Being a compleat account of the uniforms, weapons, and equipment with which he lived and fought

290 Pages·1975·137.58 MB·English

by  Harold Leslie Peterson

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“American Revolution an albur ofthe things
and tools with which the individual soldier
kept is body and spit alve and batd for
Independienco-a distinguished keepsake for
Custodians o that heritage 200 year later

by HAROLD L, PETERSON

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boy Detmar H. Finke andl Marko Zatch
aid paintings and drawings

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CIyde A-Risey, Peter Copeland

His cooking and eating utensil
canteen, knapsack, tents, ewisical
instrumeets. his elthes, unions

Insignia. his tools for building campsites
and fortieations. his arillery, engineering
ang horse equipment. his suns, bullets,
fue weapons.-is scalpel, saws, merical
Surge suppliesall of the intimate physical
things for daily ving and al of she fools
for evolution rereace nese the War tor
Independence 25 i really was for the soer

sat interest, but definitely authentic
text-and uring nearly two hunched phot
fraphs of actoa) specimens and special
paintings are drawings by lean miltary
sists IIE HOOK OF THE CONTINEN
SOLDIER offers an eyewitness kind of
tndierstanding of how the Conineal Army
functioned, of the things the soldier used!
tolive and to win

Despite an impressive shell of technical and
popular studies and biographies of the
Conflict and the ea, this handsome book
deals with an almost neglected area

Fven for the reader who doesnt like history
a heowse hete makes the past very present
GF conse ts a unique resource tox those
who enjoy fresh historical views, anda
tress for bulfs and collectrs of all kis

Author of nineteen books in
the historical firearms filet
arms and stmor acvieer and
Consultant to national and
Fellow of the Comaany of
Miltary Historians, win
he U'S. Department of the
Interior Distinguished Service
Medal for oustanding con
butions in historical research
and museum planning. and
how as Chil Curator of the

S. National Park Service and
all ofthe national historic sites,
HAROLD PETERSON might

be alld Curator

‘American Revolution,

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Preface Page 10

«Master of the Tools of ‘Revolution
Being an introduction to the
Continental soldier Page 15

Lock, Stock and Barrel
Being a survey of the shoulder weapons and
hand guns of the Continental Army Page 23

Bullet, Belt and ‘Box

Being a survey of the ammunition and
accoutrements of the Continental Army — Page 59

Keen of Edge and esharp of Point
Bidag » survag of the edged wexpone Page 83

Great Guns and Mighty Mortars
Being a survey of the artillery Page 113
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To Sustain Life and Provide Comfort
Being = survey of camp equipage Page 141

Scalpel, Saw and Spirits
Being a survey of the medical
and surgical supplies Page 163

for fort and (amp

Being a survey of the
engineering equipment Page 177

That They Shall Have Musick
Being « survey of the
rmusical instruments Page 189

To Keep FHorse and Man Together
Being a survey of
the haese equipment Page 203