This is the second volume of a projected four-volume work.
The uniforms, insignia, decorations, arms, and Horse gear are described and pro.
Here he describes the dress and equipment of the Horse Soldier of the early frontier, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and the Wars with the Indians.
In this volume he addresses himself to the eventful, bloody tragic mid-nineteenth century.
In Volume I the author delineated the uniforms, arms, accouterments, and equipment of the period from 1776 to 1850.
This is the second volume of a projected four-volume work