At the beginning of the war; the Confederacy had an overwhelming need to supply their armies with uniforms; arms and field equipment. Suppliers to the Confederacy II tells the story of the two men who gambled on the new nation and assured that the Confederate armies remained in the field until the end. With research based on original invoices from the McRae Papers and other extensive archives and new photographs of the surviving uniforms and buttons provided by Tait; Suppliers to the Confederacy II is a complete look at the lives of the men who supplied the Confederacy with the means to fight for their independence.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mississippians in the War with MexicoBy Albert A. NofiA summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com'Winders; author of the excellent "Mr. Polk’s Army" and several other works; takes a look at the service of Mississippi’s two volunteer mounted rifles regiments in the war with Mexico. One; the 1st Mississippi Mounted Rifles; gained fame campaigning under Jefferson Davis; most notably at Buena Vista; where it may well have saved Zachary Taylor’s little army from destruction. The other; the 2nd Mississippi Mounted Rifles; although it arguably had a more arduous war; and certainly suffered far greater losses; is virtually unremembered; because it served largely on security duties and most of its losses were due to disease. Winders examines the formation of each regiment; with an analysis of the regional origins of the men; and discusses their organization; equipping (with new “untried†percussion rifles); training; and service. As he does so; he throws a good deal of light on the role of volunteers in the war; and on the war itself. An excellent book; and a good read; this is; however; more suited to the seasoned student of the war than to someone lacking familiarity with the subject.'For the full review; see StrategyPage.Com0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. already the author of one of the finest books on the US Army during the Mexican War ...By Albert RushDr. Winders; already the author of one of the finest books on the US Army during the Mexican War ("Mr. Polk's Army") has made an important contribution to the history of the Mexican War with "Panting for Glory." Perhaps the best known volunteer regiment during that conflict; the story of the Mississippi Rifles has really seldom been told. This story is crucial to anyone studying the American soldier during the Mexican War or anyone writing about its commanding officer; Colonel Jefferson Davis; who just fifteen years later would become President of the Confederate States of America.
