1865 Quartermaster Manual

[jprostak]

Hi,

 

Does anyone have a copy of this two volume set? Just wondering if it's worth the money.

 

 

 

 

In June of 1862, Quartermaster General, Montgomery C. Meigs, set in motion a series of events that would eventually lead to the development of the Quartermaster Manual. This hypothetical project would help standardize the specifications used on all Quartermaster items that were being created through the depots. Colonel George H. Crosman, Assistant Quartermaster General, was tasked with this enormous project. However, this project was never completed. With the end of the war, and already a huge surplus of equipment on their hands, the Manual was shelved.

After so many years of sitting on its shelf, gathering dust, the Quartermaster Manual has been found and reassembled in its most completed form. Editors Earl J. Coates and Frederick C. Gaede have compiled the entirety of the 1865 Quartermaster Manual to be presented to the public for the first time in a published format. Also included are a wide assortment of photographs, meticulously gathered to complement the information, as well as the complete collection of Quartermaster Photographs taken in 1866.

Volume I encompasses the entirety of the 1865 Quartermaster Manual, as well as the 1866 Quartermaster Photographs that have never before been published as a complete set. Editors Earl J. Coates and Frederick C. Gaede also include a number of photographs carefully compiled and captioned to provide a more thorough and visual understanding of the elements described in the Manual.

Gaede and Coates present to us in Volume II a complete listing of over 250 inspectors from 1861 to 1865 as well as a list of over 4000 contracts that were made during the Civil War. Also included are several samples from a variety of different companies that were frequently contracted out with, as well as samples of the inspector marks and how they play an integral role in identifying Quartermaster relics. Volume II will include an appendix of additional information.

Limited Edition set: Volume I and II signed and numbered copies - $265.00

Shipping and handling is $18.95 for both volumes within the continental US.

Outside the US please call for shipping rates. 1.855.766.1865

Volume II ships in the Fall of 2013.

The shipping charge is for BOTH volumes. You only receive a one time charge.

Trade Edition: Volume 1 pre-order $74.95 plus $9.95 shipping and handling

 

 

[Major Z]

I wasn't aware of this until I read your description. I may have to buy the 2-volume set. For anyone who wants it, here's the weblink to buy it: http://1865quartermastermanual.com/store.htm