Author:
Kochan, James, 1958-
Imprint:Oxford : Osprey, 2001.
Description48 p., [8]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.
Note:First published 2001 ; 1st impression 2001 ; transferred to digital print on demand 2009.
Note:CHRONOLOGY. Organisation and operations of United States troops, 1783-1811 -- UNIFORMS : THE FRONTIER CONSTABULARY FORCE, 1784-91. Josiah Harmar and the 1st American Regiment ; The contracts of 1785 & 1786 ; Mr. Secretary Knox and Major Fish ; The 1787 circular -- THE LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1792-96. Secretary Knox's plans, short jackets and round hats ; Unit distinctions ; Anthony Wayne's 'battle of the caps' -- THE QUASI-WAR PERIOD, 1797-1800. The 1796 & 1797 regulations ; Washington, Hamilton, and the 1799 recommendations ; Development of the 1799 specifications -- JEFFERSON'S REPUBLICAN ARMY, 1801-08. Secretary Dearborn, inactivity and parsimony ; Minor modifications and reforms to old patterns ; 1804, reappearcnce of the coatee ; Light artillery and rifle uniforms -- THE ARMY ON THE EVE OF WAR, 1809-11. Major McComb, Secretary Eustis, and the circulation of the 1809 prototypes ; The confused emergence of the 1810 patterns -- CONCLUSION -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- THE PLATES -- INDEX.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"When the Revolutionary War ended, Washington's victorious Continental Army was disbanded. While many in the United States opposed the idea of a standing army, years of Indian-fighting on the frontier, and continuing threat from European powers, forced the government to form the United States Army. In this heavily illustrated volume, James Kochan charts the growth and development of the early US Army through the years of the St. Clair's disaster, the battle at Fallen Timbers, and Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe to the eve of the second war with Britain."--Publisher's note
