Identification Discs Of Union Soldiers In The Civil War: A Complete Classification Guide and Illustrated History By Larry B. Maier, Joseph W. Stahl
Publisher: McFarland 2008-08-15 | 222 Pages | ISBN: 0786433108 | PDF | 11 MB
Publisher: McFarland 2008-08-15 | 222 Pages | ISBN: 0786433108 | PDF | 11 MB
As an iconic symbol of the American GI, the dog tag has gained considerable cultural recognition. This book returns to the origins of the dog tag with an in-depth look at all 49 styles of Civil War era Union identification discs, including detailed photographs and histories for individual discs as well as a general history of the origin and production of identification discs. This work also provides a general guide to the authentication of identification discs for use by collectors.