Book Reccomendation?

[GA1dad]

Anybody got a reccomendation for that one book that could be used for identifying 90% of the typical civil war relics we find. I know there are books that specialize on buttons, firearms and such,,, but is there one good reference book that would cover most items found?

-Jason

[Thiltzy]

I can't answer this one, sorry. My books are only on Colonial America

[del]

here are a few good reference books Jason

Civil War Artifacts- A Guide for the Historian: by Howard Crouch. The most up-to-date Civil War Relic book available. Pictures hundreds of dug items, perfect book to identify your finds!


Horse Equipment of the Civil War Era: by Howard R. Crouch. It’s all here: Saddles, Bits, Stirrups, Rosettes, Saddlebags & Valises, Harness, Military Manuals, Tools and much more. Full of clear, sharp photos and descriptions, it includes civilian, U.S. Military and Confederate horse equipment.

The Civil War Collector's Price Guide12th Edition
280 pages of every collecting category of the American Civil War.


GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD RELICS & SOUVENIRS
by Mike O'Donnell with Charles "Hap" Hazard & Sue Boardman, 319 pages
Page after page of wonderful relics with brief descriptions of what they are, and where they were found on the battlefields of Gettysburg!

[GA1dad]

Thanks del!