I would like to highly recommend the "Colonels in Blue" series of books to both the beginning and serious collector. The author, Mr. Roger Hunt, is truly one of the most knowledgeable men about the participants of the war alive today. He is also the author of "Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue". I have found both books very interesting and more than that, they have helped me identify more than one unidentified image! Roger is a friend, and I would like to see this important series continue, so if you haven't already bought them, please visit the link below for ordering information. "This book is the second in a series which will feature the colonels of the Union Army in the Civil War. Most of them were citizen soldiers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Motivated by patriotic enthusiasm and personal ambition but often lacking any real military expertise, they nevertheless offered their services in defense of the Union. Through photographs and biographical sketches their lives are now being remembered. This volume documents the colonels who commanded regiments from New York state. Volume one in the series covers the New England states."
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