Here are a couple of my favorite research books. The one on the left lists military contractors from pre- to post-Civil War and everything in between. If you are interested in details like how many eagle cuff buttons a particular manufacturer produced during the war, then this is your book. It also has some cool Union makers labels. The most interesting thing I learned from this book was that most contractors who made uniforms didn't make headgear to go with them. Quite often kepi makers made other items, such as harness, saddles, bridles, and the like.
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