GREEN COATS & GLORY:US Regiment of Riflemen 1808

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7x10, color covers, heavily illustrated detailed account of the best US Regiment from 1808-1821, footnotes, biblio, index.

John Fredriksen's Green Coats and Glory, recounts the history not only of the Regiment of Riflemen (the First Regiment of Riflemen from 1814 to 1815) but also that of the Second, Third and Fourth Regiments authorized in early 1814. In contrast to Barbuto, Fredriksen's approach to his subject is more anecdotal and he emphasizes the influence of specific personalities. His work is well illustrated, with many rare portraits of individuals and depictions of uniforms and weapons but lacks maps and tactical diagrams. Although it is no fault of the author, much new information has surfaced in the last ten years which might have been incorporated into the book. For example, Fredriksen states (p. 33) that British troops plundered Ogdensburg in February 1813 when we know from the eyewitness account of that action, 'War on the Ice,' which appeared in Issue 7 (January 2007) of this online publication that most of the looting was actually done by Canadian civilians who crossed the St. Lawrence to plunder.