A Great Document About U.S. Army Uniforms, Weapons and Equipment.

I just found a fantastic survey work on U.S. Army uniforms, equipment and weapons from 1779 to 2007. If you have any interest in the uniforms and equipment of U.S. forces through out history, download and read this work.  In keeping with the subject of the blog, it has a few sections on the Spencer, but the over all document is a neat survey work and like I said worth a read.

It can be found at the U.S. Army Center Of Military History at this link. Check it out and while you're at it you may want to browse the entire site if you have a chance.