Identification Discs of Union Soldiers in the Civil War: A Complete Classification Guide and Illustrated History
| By: | Larry B. Maier |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786461066 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780786452132 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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As an iconic symbol of the American GI, the dog tag has gained considerable cultural recognition. This book returns to the origins of the dog tag with an in-depth look at all 49 styles of Civil War era Union identification discs, including detailed photographs and histories for individual discs as well as a general history of the origin and production of identification discs. This work also provides a general guide to the authentication of identification discs for use by collectors.