This first volume covers the best known carbines which were produced by the United States Government for use by their troops during the Civil War. Includes patent drawings and the patent papers are quoted from freely, in covering each of the 19 guns listed. Each chapter contains a listing of procurement by months, beginning April, 1861 and ending with June, 1865. Fully illustrated, soft bound with 128 pages in 8-1/2 x 11" format.