The Field Artillery Traveling Forge, Book No. 61

Title: The Field Artillery Traveling Forge book No. 61

Author: Captain Albert Mordecai
circa 1848 through 1850s
Reprinted by Antique Ordnance Publishers

This publisher sells a series of books that contain reprinted drawings originally commissioned by the US government for use by government contractors in the construction of army equipment. These books also include additional charts and information reprinted from the Ordnance Manual of 1863 that are of assistance in the construction and use of period Civil War carriage mounted equipment.

This particular book is for the blacksmith that is seriously interested in investing the time necessary to build a reproduction Civil War Period Traveling Forge.

I believe this book is a bargain for $26.00 plus shipping. I highly recommend acquiring a copy while it is still in print.

An early edition of this book has been donated to the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland's guild library.

This book is available for sale both directly from Antique Ordnance Publishers, and from some merchants catering to people who reenact Civil War period living history such as the Regimental Quartermaster .