DON TROIANI'S REGIMENTS AND UNIFORMS OF THE CIVIL WAR Don Troiani, . . Stackpole, $49.95 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-8117-0520-2. Don Troiani is one of America's most talented and respected historical artists.

In the late spring, I received a copy of Don Troiani’s Civil War Soldiers, a “coffee-table” style picture book published by Stackpole Books in 2017. The book is lavishly illustrated.

The free program, set for 1:30 p.m., will also feature Springfield park ranger Richard Colton, whose knowledge of the Civil War period and its weaponry will enhance Troiani's presentation.

By using surviving artifacts, eyewitness testimony, accurately reproduced uniforms, original firearms and the thorough study of battle sites, Don Troiani has done more than imagine what happened ...