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This photo is one of three from another Civil War website. What really stuck out to me was how many men are wearing breast plates. I guess they are likely western Federals.
Brent Conner
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Any idea of the date, regiment, or location of the photo? I am struck by the numbers of boots as well.[B][COLOR=#0000CD]Matthew P. Cassady
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Hi,
Cool photo, thanks for posting it. These Federal soldiers are wearing some good looking civilian hats.
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Nice picture, these are definitely Western Federal troops, and I'm pretty sure that they are the 44th Indiana, mid-late war picture 63 -65.
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Cody JohnsonLast edited by C. Johnson; 12-24-2008, 06:51 PM."Fancy the comforts of such a life as this!"
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Really fine, good-looking body of men. Several of the hats appear to have started life as M.1858s. Wish it was a group from the 42nd Indiana; had a Grandpa in that outfit.David FoxComment
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The other neat thing is the "jaunty" way the men are wearing their hats. It reminds me of how my grandfather's WW1 unit wore their overseas caps, off to either side. I was told by "oldtimers" that if you wore your hat a certain way, it let people know what kind of personality you had. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Brent Conner
Eastern Shore of MarylandBrent Conner
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Excellent photo, thank you for sharing this. Also I noticed that a few of the men are wearing hat cords...Sean M. Lamb
[I]"Our Reg't is composed of Germans, Dutch-Americans, and Irish they being the majority and very hard set. Our company is composed of the same stock, we can not agree very well with the Irish."[/I]
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Hey! I've seen that on the "other Forum" ;)
That is an enlargement of a Photo (the original owner didn't know who it was)
I'll try to find the rest...
Merry Christmas!Tyler Gibson
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Theese are from the same picture as the one I posted on the "other Forum"
Tyler Gibson
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Excellent pics Tyler! It seems nealry all are wearing boots.[B][SIZE="3"]N.E. Miller[/SIZE][/B]
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Notice some of the different footwear here as well.
Best,
Cody JohnsonAttached Files"Fancy the comforts of such a life as this!"
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This last shot also shows a mix of Springfields and Enfields.Bud Scully 13th NJ Co.K Mess and 69th NY (N-SSA)Comment
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I've got HUNDEREDS of theese kinds of photos on my computer.... Lots of free time.
Y'all asked for boot photos, thou shalt recieve!
Tyler Gibson
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I also noticed quite a few vests among the enlisted men.Jeff "Thad" Gallagher
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"The moralities of this company are not as good as they used to be, there is much swearing and abuse." Francis Kiene 49th OVIComment
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Yea... I never thought that many men had vests.... Untill I started lookin' at these photos...Tyler Gibson
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