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  • English Ball Bag

    Check this out at College Hill.

    Jim Mayo
    Portsmouth Rifles, Company G, 9th Va. Inf.

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    http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/j_mayo/index.html

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    Very nice indeed! I wonder if those Massachusetts Federals were from one of the Federal regiments issued the captured Confederate equipment off of one of the captured Blockade Runners? I know there was atleast 2 Federal regiments from new England issued captured Confederate English accouterments that came from one of the failed blockade runs.
    [FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="5"]Eric Davis
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      These can also be seen here http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/...ear&highlight= .
      Andrew Kasmar

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        Originally posted by 4VADRUMMER View Post
        Very nice indeed! I wonder if those Massachusetts Federals were from one of the Federal regiments issued the captured Confederate equipment off of one of the captured Blockade Runners? I know there was atleast 2 Federal regiments from new England issued captured Confederate English accouterments that came from one of the failed blockade runs.
        I was going to say "probably not" - Massachusetts had its own purchasing agent in Europe from the beginning. They bought their Enfields and other items direct from the source - and in the case of the 44th this was how they got them - despite a report to the contrary at the time. I didn't bother to check whether the boys in the photo were 44th or not - it is interesting that they are sporting not only snap caps but also English made slings.
        David Stone

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