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    Cavalry or workmen

    Wanta take a crack at this one? Picked up at an Antique shop. 1/6 plate cased Fero... Calvary or miners?
    The fellow on the left seems to have a very interesting pattern to his coat.


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    Re: Cavalry or workmen

    Do you have a picture of the case/mat?
    Gary Dombrowski
    [url]http://garyhistart.blogspot.com/[/url]

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      Re: Cavalry or workmen

      Ask and Ye shall receive.

      Ike GatlinClick image for larger version Name: tt2men0509011d.jpg Views: 1 Size: 22.4 KB ID: 223004

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        Re: Cavalry or workmen

        From the mat I would date this to the late 1850s to early 1860s. Are those military buttons on the fellow on the left? Even if they are not military, it is a great image of working class men.
        Scott Cross
        "Old and in the Way"

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          Re: Cavalry or workmen

          I'm wondering if they aren't some of Morgan's raiders being incarcerated at Camp Douglas. Attached is a very similar photo of some others.
          Bob Williams
          26th North Carolina Troops
          Blogsite: http://26nc.org/blog/

          As [one of our cavalry] passed by, the general halted him and inquired "what part of the army he belonged to." "I don't belong to the army, I belong to the cavalry." "That's a fact," says [the general], "you can pass on." Silas Grisamore, 18th Louisiana

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