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These yanks provide us with two variations of the "Little Emperor's" classic pose: One is quite acceptable but the other falls a little short. From the LOC collections.
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Last edited by roundshot; 04-28-2007, 02:35 PM.Bob Williams
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Mounted pants on the fellow on the right, what is the shield on his arm?
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Could it be some type of private purchase signal corps badge? The officer to his right certainly appears to have the signal corps badge attached to his cap.Originally posted by rogue View Post
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These guys all appear to have mounted trousers - note the seams. Great shot of the Infantry Uniform Jacket as well...aka Signal Corps Jacket (see EoG). Outstanding photos!Soli Deo Gloria
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I believe Signal Corps. Here's the entire cast. The other "Napoleon" is serving in the siege parallels of Morris Island.Last edited by roundshot; 04-28-2007, 02:35 PM.Bob Williams
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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 LouisianaComment
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The soldier at far left also appears to have a signal corps insignia on his upper right arm, but it is slightly blurred due to his movement.[B]Bill Carey[/B]
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Perhaps the man in the first photo is doing some "skirmishing"? :D[FONT=Times New Roman]Yours most respectfully, your obedient servant,[/FONT]
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He looks more like an Al Bundy wannabe.Michael Comer
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I was going to suggest that he looks like he's about ready to sit down in front of the tube and crack a beer!:DOriginally posted by huntdaw View PostScott Cross
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What is come out from around the neck on the guy third from the left? Also is that velvet on the collar of the guy on the far right.
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It appears to be the end of the man's cravat. You are right about the collar, when you compare the collar of the man all the way on the right with the other jackets and the tone of the shadows in the photograph it does seem that his collar is much darker.Originally posted by clane64 View Post
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the guy on the right is wearing that belt super low. Like that would be a modern style.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I]
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The greater community of Napoleon scholars some time ago demonstrated that the "Napoleon" pose was in fact a rather common posture for portraits dating from before Napoleon - though he certainly is the most well known exemplair.
I thought it interesting as well to see the variations in the buttoning of the coats - at least one and possibly two with only the topmost button fastened, one with the top four buttons fastened - and so on. It might also suggest that if you wore a waistcoat, you were allowed a little more leeway on this point. But I suspect the critical element on this issue also was where you were at the time, what were you doing, and were there any ladies present or in the near vicinity. Things might have been a bit more relaxed when it was 'just the guys.'
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Is it just me or is the gentleman who is exploring his nether regions wearing his forage cap backwards?
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it looks like it may be ,hand in pants and hat backwords i bet if you had sound to the pic it there would probly hear rap music playing in his cabin.lol
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