Confederates and Weapons
A soldier brandishes a spear-point Bowie knife as he sits in front of a painted canvas, familiarly known as the Confederate Hill backdrop. Only a few known military portraits with
Category: Stragglers
Stars and Stripes
One can easily imagine that an adoring young lady handed this small flag to this handsome, clean-shaven boy as he marched through throngs of cheering citizens in his hometown. The
Unidentified Confederate Soldiers
Decked out in English-made accouterments, including a snake buckle and a cap pouch on a cartridge box sling, this soldier grasps an Austrian Lorenz rifle with its rear sight missing.
Confederate Infantrymen
A solemn soldier uniformed in a coat with distinctive trim is armed with a Sheffield knife and a U.S. Model 1822 musket. The star on his high-crowned plumed hat is
Union and Confederate Soldiers
The distinctive state seal of Arkansas is visible in sharp relief on the belt buckle worn by this trooper who wields a Colt revolver. Only a handful of these buckles
Greatcoats!
Model 1853 Enfield rifle musket THIS SOLDIER SHOWS OFF his Model 1853 Enfield rifle musket. Draped around his shoulders is regulation overcoat. The dark inner lining of the coat is
Union and Confederate Soldiers
This group of musicians belongs to the 26th New York Infantry, as evidenced by the regimental number on the drums and the NY waist belt plate worn by the principal
Confederate and Union Soldiers
An enlisted man in the 46th Georgia Infantry sat for this portrait in the studio of celebrated Charleston, S.C., photographer George S. Cook. The image was likely made between September
Confederate and Union Soldiers
The pelican embossed belt plate and buttons worn by this lieutenant leave no doubt of his loyalty to Louisiana and the Confederacy. If he had pulled his sword just a
Confederate Soldiers
The surrender of Confederates holed up at Cumberland Gap to Union forces on Sept. 9, 1863, opened the way for a federal advance on Knoxville, Tenn. Most of the 2,300