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...Then you do it.
More old art.
Civil war themed, and inspired very loosely by some art from the 19th century.
A cannon or mortar shell, just landed in the road.
The sputtering fuse so beloved of cartoons came from this style of shell.
The soldiers are a militia unit of Zouaves, which were common in the era and found in similar uniforms on both sides...Often causing some serious confusion in the heat of battle or who was friend or foe early in the war.
-Badger-
More old art.
Civil war themed, and inspired very loosely by some art from the 19th century.
A cannon or mortar shell, just landed in the road.
The sputtering fuse so beloved of cartoons came from this style of shell.
The soldiers are a militia unit of Zouaves, which were common in the era and found in similar uniforms on both sides...Often causing some serious confusion in the heat of battle or who was friend or foe early in the war.
-Badger-
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Yes indeed.
There were hundreds of militias, and they formed the bulk of the manpower for a good part of the war.
Blue and grey uniforms were popular for state militias throughout the United States, and all the units on either side went into battle wearing their pre-war uniforms.
So you had federals in grey, and confederates in blue.
Some units stayed in those uniforms throughout the war, so they problem never really went away.
To compound matters...There were militia units in uniforms inspired by their family's country of origin.
So there were militias in red uniforms inspired by British lancers, militias in black Brunswick hussar uniforms, green riflemen on both sides...The list could go on all night.
-Badger-
There were hundreds of militias, and they formed the bulk of the manpower for a good part of the war.
Blue and grey uniforms were popular for state militias throughout the United States, and all the units on either side went into battle wearing their pre-war uniforms.
So you had federals in grey, and confederates in blue.
Some units stayed in those uniforms throughout the war, so they problem never really went away.
To compound matters...There were militia units in uniforms inspired by their family's country of origin.
So there were militias in red uniforms inspired by British lancers, militias in black Brunswick hussar uniforms, green riflemen on both sides...The list could go on all night.
-Badger-
Yes, I had a havelock when I re-enacted as a Zouave.
It was actually less comfortable to have it on my kepi than doing without, and I took it off and stopped wearing it.
Well...I didn't want to wear it anymore after Leroy wiped his face on it...While I was wearing it.
Came up next to me and grabbed the tail of it and mopped his face for a joke.
But after that, I wasn't too keen on wearing it again.
-Badger-
It was actually less comfortable to have it on my kepi than doing without, and I took it off and stopped wearing it.
Well...I didn't want to wear it anymore after Leroy wiped his face on it...While I was wearing it.
Came up next to me and grabbed the tail of it and mopped his face for a joke.
But after that, I wasn't too keen on wearing it again.
-Badger-
Because it was uncomfortable is the exact reason they died out.
My Kepi has the brass markings for Company C of the 139th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. I had a G,G,Great Grandfather who served in that unit from the second Bull Run until after Appomattox. Including being at Gettysburg.
My Kepi has the brass markings for Company C of the 139th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. I had a G,G,Great Grandfather who served in that unit from the second Bull Run until after Appomattox. Including being at Gettysburg.
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