M Majalu72 Cadet Joined Sep 4, 2016 Nov 13, 2016 #1 Cased tintype image of a Civil War soldier. I am curious to know if there is any significance to the ribbing on the collar. Thank you!
Cased tintype image of a Civil War soldier. I am curious to know if there is any significance to the ribbing on the collar. Thank you!
UCVRelics Brevet Brigadier General Forum Host Gold Patron Regtl. Quartermaster Shiloh 2020 Asst. Regtl. Quartermaster Antietam 2021 Regtl. Quartermaster Stones River / Franklin 2022 Joined May 7, 2016 Location Alabama Nov 13, 2016 #2 Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry.
Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry.
M Majalu72 Cadet Joined Sep 4, 2016 Nov 13, 2016 #3 ucvrelics.com said: Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry. Click to expand... Thanks for the reply. I have never seen a tintype that had such a "polished" surface.
ucvrelics.com said: Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry. Click to expand... Thanks for the reply. I have never seen a tintype that had such a "polished" surface.
M major bill Brev. Brig. Gen'l Forum Host Joined Aug 25, 2012 Nov 13, 2016 #4 Based on the trim probably an infantryman. It is a very nice image, but from a uniform point of view, I see nothing particularly special about his uniform.
Based on the trim probably an infantryman. It is a very nice image, but from a uniform point of view, I see nothing particularly special about his uniform.
Forrest Sergeant Joined Sep 25, 2015 Nov 13, 2016 #5 ucvrelics.com said: Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry. Click to expand... That makes sense, but oddly, when tinted, it is almost always done with red, even if the soldier is infantry.
ucvrelics.com said: Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry. Click to expand... That makes sense, but oddly, when tinted, it is almost always done with red, even if the soldier is infantry.
kappclark Private Joined Feb 8, 2017 Feb 15, 2017 #7 ucvrelics.com said: Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry. Click to expand... Very interesting about the color meanings .. was there a similar color designation in the Union ?
ucvrelics.com said: Great image. The pipping (ribbing) on the collar and cuffs would be different colors, Red for Artillery, Blue for Infantry and Yellow for Cavalry. Click to expand... Very interesting about the color meanings .. was there a similar color designation in the Union ?
William G Hendry First Sergeant Trivia Winner Joined Jan 4, 2017 Location Ont. Canada Feb 16, 2017 #8 very nice image
Robert Gray Sergeant Major Joined Jul 24, 2012 Feb 18, 2017 #9 kappclark said: Very interesting about the color meanings .. was there a similar color designation in the Union ? Click to expand... The Union army used the same color designations.
kappclark said: Very interesting about the color meanings .. was there a similar color designation in the Union ? Click to expand... The Union army used the same color designations.