Mike Serpa
Major
- Joined
- Jan 24, 2013
It's not like something crawled on his head and died!
You are correct, they are cloth epaulet attachments, the underneath brass part of the epaulet goes through the cloth strap. The other odd item on the front of the jacket are button extenders, this was most likely his war date jacket and he has gained a little weight due to inactivity, or more plentiful diet.Also he has rather odd shoulder straps. Perhaps brass scales attachments and not shoulder straps?
I remember seeing a few American daguerreotypes of people with the curls like that. Here is one I could find again:
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Source.
Is this Civil War soldier a member of the lollypop guild?
My real question is what is he wearing? he appears to be too fat for his jacket and seems to be wearing safety pins to hold the jacket together. Does anyone have a different view of what these items are?
Also I do not believe he is holding a bugle.
Thanks to @major bill!Mike nice you added his photo to his Find A Grave Memorial.
Hey now watch it! The Umpalumpa are everywhere and won't take kindly to those wordsIs this Civil War soldier a member of the lollypop guild?
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My real question is what is he wearing? he appears to be too fat for his jacket and seems to be wearing safety pins to hold the jacket together. Does anyone have a different view of what these items are?
Also I do not believe he is holding a bugle.
The Colonel and Lt. Colonel of the, 1st Oompaloompa Volunteer Infantry surrendering to Confederate troops under Hood at the base of LRT July 2nd, 1863. LOLthey even have cross straps.
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The other odd item on the front of the jacket are button extenders, this was most likely his war date jacket and he has gained a little weight due to inactivity, or more plentiful diet.