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- Aug 25, 2012
I was going though some history books on Jackson Michigan. The caption says "The Jackson Grey entraining for volunteer service April 29, 1861, Captain Wm. H. Withington in command". I have my doubts.
Because the image came from an old book the image does not show much detail. However the spiked helmets give me pause. Not the enlisted men appear to wear tail coats and the officer a double-breasted frock coat. I have seen several newspaper articles about the Jackson Greys and no newspaper article talks about spiked helmets. Do the hats worn by the civilians in the rear of the company look like Civil War ea hats?
Because the image came from an old book the image does not show much detail. However the spiked helmets give me pause. Not the enlisted men appear to wear tail coats and the officer a double-breasted frock coat. I have seen several newspaper articles about the Jackson Greys and no newspaper article talks about spiked helmets. Do the hats worn by the civilians in the rear of the company look like Civil War ea hats?