W. Nielsen
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2019
- Location
- Virginia
Greetings everyone. I am a reenactor from Virginia portraying a mid-late war ANV soldier (59th VA Inf) and today I found a video where two young men discussed their 1864 ANV impressions. I had a few questions about some of the things they said, I'm not doubting their authenticity, they seem to be very well researched, just curious.
1. At 3:16 into the video the one man mentions his Richmond Depot #2 shell jacket has wooden buttons, and I had never heard of this before. How common was this? Also notably his jacket lacks belt loops but retains the epaulettes. The other young man has wooden buttons on what appears to a Richmond Depot #2 also.
2. It's a little hard to tell but both of them seem to be lacking cartridge box straps. I had heard of this before but once again I ask; how common was this? They both have roller buckle belts.
3. Slightly unrelated to the video but how thick are belts with roller buckles? Are they thinner than the belts with Georgia frames, or oval plates?
Thank you kindly.
Video in question (1864 Confederate Impression uploaded by Rory H.)
1. At 3:16 into the video the one man mentions his Richmond Depot #2 shell jacket has wooden buttons, and I had never heard of this before. How common was this? Also notably his jacket lacks belt loops but retains the epaulettes. The other young man has wooden buttons on what appears to a Richmond Depot #2 also.
2. It's a little hard to tell but both of them seem to be lacking cartridge box straps. I had heard of this before but once again I ask; how common was this? They both have roller buckle belts.
3. Slightly unrelated to the video but how thick are belts with roller buckles? Are they thinner than the belts with Georgia frames, or oval plates?
Thank you kindly.
Video in question (1864 Confederate Impression uploaded by Rory H.)