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How many uniform jackets were made with a watch pocket?
And, what's with that belt buckle?
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This man, identified only as a "Charleston Zouave Cadet," is ready for the march -- including, apparently, plenty of snacks stuffed inside his jacket in case he gets peckish.
How many uniform jackets were made with a watch pocket?
And, what's with that belt buckle?
I have no idea. The photo is decribed as "A young Charleston Zouave Cadet, probably photographed in the studio of George S. Cook in late 1860 or early 1861," at http://moultrie.battlefieldsinmotion.com/glossary.html.Are you sure he's accurately identified? Their uniform seemed standard enough to where he would have really looked like an oddball dressed like that.
The photo looks to be very much like the uniform of the man in the foreground of this print. Including watch fob and belt buckle.
I am guessing Ron Field used the photo to make the image in his plate.
When I see a new illustration of a Civil War an odd uniform, I try to find out if the artist is using older research to do the uniform.