Photo Question:

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

This photo is said to be Benjamin Franklin Nutt Sr. According to this he didn't serve during the war.

Benjamin Franklin Nutt Sr. (1824-1863) - Find a...

Benjamin Franklin Nutt, born 1824 in Alabama, married Judith Joanna Eagle, born ca:1832. They were married in 1848. She died March 28, 1861 after giving birth to triplets, all of whom died. He was left with five small children. Family sources say that he was a very large man who was a true...

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I think this is actually one of his brothers either Martin or William. I think this is William however Arkansas Confederate uniforms are outside of my area.

What do you folks think?

 

[RedRover]

Perhaps it is B.H. Nutt in a pre-war militia uniform? All free white men in Arkansas were to be enrolled in the State militia, and many joined uniformed "volunteer" companies.

The militia generally did not wear uniforms, except for the officers...

but the "volunteer" companies did wear uniforms, generally adopting one of their own design...

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

There is no way to identify the uniform in question. The light colored collar may or may not indicate Cavalry as the branch of service.

 

[Johnny_Reb_1865]

Do any militia rosters exist?