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- Aug 25, 2012
I recently purchase this image. I am almost certain it is post Civil War , but thought studying it might show the difference between Civil War uniforms and post Civil War uniforms. Some less studied people might see a Civil War uniform here. The image intersted me because Adrian Michigan was the home of Adrian College which was formed in 1859. Because abolitionist Asa Mahan was the first president of Adrian College, the college was a hot bed of abolitionist feelings. The college volunteered to have Union regiments formed on the campus during the Civil War. I am wondering what the "WVU" on the kepi is for. This does not look like the usual college cadet uniform of the era. Note the elaborate Austrian knows on the sleeve cuffs. Maybe the 1880s? Does the white collar look more 1890s? Any thoughts?
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