Photo: Confederate Prisoners in Chicago

[Moonshine]

Mark,

Any way of getting a close-up of that Camp Douglas photo? Looks like some good detail is awaiting to be discovered...!

Jim Ross

[pops]

The guy third from the right seems to have the poor boy type suspenders and from what I can tell they are bottoned on the inside of the pants.Is this correct for the time as Ive not noticed it before?

[Tarheel87]

I cant seem to be able to see the picture on my computor, could please some one post it to me or maybe give me a link to a page it is posted on??
I must see this one
Thank you kindly

Nicholas Nordström-O`Grady

[Moonshine]

What's also interesting is there's a guy on the right side (missing from the posted image) that has a blanket over his shoulder. I asked Pat Kline to reproduce this blanket for me and he now offers it for sale. It has several stripes throughout much like the one the Washington Artillery is standing/sitting on in EoG "flags" section (forgot page #).

If only I had access to a scanner you'd see what I'm talking about. His hat is floppy too, but not "hillbilly" floppy. It has a nice curl to the brim and his jacket and trousers appear to be matching.

Jim Ross

[Pritchett Ball]

I cant seem to be able to see the picture on my computor, could please some one post it to me or maybe give me a link to a page it is posted on??
I must see this one
Thank you kindly

Nicholas Nordström-O`Grady

Nicholas:

I can place it as an attachment on an email to you...Email me at Kdallyrm@aol.com
Am willing to try that, if you would like. May take a while to down-load, ZIP is zapped on my pewter, so I do things the slow way!

Kevin Dally

[Tarheel87]

Hi Kevin!
Thanks so much for sending it, I sent you a email

Nick

[Pritchett Ball]

What's also interesting is there's a guy on the right side (missing from the posted image) that has a blanket over his shoulder. I asked Pat Kline to reproduce this blanket for me and he now offers it for sale. It has several stripes throughout much like the one the Washington Artillery is standing/sitting on in EoG "flags" section (forgot page #).

If only I had access to a scanner you'd see what I'm talking about. His hat is floppy too, but not "hillbilly" floppy. It has a nice curl to the brim and his jacket and trousers appear to be matching.

Jim Ross

Jim:

See that about the hat also...feller in my LH Unit has a hat that he has used many times to fan flames of a fire. Where his hand holds the hat brim, makes it curled on the edge, just like the one he's wearing. Hat looks to be like a Beehive Farmer?
Hey,feller standing on far left, Hat looks like it may have been shaped like a Rev War Tricorne. Seen a hat shaped like that on a photo of a Living Historian on the WIG website picture page, anyone care to comment?

Kevin Dally

[Tarheel87]

Thanks Kevin
This one is great, Please keep this great discussion going

Sir: You need to give your FULL NAME with EVERY post. Recommend you use the signature function in you profile. John Wickett - Forum NCO

[Moonshine]

Mr. Dally,

Yes, my hat curls like that too. Nice to know that some things you do are right! Interesting point on the way the hats are shaped and worn. Not like most I've seen, yet the hats still hold their shape to some degree.

I left the house without that @#$% article from that picture. I'll remember it!
I have email and internet at work here only... have to wait till tomorrow.

What's creepy is some of those guys look like people I know or have run into. Makes you wonder why we do this for a "hobby"???

Jim Ross

[markmason]

Any correctly made hat by those such as Tim Allen will look as these do. Only when you stear away from the likes of Tim Allen, Tim Bender, &c., will you end up with a hilly-billy flop. I've had one from Tim for 8 years, and though somewhat beat up, the brim remains turned up, and even when thoroughly soaked turns back the rain. The down fall? buckets of water on your shoulders.

Invest in a good hat