Interesting breast plate

[David Jarnagin]

This is just another one with U S plate on the shoulder belt; real nice blackened buff belt and cartridge belt. There is tape trim on the epaulettes.



David Jarnagin
djarnagin@bellsouth.net

[roundshot]

Re: Interesting breast plate

I've seen that in a Reb photo as well. This fellow is ID'd to the 44th GA infantry (photo from Time-Life series).

[Cumpston1862]

Re: Interesting breast plate

Are we looking at a possible field modification?

The state jacket would seem to indicate a possibly early war improvisation though.

Either way interesting picture.

[GrumpyDave]

Re: Interesting breast plate

I think all of his NCO's were dead and nobody told him where to put his box plate? Or, this is just one of those "cool" things we see from time to time that shows us all of the boys weren't all uniform in appearance all of the time. He was just trying in his way, to be an individual.

[Mississippian]

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It's too bad we can't see the front of the cartridge box to see if the round eagle plate is fixed on it. Could be someone just mixed the two up......

Will MacDonald

[LibertyHallVols]

Re: Interesting breast plate

Perhaps new recruits wearing props from a photographer who doesn't know how they should be worn?

[Mark Choate]

Re: Interesting breast plate

Due to content, I am moving this thread to "Civil War Images."

thx,
Mark

[ACo.]

Re: Interesting breast plate

I've seen that in a Reb photo as well. This fellow is ID'd to the 44th GA infantry (photo from Time-Life series).

That looks like one of the pre-War militia cross belt plates that were very common in the early war period. Doubtful that it is a "US" plate, the oval cross belt plates were usually plain but occasionally had a unit name or state coat of arms engraved on them.

[roundshot]

Re: Interesting breast plate

It is clearly a US plate. Look again.