Equal time for the Union

Posted on August 8, 2010 | Comments Off on Equal time for the Union

mainimage63By all means. This is a Brady photo. Appears to be a regiment. But which one? One thing’s for sure, it’s not only today’s reenactors who are porky. There are several here, among the officers, including the fellow on the right with the star on his top hat (and his belly preceding him) and also the guy (the commander?) in front of the line, who has the same build.

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0 responses to “Equal time for the Union”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | August 8, 2010 at 3:43 am |

    Oh well, what with the uncertainty about when the next meal is coming, people tended to lay some surplus 😉

  2. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | August 8, 2010 at 9:39 am |

    A few 10-mile marches at the double-quick should solve the problem. Except the one in the front undoubtedly rode and the other one probably did as well.