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A comment in another thread, about the Confederates running out of equipment being one of the main causes of their defeat motivated me to start this thread, because in reality the, "ragged rebel", is largely a myth. I've proved the link to an article that goes into great detail of 10 Confederate troops that were killed at Fort Mahone--part of the Petersburg line--during the assault by the Federal IX Corps, on 2 April 1865--only seven days prior to Lee's surrender. You'll notice that they're all wearing issue uniforms that are of Confederate, or Irish manufacture and they're practically new. Some of the clothing looks to be only a few weeks old, to me. The visible muskets are all proper military muskets that are American, British and Belgian made; most strikingly, they're all .58 caliber. All but two have shoes, that are great shape. The author believes and I concur that the two barefooted soldiers have lost their shoes to souvenir hunters. The one young man with one bare foot and one socked foot reinforces that idea.
The Confederate Soldier of Fort Mahone - Adolphus Confederate Uniforms offers Frederick R. Adolphus' scholarly research, articles, and his book Imported Confederate Uniforms of Peter Tait & Co...as well as large images with construction detail.
The Confederate Soldier of Fort Mahone - Adolphus Confederate Uniforms offers Frederick R. Adolphus' scholarly research, articles, and his book Imported Confederate Uniforms of Peter Tait & Co...as well as large images with construction detail.