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[Oney S. A. Brock of Company I, 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment with knife and sword]

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Photograph shows identified soldier, Oney (or Onie) Swepson A. Brock, who enlisted in Company I, 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, as a private and transferred to 15th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. More information is in "Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives," SoldierbiosBrock.html

There are not many details distinguishing the Confederates from the Union soldiers in many of portrait photographs - they really were from the same country, the same culture. One of the differences that you do find is the less uniform appearance of Confederates: they are much less standard, often wearing bits and pieces of cast-off Union Army uniforms and often, even weaponry. One thing that’s specific to the Confederates is huge Bowie knives, humorously called ‘Arkansas toothpicks,’ often made by local blacksmiths.

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brock oney s a oneziphrus swepson a confederate states of america army virginia cavalry regiment 5th people history civil war military personnel confederate soldiers military uniforms daggers and swords knives ambrotypes hand colored manuscripts portrait photographs oney oney s brock company company i virginia cavalry regiment virginia cavalry regiment knife sword american civil war 1861 1865 american civil war 1862 confederate army uniform prints 19th century confederate states united states history us civil war library of congress