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[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform of Company E, "Lynchburg Rifles," 11th Virginia Infantry Volunteers holding 1841 "Mississippi" rifle, Sheffield-type Bowie knife, canteen, box knapsack, blanket roll, and cartridge box]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform of Company E, "Lynchburg Rifles," 11th Virginia Infantry Volunteers holding 1841 "Mississippi" rifle, Sheffield-type Bowie knife, canteen, box knapsack, blanket roll, and cartridge box]

[Unidentified soldier in Union shell jacket and infantry Hardee hat with sheathed Bowie knife, bayoneted musket, and 1849 Colt pocket revolver]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Colt Revolving rifle and D-Guard Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with single shot percussion pistol and D guard Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with bowie knife and single shot pistol]

[Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms posing with bayoneted Springfield Model 1861 rifled musket with attached bayonet, knife, and Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver in front of painted backdrop showing landscape with camp]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket, U.S. Model 1862 "Zouave" bayonet, cartridge box, and cap box]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with 3-band Enfield rifle and knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform of Company E, "Lynchburg Rifles," 11th Virginia Infantry Volunteers holding 1841 "Mississippi" rifle, Sheffield-type Bowie knife, canteen, box knapsack, blanket roll, and cartridge box]

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Photograph shows a soldier in 1861, fully-equipped with a Model 1841 "Mississippi" rifle, a Sheffield-style Bowie knife, revolver, militia style drum canteen, box knapsack, blanket roll, and cartridge box. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. Lewin, 2010)

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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01/01/1861
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Rees, Charles R., photographer
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