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[Portrait of Corp. Nailer, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, U.S.A.]

[Sergeant John E. Barlow of 2nd Co. M, 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment with sword and revolver]

Dr. Charles A. Leale (in U.S. Army uniform) attended Lincoln at death.

Lawrence P. Graham, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

[John Marshall Harlan, full-length portrait, standing, in uniform and holding sword and hat]

General C.C. Andrews, U.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.

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[Unidentified soldier in Confederate infantry uniform with musket and Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with musket and Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with musket and D-guard Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate infantry uniform with musket and Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate artillery uniform with large Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with large Bowie knife]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with D-guard Bowie knife, musket, and revolver]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform with conversion musket and small Bowie knife]

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Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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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confederate states of america army people soldiers confederate military uniforms rifles knives history civil war military personnel ambrotypes portrait photographs soldier uniform confederate uniform conversion musket conversion musket bowie knife american civil war 1861 1865 american civil war 1861 confederate army uniform 19th century confederate states us civil war united states history military portrait military library of congress
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01/01/1861
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confederate states of america army people soldiers confederate military uniforms rifles knives history civil war military personnel ambrotypes portrait photographs soldier uniform confederate uniform conversion musket conversion musket bowie knife american civil war 1861 1865 american civil war 1861 confederate army uniform 19th century confederate states us civil war united states history military portrait military library of congress