31407 Union Infantry Officer Advancing, No.2 First Legion- The Glory of Rome- Dacian Warriors 17667 - British 9th Lancer

17667 - British 9th Lancer Officer

Another soldier kneels down to study an ancient stone tablet with some strange signs carved on it

was the first peacetime regular army infantry unit authorized by the Continental Congress after American independence

This K&C ‘Testudo’ comprises the following: 9 x Legionnaires advancing carrying their shields above their heads

The son of a notable Revolutionary War officer

31407 Union Infantry Officer Advancing, No.2 First Legion- The Glory of Rome- Dacian Warriors 17667 - British 9th LancerUnion Infantry Officer Advancing, No. 2 The attire of the Iron Brigade was more along the lines of the out dated U. S. Army dress uniform than the common infantrymans kit. Probably its most conspicuous feature being the Model 1858 Dress, or Hardee, hat. The tall, blocked, brimmed, black felt hat was designed by career officer, William J. Hardee, the then Commandant of West Point (he was also the author of the most widely used drill manual of the Civil