31411 Union Corporal in State Jacket Standing Firing W lying prone NCO (non commissioned

lying prone NCO (non commissioned officer) observes the ‘fall of shot’ through his binos

An extra paratrooper prepares to hurl a grenade at the opposition

Use of a war cry was documented in the

but not the last

31411 Union Corporal in State Jacket Standing Firing W lying prone NCO (non commissionedUnion Corporal in State Jacket Standing Firing Although the archetypal image of a Union soldier is an infantryman wearing a forage cap and sack coat, but in reality there were several styles of coats worn during the war. In addition to the 1858 sack coat or blouse, nine button frock coats, and various short shell jackets were worn. Before the war many states both north and south issued short jackets in gray. Obviously, this caused confusion on the