This is an original leaf from the August 31, 1861
edition of Harper's Weekly. It shows a picture of Union Uniforms
in the Civil War. The leaf is captioned "Uniforms of the United
States Volunteers and State Militia." The leaf features a variety of
uniforms. Starting on the top row on the left, the illustration
shows the uniforms of Wilson's Zouaves, Duryee's Zouaves, De Kalo
Zouaves, Rhode Island Officer, Massachusetts Officer, Pennsylvania
Officer, Michigan Officer, Colonel New York Volunteers, New Jersey
Officer, New York Line Officer, Rhode Island Artillery Officer, Hawkin's
Zouaves, McChesney Zouaves, the Fire Zouaves. On the bottom row,
starting on the left, 2d New York State Militi, 1st Michigan, 13th
Brooklyn, 12th New York, Marine Artillery, R. I., New York 55th Zouave
Corps, 1st Pennsylvania, Massachusetts 6th, 8th Massachusetts, 71st New
York, New Jersey State Militia, 1st Rhode Island, and the New York
German Rifles. |