31433 - Union Infantry in Sack Coat Kneeling Firing, No.2 K&C ACW Second-in-Command of the Home Guard

Second-in-Command of the Home Guard Battalion our volunteers belong to

carved monument was based on the actual design of the heavy

VICTORIA CROSS For his actions

four-pocketed jacket

was a soldier who performed a variety of military engineering duties

31433 - Union Infantry in Sack Coat Kneeling Firing, No.2 K&C ACW Second-in-Command of the Home GuardUnion Infantry in Sack Coat Kneeling Firing, No. 2 On the eve of the American Civil War, the entire source of sack coats for the regular army was the Army Clothing Establishment at Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Schuylkill Arsenal. When President Lincoln issued his call for 75,000 volunteers it became apparent that Schuylkill by itself could not supply the wants of a large volunteer force so more depots began producing. The Federal issue sack