19Th Century Uniform. Any Clues?

[bainbrig]

An old soldier, guessing late Victorian, maybe a bit earlier, but no idea who or what he is. Here is the picture of him, in uniform. Any ideas?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f0sghzasgltolvz/man%20uniform.jpg?dl=0

Ta.

BB

[woofgang]

he looks american?

[Tilly2]

I thought it was an American, as well, Woof.

[Mamyalynne]

Here is a US Marine Corps Officer from the 1920s - you can see how there's a similarity in the jacket.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps#/media/File:Archibald_Henderson.jpg

[JJ109]

If you look at the shako at the side, the badge appears to have the American bald eagle.

[4candles]

The similarity here -
https://eu.tcpalm.com/story/news/education/indian-river-county-schools/2018/02/08/confederate-general-leads-indian-river-county-school-district-into-controversy/319162002/
would suggest Civil War Confederate.

[Mamyalynne]

My pic is 1820s of course, sorry

[Tilly2]

Do you have to name him, BB?

[Zacs-Master]

Yep, would agree with American Civil War Confederate badge
https://www.antiqueswords.com/product/BQ3152/An-Original-U-S-Civil-War-Period-Union-Hardy-Hat-Insignia.html

[bainbrig]

Hello Tilly. No, he lives in a box of old photos, mostly Irish, mostly identifiable. Loads of ancestors did of course cross the Atlantic, but records are sketchy.

Bill

[Tilly2]

Good luck with your search.

[bainbrig]

Thanks for the links. Quite agree, looks extremely similar. At least now we can look at Confederate uniforms to see if we can find a match.

Wrong side, of course, but you’re stuck with your ancestors (if he WAS one!)