31386 - Dismounted Confederate 1st Virginia Cavalryman with Mount First Legion-American Civil War and the Battle of Passchendaele

and the Battle of Passchendaele

and lastly the leggings often referred to as gaiters commonly worn by soldiers in the ranks of the famous Iron Brigade

one hand gripping his M16

parade dress accoutrements that clearly identify him as belonging to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler regimen

31386 - Dismounted Confederate 1st Virginia Cavalryman with Mount First Legion-American Civil War and the Battle of PasschendaeleThe 1st Virginia Cavalry completed its organization at Winchester, Virginia in July 1861, under the command of Colonel James Ewell Brown (J. E. B.) Stuart at the command of General Thomas Jackson. Unlike most regiments the 1st Virginia was unique with 12 companies, not 10, in its ranks. The First Virginia Cavalry participated in more that 200 engagements of various types throughout the war. They served under many well know confederate cavalry officers