PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTroops of the 140th New York Volunteers lead the charge for the Union in the Battle of the Wilderness, US Civil War, 1864lemmy.worldimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1imageTroops of the 140th New York Volunteers lead the charge for the Union in the Battle of the Wilderness, US Civil War, 1864lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squarePhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoFun fact, those boys in red are wearing colors in tribute to Zouave units, Algerian auxiliaries of the french military that had become famous for being especially hard core during the crimean war.
Fun fact, those boys in red are wearing colors in tribute to Zouave units, Algerian auxiliaries of the french military that had become famous for being especially hard core during the crimean war.