Description
and the Appomattox Campaign
The troopers were fit-that means THIN (lean and mean) and mostly under twenty years of age
The "loops" indicating subsequent awards were called "hitches"
though it unfortunately unraveled over time
Our example here comes from the Northern region of India
Original U.S. WWI 82nd All American Division M1912 Winter Field Uniform Jacket French Artwork & Posters and the Appomattox CampaignOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an 82nd Division wool tunic. The best feature of the tunic is the accented 82nd patch located on the left shoulder. It is a square patch with stylized letter As in the national colors, red, white, and blue. Activated in 1918 during World War I, as an infantry division, it was nicknamed the All American, because it was composed of soldiers from all 48 states. The wool uniform itself is