ACW135 Infantry Reaching For A Cartridge
Most infantryman on both the Union and Confederate sides carried a leather cartridge pouch suspended from a leather belt that crossed the chest and hung on the rear right side of the soldier. Most of these pouches contained at least 40 x paper cartridge rounds. Having fired his last round this soldier reaches back and into the open pouch to find another fresh cartridge.
Most infantryman on both the Union and Confederate sides carried a leather cartridge pouch suspended from a leather belt that crossed the chest and hung on the rear right side of the soldier. Most of these pouches contained at least 40 x paper cartridge rounds. Having fired his last round this soldier reaches back and into the open pouch to find another fresh cartridge.
Most infantryman on both the Union and Confederate sides carried a leather cartridge pouch suspended from a leather belt that crossed the chest and hung on the rear right side of the soldier. Most of these pouches contained at least 40 x paper cartridge rounds. Having fired his last round this soldier reaches back and into the open pouch to find another fresh cartridge.