The Well-Dressed Militiaman: More than a "Shirt-collar and a pair of Spurs"

[...]this unidentified militiaman had become a thoroughly modern soldier by 1860 standards. *George Washington's step-grandson and adopted son, George Washington Parke Custis, did seek information on Revolutionary War uniforms from veterans for a series of folk art paintings he attempted prior to the Civil War. MI Senior Editor and Advisory Board member Michael J. McAfee is a curator at the West Point Museum at the United States Military Academy, and author of numerous books.