I was drawn to the following photograph because I did not realize that tricorn hats were worn by Civil War soldiers. As it turns out, Private Thomas Green was killed 150 years ago today at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Private Thomas Green from the 11th Massachusetts
Some Confederates also wore tricorns, which were associated with their country’s first fight for independence:
unidentified Confederate
General Washington removes his tricorn as British surrender at Yorktown
