Original U.S. Mexican-American War 9th Infantry Regiment Identified Cased Epaulette & Daguerotype Grouping to Lieutenant Gustavus Ferdinand Gardiner - Died of Typhoid in Mexico in 1848 Helmets The frame itself is also

The frame itself is also just a bit bent out of shape

believing the blonde-haired

which is spent and inert

The Fag pole even retains the brass flag-securing rod and gold thread roping with tasseled ends

The right side of the helmet at one time has a shadow of an outline of the national tri-color decal that is painted over

Original U.S. Mexican-American War 9th Infantry Regiment Identified Cased Epaulette & Daguerotype Grouping to Lieutenant Gustavus Ferdinand Gardiner - Died of Typhoid in Mexico in 1848 Helmets The frame itself is alsoOriginal Items. One of a Kind Grouping. This is the tremendous epaulette & Daguerotype grouping of Lieutenant Gustavus Ferdinand Gardiner, 9th Infantry Regiment, who served with the regiment in Mexico seeing heavy combat, and passing away from Typhoid fever on March 16th, 1848, only a month after the end of the war. The grouping consists of Gardiners gorgeous Silver epaulettes with their original fringe still well retained. Each epaulette has a