35009 - U.S. Militia Officer, 1808-16 K&C Vietnam War Admiral Nelson

Admiral Nelson

had an effective firing range of 500 yards and was loaded with an 8-round clip

but not the last

How foreign it must have been to see a native warrior decorated with war paint emerging from the forest

This winter-clad GI is taking aim from the prone firing position

35009 - U.S. Militia Officer, 1808-16 K&C Vietnam War Admiral NelsonCaptain Fisher represents the typical U. S. militia captain of the early 19th century Federal Regency period. Militia service was required of all able bodied men between the ages of 16 and 45. While extensively for the defense of the local communities, militias were often also a powerful social and political force within those communities. Militia musters were required at minimum of twice a year to practice drilling as a Regiment but some towns held