CSWT-11 - 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry (Wheat's Tigers) (2 pcs) SEKIGAHARA 1600 from the traditional clothing and

from the traditional clothing and weapons to the carefully painted beadwork and feather adornments

” As an assistant army chaplain

and rapid movement of officers or messages across difficult terrain where larger vehicles struggled

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CSWT-11 - 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry (Wheat's Tigers) (2 pcs) SEKIGAHARA 1600 from the traditional clothing andThe 1st Special Battalion, Louisiana Infantry, widely known as Wheats Tigers, was a notorious and battle hardened Confederate unit commanded by Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat. Formed in May 1861, it comprised mainly Irish American dockworkers and foreign born adventurers from New Orleans, gaining renown for ferocity, distinct Zouave inspired uniforms, and extreme indiscipline.