Photograph Company of Peel Militia, Brampton, Ontario, 1866.

Name/Title

Photograph "Company of Peel Militia, Brampton, Ontario, 1866."

Entry/Object ID

1936.11.1

Description

Photograph "Company of Peel Militia, Brampton, Ontario, 1866." 4 7/8 X 8 inch black/white photograph "Company of Peel Militia during Fenian Raids 1866-1870." Detail shows two ranks of at least 48 private soldiers, non-commissioned officers, officers, standing across a town's (Brampton?) dirt road. Men in shakoes with plates, single-breasted (scarlet) tunics, blue trousers, black boots. Tunics with white piping. White buff leather waistbelts, crossbelts, cap and ball pouches. Armed with 1853 Enfield Rifles and fixed bayonets. Officer to left has sh

Made/Created

Date made

Dec 23, 1936

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

L 20, W 12.2