SmokeEaterPilot
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- Jun 3, 2011
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Alright, had this one for a while. Been sitting in the safe finally got around to taking pictures of it.
This is a Krag that was issued to Private Charles T. Cooley of Company K of the 1st US Maryland Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish American War.
It's neat that it went to a Maryland Unit. The 1st Maryland didn't see combat they were preparing to go to Cuba and the war ended before they could ship out. They had some desertions, some died of disease and training accidents. But not too much remarkable in their service history during this time frame.
What is more interesting is Charles T. Cooley was the first Police Chief of Montgomery County, MD which formed on July 4, 1922.
I may have to sell it something amazing just popped up and it's gonna be posted here. Just trying to avoid having to part with it haha. The local history is just too neat.
This is a Krag that was issued to Private Charles T. Cooley of Company K of the 1st US Maryland Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish American War.
It's neat that it went to a Maryland Unit. The 1st Maryland didn't see combat they were preparing to go to Cuba and the war ended before they could ship out. They had some desertions, some died of disease and training accidents. But not too much remarkable in their service history during this time frame.
What is more interesting is Charles T. Cooley was the first Police Chief of Montgomery County, MD which formed on July 4, 1922.
I may have to sell it something amazing just popped up and it's gonna be posted here. Just trying to avoid having to part with it haha. The local history is just too neat.
