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 Other European Militaria The mounts and scabbard are
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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 Other European Militaria The mounts and scabbard are The mounts and scabbard are nickel plated indicating that this was intended for full parade use the 5th Ranger Battalion took part in the Battle of the Bulge