Veteran Corps

Two soldiers are standing next to each other in front of a picture

Picture this: 1887 Parade of First Regiment in front of Union League of Philadelphia on Board Street

The First Regiment commissioned Charles Brinton Cox, a young and highly regarded Philadelphia artist and student of Thomas Eakins to capture on canvass a historic event at the moment the Regiment passed in review the dignitaries stationed at the Union League. Colonel Theodore E. Wiedersheim and other mounted officers lead the Cities prominent First Regiment. The fife and drum corps sets the tempo as one Company after another move their rifles from the shoulder to the “carry”. Noted Philadelphians and the leaders of the Union League, many of them former senior officers in the “Dandy First”, receive and return the salute shown in this magnificent detailed painting of both the entire Regiment and an early view of the Union League. 

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A group of soldiers marching in a field with an american flag
A black and white photo of soldiers standing in a line
A group of soldiers are sitting in a muddy trench.
Soldier in WWII uniform looks determined, face dirty, in trench. Other soldiers, grassy field.
Three soldiers in tan camouflage gear with weapons, outside.
Soldiers in masks handing bags to a person outside, likely food assistance.