31396 - Confederate Artillery Guidon W.Britain-Scenics He wears the regulation single

He wears the regulation single breasted frock coat with light blue rank shoulder boards on the shoulders

When belted

Every shooter has his (or hers) favourite firing position

and is piped with silver cap-cords

They sound off as the individual’s name is called and their numbers reckoned

31396 - Confederate Artillery Guidon W.Britain-Scenics He wears the regulation singleGuidon is the name given to a small flag or pennant carried as a standard by artillery units during the Civil War. The guidon typically signified unit designation and corps affiliation. The unit of organization for the field artillery was the battery or battalion. The South was at a relative disadvantage to the North for deployment of artillery. The North had far greater capacity for manufacturing weapons and the Union blockade of southern ports