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Where we meme (joking in tone and detail, serious in sentiment) about General Sherman, the Civil War, and how the secesh traitors had it coming.
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What is the significance of him putting his hand in his shirt like that?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-in-waistcoat
"With the invention of photography, the pose continued but may have had an additional purpose in preventing blurring by maintaining the sitter's hand in a single place. The pose is commonly seen in photographs of members of the military, with a number of American Civil War photographs showing the pose, or indicated by three open buttons on a tunic.[6]"
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Common pose for military men in the 19th century. Not sure if it has a deeper meaning. Napoleon famously did it when he was painted several times.