A museum rarity

(source)

A sock of a Civil War hero, Colonel Sykes. The museum of Kenneso, GA.

In case you’re wondering, it’s not this Colonel Sykes:


(source with some interesting information about Colonel Sykes)

Nice beard, as usual for that time period (beards are another thing that Western society nearly eradicated — although, they’ve made a comeback recently. It’s not clear anymore whether liberals or conservatives are to blame).