08-15-2007, 11:20 PM
Very good point Paul. Just because you cannot see it doesn't mean it isn't there. They have to have something to carry money in. On the march it might not be necessary, but it wasn't exactly a barter system for what soldiers typically want. Booze and women aren't exactly free or cheap. Even using brothel tokens you have to have somewhere to put those as well. Gambling was common and as a soldier you can't exactly just give away your equipment for payment so its fair to say most everyone probably would have had a money pouch concealed on his person.
Derek D. Estabrook
