Daily Times
(Leavenworth, KS)
May 3, 1861
Several correspondents ask us what is a “stand of arms.” It is the equipment of one soldier, and consists of the arms and accoutrements he wears, varying with his branch of the service. Twenty-one thousand stand of arms would equip the same number of troops. The term stand is often confused, and sometimes used as convertible with “stack,” the familiar manner in which muskets are placed, with bayonets interlocked.
Note: The photo, of course, did not appear with the 1861 news article.