Yup. The red appears slightly darker then the blue. All images of original 79th soldiers in their glengarries have the same effect, the Red->Blue->White pattern with the red being more prominent.
One of the issues with studying these images as they are, as I'm sure you are aware of, is their low digital quality. Details are lost, tones are all of the place and even the low resolution can distort actual attributes of the image.
Here's the 1st Sgt's glengarry.
Compare this to Sgt. Sheerer of Company I. The detail of this image is betterith:
The documented glengarries known are well established to be original examples from the 79th pre war/ 2nd issue from 1864. They all have a general consistency that matches the primary sources.
What is confusing even more me is how they are treated. The "Debose glengarry" for example has a feather hackle crudely sewn on. I'm sure its a post war alteration. Something to make it look cool even. The reason is that there are holes where the original cockaide was. Yup! Holes.....stitch marks. Wear outside where it used to be. There's also the fact that from the dozens of images of original soldiers, there is nothing seen like that.
The insignia is period though! "79 NY" and thistle
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