Help with figure ID?

Through my blog contact or comments,  Piotr Crass has asked me for help identifying this “old American civil war type figure”. It looks flat or semi flat to me and possibly homecast? If anyone can help Piotr or suggest good ID sites for him to contact, please contact  piotrcrass who is @ or at gmail.com   The figure can further be seen at imgur http://m.imgur.com/79fKXkX?r

Many thanks, Mark, Man of TIN blog.