Help with Civil War reenactors' Uniform repair

gettysburgfreak · 03-10-2010, 05:02 PM

The typical uniform of the Confederate soldier was a forage or slouch hat, gray or butternut wool shell jacket, gray, butternut, or blue trousers, and brogans. A haversack was used to carry personal items. Confederate soldiers usually traveled lighter than their Union counterparts; instead of a knapsack, they typically carried their bedding rolled in their blanket and slung across one shoulder.

A good place to start is reading Johnny Reb by Bell Irvin Wiley or the Civil War Infantryman by my late friend Gregory A. Coco

03-10-2010, 05:02 PM	#8
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Help with Civil War reenactors' Uniform repair The typical uniform of the Confederate soldier was a forage or slouch hat, gray or butternut wool shell jacket, gray, butternut, or blue trousers, and brogans. A haversack was used to carry personal items. Confederate soldiers usually traveled lighter than their Union counterparts; instead of a knapsack, they typically carried their bedding rolled in their blanket and slung across one shoulder. A good place to start is reading Johnny Reb by Bell Irvin Wiley or the Civil War Infantryman by my late friend Gregory A. Coco __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.