In the early battles, some Confederate units that wore dark blue uniforms were often mistaken on the field of battle for the enemy. Many were from state militia outfits, which had their own state-issued uniforms. He was heavily influenced by the mid-1800s uniforms of the Austrian and French Armies.Īlthough the regular Confederate military had a paper strength of 6,000 personnel, the first 100,000 volunteers from all over the South participated in a variety of dress.
The new uniforms were designed by Nicola Marschall, a German-American artist who also designed the original Confederate flag. This was until June 6, 1861, when the Confederate Council issued General Order 9, the new regulations for the Confederate Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery. The original Confederate uniforms from all branches of the military closely followed the lines of the U.S. 4 Confederate States Marine Corps uniforms.2.2.2 Sleeve insignias, branch of service colors.There are some controversies about some of the exact details of a few of the uniforms, since some of the records were lost or destroyed after the Civil War ended. and Confederate dead, or just wear civilian clothing. These were worn as late as 1863.Įarly on, servicemen sometimes wore combinations of uniform pieces, making do with what they could get from captured United States Army soldiers, or from U.S. blue uniforms, which were acquired after Confederate forces captured a U.S. Texas units, for example, had access to massive stocks of U.S. The uniform initially varied greatly due to a variety of reasons, such as location, limitations on the supply of cloth and other materials, State regulations that were different from the standard regulations, and the cost of materials during the war. Each branch of the Confederate States armed forces had their own service dress and fatigue uniforms and regulations regarding them during the American Civil War, which lasted from April 12, 1861, until May 1865.
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