Blue and Gray Uniforms

[Tonetigil]

Hi
I will be posting sheets of different uniforms on the American Civil War


The General U.S. GRANT - General W. T. SHERMAN


Captain 1º Dragones 1858


OfficerFICIAL Militia Voluntary, Alabama 1861


1ª Lieutenant, 9º New York Infantry


Captain 1º Light Artillery - TENNSSE


Official Confederate Cavalry, infantry and artillery.


U.S. Midshipman in suit of Service and West Point Cadet 1862


The General R, E. LEE and T. J. Jackson

[Kaap]

Which book is that from?

[AUG351]

Many nice uniformes were issued at the start of the war but as the war was fought later on many men wore ragged and old clothes and whatever they could find, exspecially the Confederates. Many wore their civillian clothes or colored them a butternutt color. Later in the war soldiers on both sides looked more like a mob of militia than soldiers.

[SurfingDoc]

As above. 1860-1861, many men were part of local militia, especially in the south, these militia groups were formed into companies of state regiments (Danville Blues, Carolina Cadets, etc). While these each had very unique uniforms prior to the Civil War, by the time battles started and campaigns dragged on, these fancy uniforms were all but gone. The only exception is some northern Zouave uniforms that were state or local financed and continued throughout the war.

[Tonetigil]

Hi

Fighting Men of the Civil War (Rebels & Yankees Series)

[Tonetigil]

Mayor General G. A. Cuter



Mayor General J.E.B. Stuart



Sergeant 79th, New York Infantry "Higlanders" 1860-61



Trooper, Sussex Light Dragons, CSA



Private,9th New York Infantry Regiment "Hawkins, Zouaves"



Private Whashington Light Infantry




CSA 1861-62



Corpocal Illinois Cavalry



CSA Artillery



US Artillery



US Navy



US Color Infantry



US Pensylvania Cavalry