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Texas units, for example, had access to massive stocks of U.S. blue uniforms, which were acquired after Confederate forces captured a U.S. supply depot in San Antonio in 1861. These were worn as late as 1863.
What did these long-forgotten uniforms look like? Texas insignia and flags? Writer-artist-historian Bruce Marshall has discovered the answers in archives in Texas and Mexico, in old diaries and letters and sketches by those who wore or saw them.
10 maj 2014 · It has a five-button front (brass dome buttons); six-piece body; two-piece sleeves; two-piece collar (inside and out); and, one outside left breast pocket. Artifact courtesy of the Texas Civil War Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
31 gru 2014 · A useful Civil War compendium for those who wish to become more familiar with Confederate dress codes and insignia. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Blanton Duncan--T.p. verso.
12 sie 2001 · Uniforms of the Republic of Texas also contains a year-by-year history of the triumphs and tragedies of Texas’ turbulent decade of independence, providing a useful guide not only for aficionados of unusual uniforms but also for historians curious about origins of the Texas mystique.
Taken together, the three pieces represent a compendium of material that discusses uniform jackets produced through the operations of the Confederate Quartermaster (CS QM) in Richmond during the American Civil War.
This article covers military uniforms during the American Civil War (1861–1865). During the years 1860–1865 there were three distinct types of uniform in use by the United States Armed Forces.
