The majority of the soldiers wore dark blue jackets with light blue pants. US Sharpshooters wore green uniforms.
They were called Redcoats or Lobsterbacks.
the union soldiers wore blue uniforms, and the confederates usually wore grey
At the beginning of the US Civil War, some of the the Confederate army uniforms were a butternut color. Grey was introduced as soon as these color uniforms could be produced. The US army already had blue uniforms and remained with that color.
The Union Army always wore blue uniforms, while the Confederate Army always wore gray uniforms. The Confederate Army, however, were not as wealthy as the Union Army, and therefore couldn't always afford uniforms for all their soldiers. Many Confederates wore their own clothes during combat.
During the Civil War, the Confederate soldiers wore gray uniforms. The Union solders wore blue uniforms. They were usually called by their uniform color. The uniforms were usually made of wool.
Union uniforms were blue; Confederate uniforms were gray.
Blue.
Union uniforms were a dark blue.
They were called Redcoats or Lobsterbacks.
the union soldiers wore blue uniforms, and the confederates usually wore grey
At the beginning of the US Civil War, some of the the Confederate army uniforms were a butternut color. Grey was introduced as soon as these color uniforms could be produced. The US army already had blue uniforms and remained with that color.
It didn't necessary have meaning - it just gave them a color which distinguished them from Union forces.
The Union uniform was blue, the Confederacy uniform was gray. Other than the color, the clothing was quite simple and ordinary. Uniforms were not elaborate.
the confederate were a tanish gray color.. the union were a dark blue.. confederate believed in slavery.. union did not approve.. ANSWER. They wore gray uniforms but often also the "butternut" of homespun dyes.
The Union Army always wore blue uniforms, while the Confederate Army always wore gray uniforms. The Confederate Army, however, were not as wealthy as the Union Army, and therefore couldn't always afford uniforms for all their soldiers. Many Confederates wore their own clothes during combat.
The South was grey, and the north was blue. At the beginning of the War neither side had an official uniform, with Northerners wearing elegant uniforms and the Southerners wearing there regular day to day clothes. But even after the war really started uniforms weren't always universal, Union Zouave units wore different uniforms than regular Union Units and the Southerners, relied upon what they could find for their uniforms.
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