The north wore blue because it was worn in the American revolution . The south wore grey because it was cheaper to dye.
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Confederate soilders wore gray or yellowish-brown uniforms.
The Southern (Confederate) Army wore grey uniforms.
Most wore a dark blue or a sky blue uniform.
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.
The confederate soldiers (of the new Confederacy of the United States) wore grey uniforms versus the union soldiers who wore blue uniforms.