The Quintessential Confederate Cap, Part IV: Trans-Mississippi Caps, Cap Covers, General Usage and Legacy
Fred Adolphus, 29 June 2023
The final part of the study which includes the Houston Depot cap, a gallery of noteworthy caps, an assessment of cap usage by Confederate soldiers, and the Confederate cap's enduring legacy as a Southern icon to present day...
The Quintessential Confederate Cap, Part III: Caps of the Lower South
Fred Adolphus, 23 June 2023
These caps include those of the quartermaster operations in Nashville and New Orleans, Atlanta and Columbus, Charleston and Augusta, and the numerous small factories of Mississippi and Alabama...
The Quintessential Confederate Cap, Part II: Caps of the Richmond Clothing Bureau
Fred Adolphus, 10 June 2023
The Richmond Depot is renowned for having made its uniforms according to fairly stringent pattern specifications. Its jackets are easily identifiable as such, and no less, its caps are distinguishable from those of other depots...
Confederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part V: Miscellaneous Clothing from the Region at Large
by Fred Adolphus, September 27, 2019 (updated 19 April 2023)
Numerous Confederate jackets survive that defy categories, chiefly because they are one-of-a-kind. Perhaps some represent the sole survivors of small production runs, but since there are no others like them with which to compare, we cannot draw broader conclusions. Jackets of this type with provenance to the Lower South have been selected for this study...
Confederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part IV: Atlantic Seaboard
by Fred Adolphus, August 30, 2019
This study encompasses the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida: the Atlantic seaboard with Charleston forming the epicenter. The Augusta and Charleston Confederate clothing manufacturing depots mainly supplied this department and good access to imported goods, which accounts for so many of its uniforms being made from imported, blue-gray and light blue kerseys...
Confederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part III: Georgia and the Army of Tennessee
By Fred Adolphus, August 18, 2019
Just as New Orleans and Baton Rouge initially served as the western Lower South’s manufacturing base, so were Nashville and Memphis to the Upper Western South. The quartermaster operations in Tennessee have been discussed in the first part of this study, but it is noteworthy that two of the key officers in the Tennessee quartermaster operation became key players in the Lower South: Cunningham set up operations in Atlanta and Anderson managed a large operation in Jackson and Columbus, Mississippi...
By Fred Adolphus, August 18, 2019
Just as New Orleans and Baton Rouge initially served as the western Lower South’s manufacturing base, so were Nashville and Memphis to the Upper Western South. The quartermaster operations in Tennessee have been discussed in the first part of this study, but it is noteworthy that two of the key officers in the Tennessee quartermaster operation became key players in the Lower South: Cunningham set up operations in Atlanta and Anderson managed a large operation in Jackson and Columbus, Mississippi...
Confederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part II: Tennessee, East Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
By Fred Adolphus, August 11, 2019
One of the most remarkable Confederate uniforms is that worn by John Thomas Appler, Company H, 1st Missouri Infantry, in Mississippi, May 1863. The uniform is significant because it represents not only a relatively early-war example, but also, it is the only surviving white woolen uniform of the Army of Mississippi, a uniform type that was common during the campaigns for Vicksburg in 1862 and 1863...
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Confederate Depot Uniforms of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, 1864-1865, Part III: The Pants, Caps and Hats of the Department’s Depots, and the Cadet Gray Uniforms of Mobile, Alabama
By Frederick R. Adolphus, June 12, 2016 The department's depots made matching gray pants to go with their jackets, and a prolific quantity of white woolen pants, as well. Fortunately, some of the depot's caps have survived, and all of these components taken together provide an accurate depiction of uniforms worn in Alabama and Mississippi late in the war... Confederate Depot Uniforms of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, 1864-1865, Part II: The Jackets of Captain William M. Gillaspie's Depot, Selma and Montgomery, Alabama
by Frederick R. Adolphus, March 26, 2016 The Montgomery Depot jacket is distinctive for is brindled gray color, seven wooden buttons, and exterior pocket on the left breast. As many of these jackets have survives as the blue-colored Anderson Depot style jackets... Confederate Depot Uniforms of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, 1864-1865, Part I: The Jackets of Major William J. Anderson's Depot, Columbus, Mississippi
by Frederick R. Adolphus, March 12, 2016 Two distinct variants of depot jackets were issued in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana late in the war. Only a cursory study exists of one of these. It is time to offer a complete study of all of the department's uniforms and the story of their manufacture in the Lower South... Comparing Color of Cadet Gray Kersey: Originals vs. Replicas
by Fred Adolphus, February 15, 2016 We all know how common cadet gray cloth was for Confederate uniforms, but know we can compare the exact shades of the original cloth colors with the replica cadet gray commonly used by reenactors today. There are some surprises in my findings... |
State of Alabama Quartermaster uniforms, 1861-1865
by Fred Adolphus, November 11, 2015
Most Confederate uniform buffs are familiar with the prolific state issue uniforms from North Carlolina, but the Alabama State Quartermaster likewise produced clothing for its native sons throughout the war, as well...
by Fred Adolphus, November 11, 2015
Most Confederate uniform buffs are familiar with the prolific state issue uniforms from North Carlolina, but the Alabama State Quartermaster likewise produced clothing for its native sons throughout the war, as well...
Size and Manufacturer Markings in Confederate Uniforms
by Fred Adolphus, June 1, 2014
I have often pondered the complete lack of size markings and manufacturer's stamps. I finally stumbled across the answer to this question in a circular for clothing manufacturing from the State of Alabama, dated August 26, 1861...
by Fred Adolphus, June 1, 2014
I have often pondered the complete lack of size markings and manufacturer's stamps. I finally stumbled across the answer to this question in a circular for clothing manufacturing from the State of Alabama, dated August 26, 1861...
The Homemade Confederate Clothes of Burton Marchbanks, 30th Texas Cavalry
By Fred Adolphus, 5 June 2014
Private Burton Marchbanks, Company E, 30th Texas Cavalry, left to posterity one of the most intact and representative sets of homemade, butternut, citizens clothes used by Confederate soldiers anywhere. The collection consists of a sort of frock coat known as a "paletot;" a pair of pants; a pair of socks; an over shirt; and a pair of gloves.
Two Rebel Hats
by Fred Adolphus, May 28, 2014
The slouch hat is one of the most enduring Confederate icons, ranking alongside his kepi, bedroll, shell jacket and pant cuffs tucked into his socks. It came to personify Johnny Reb as the quintessential Southern headgear in the War for Southern Independence...
by Fred Adolphus, May 28, 2014
The slouch hat is one of the most enduring Confederate icons, ranking alongside his kepi, bedroll, shell jacket and pant cuffs tucked into his socks. It came to personify Johnny Reb as the quintessential Southern headgear in the War for Southern Independence...
Basics of Confederate Uniforms
by Fred Adolphus, 10 May 2014 (updated 13 May 2024)
Data about the origins and characteristics of the Confederate uniform offers seasoned uniformologists and beginners a useful overview of this topic...
by Fred Adolphus, 10 May 2014 (updated 13 May 2024)
Data about the origins and characteristics of the Confederate uniform offers seasoned uniformologists and beginners a useful overview of this topic...
Peter Tait Trouser Finally Surface
by Fred Adolphus, 24 April 2014
After years of looking for an authenticated pair of Peter Tait trousers, a pair finally surfaced at the Museum of the Confederacy. It is made of the same cadet gray kersey as the jackets...
by Fred Adolphus, 24 April 2014
After years of looking for an authenticated pair of Peter Tait trousers, a pair finally surfaced at the Museum of the Confederacy. It is made of the same cadet gray kersey as the jackets...
Two Rebel Haversacks
by Fred Adolphus, 12 April 2014
The Florida Confederate Museum houses two interesting Southern haversacks: one issued to a Georgia soldier in 1865; the other picked up on the Olustee battlefield...
by Fred Adolphus, 12 April 2014
The Florida Confederate Museum houses two interesting Southern haversacks: one issued to a Georgia soldier in 1865; the other picked up on the Olustee battlefield...
Tailor-Made from Issued Cloth: Brunet's Confederate Uniform, Mobile 1864-65
by Fred Adolphus, 31 January 2014
The Museum of Southern History at Houston Baptist University houses a complete Confederate uniform of jacket and trousers, worn by Rene Henry Brunet, Jr., of Fenner's Louisiana Battery...
The Imported British Overcoat for the Confederate Army
by Fred Adolphus, February 2014
The Confederate prisoners were... provided with overcoats and jackets of much better material than our own. They were of English manufacture, a much darker blue than the U.S. [sky blue overcoat] and they furnished conclusive evidence of successful blockade running.
The Confederate Soldier of Fort Mahone
by Fred Adolphus, 21 July 2013
Wartime photographer, Thomas C. Roche, while documenting the Northern victory at the Battle of Petersburg, Union, unwittingly provided one of the best records of Confederate uniforms, arms and equipment for 1865...
by Fred Adolphus, 21 July 2013
Wartime photographer, Thomas C. Roche, while documenting the Northern victory at the Battle of Petersburg, Union, unwittingly provided one of the best records of Confederate uniforms, arms and equipment for 1865...
Deep South Jacket of John B.L. Grizzard, Hanleiter's Georgia Light Artillery
by Fred Adolphus, 15 September 2013
Mr. Ray Richey, of the Texas Civil War Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, and Mr. Gary Hendershott of Little Rock, Arkansas, allowed access to a fascinating Deep South, Confederate Depot jacket, worn by Private John Britten Lewis Grizzard in 1864...
by Fred Adolphus, 15 September 2013
Mr. Ray Richey, of the Texas Civil War Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, and Mr. Gary Hendershott of Little Rock, Arkansas, allowed access to a fascinating Deep South, Confederate Depot jacket, worn by Private John Britten Lewis Grizzard in 1864...
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The Confederate Depot Sack Coat: An Overlooked Garment
by Fred Adolphus, 4 August 2013 The Confederate depot sack coat has been overlooked by Confederate uniformologists, perhaps with good reason: few were made. Nonetheless, the military sack coat was issued in sufficient quantities to warrant a closer look by uniform buffs. |
_The Virginia Army Uniform: A Conjecture
by Fred Adolphus, 29 January 2011
Evidence suggest that Richmond Depot jackets and caps were almost invariably made of cadet gray cloth during the last year of the war, and that the depot intentionally developed a cadet gray uniform for Lee's "Virginia Army" (Army of Northern Virginia) in 1864-65.
by Fred Adolphus, 29 January 2011
Evidence suggest that Richmond Depot jackets and caps were almost invariably made of cadet gray cloth during the last year of the war, and that the depot intentionally developed a cadet gray uniform for Lee's "Virginia Army" (Army of Northern Virginia) in 1864-65.
Francis M. Durham "Peter Tait" Imported Jacket
by Fred Adolphus, 5 August 2011
Since publication of Imported Confederate Uniforms of Peter Tait & Co., Limerick, Ireland in December 2010, I have located two more Tait artifacts. One is a set of red artillery shoulder straps, and the other is a jacket that resides...
by Fred Adolphus, 5 August 2011
Since publication of Imported Confederate Uniforms of Peter Tait & Co., Limerick, Ireland in December 2010, I have located two more Tait artifacts. One is a set of red artillery shoulder straps, and the other is a jacket that resides...
A Mississippi Depot Uniform
by Fred Adolphus, 2 February 2011
The Smithsonian Institution houses an interesting Confederate uniform, consisting of a jacket and pair of trousers, one of the few early-war, depot-manufactured uniforms to survive to present day...
by Fred Adolphus, 2 February 2011
The Smithsonian Institution houses an interesting Confederate uniform, consisting of a jacket and pair of trousers, one of the few early-war, depot-manufactured uniforms to survive to present day...
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