American Civil War Brassey's History of Uniforms Robin Smith Brassey's! American Civil War: Union Army Robin Smith | Brassey’s History of Uniforms Current sidles American Civil War: Conlederate Array Avmerican Chil War: Union Army ‘Napuleunie Wars: Napoleon's Army ‘Napoleunie Wars: Wellington's Samy English Civil War Mexitan Amesican War 1846-48 Barbarian Warriors: Saxons, Vikings and Normans Rovian Atany: Wars of the Empire Fortlevoning. tes Spuisly American War 1893 ‘World War One: British Army World Wir One: German Army British Anny: Zula War to Boer War Abs the anther Robin Smith has hac a fve-lomg interest in the. American Civil War. smdying and researching its story throughout the LIniteel States. As an American Civil War re-enactar he has inks with all major Civil Wr soxieties on both sides of the Atlantic. [iis also the author of a recencly published src om Zauaves a well as 2 series of articles for Miliary Mlustrated, the leading milicary history magazine. — History of Uniforms _ | ‘American Civil War Union Army By Robin Smith Colour plates by Chris Collingwood Scrics editor Tim Newark \ "To Jean Smith Coppi 1995, 1994 rae Lad ight Reservas. 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Since the end uf te Armeiesn ‘Revoludon she Lniezé Seres had never mina’ a lay etter ovtreaof the Cl Way oer 180 of ts 18 infty sly evar ants were ton in ore cn WU sal ronner gow, and te soengé ofthe amy | ‘0 tu una nnn thar 2 crs Teg jin the Confers ad to dav | te Rafe te a ey pe wr iti rts har ost every wm ‘ia the uit that were sve srl verighe 10 moet Presdent Lincle's ell in April ‘él, far 75,09) wokuneers 2 igh she South Tecsily influenced hy the News greater intent in Zouave aml Chaser uniforms many ofthese nite sone avery of dese, Tha arin engather with ee tential spetss any He Cihonel Fira pshooters meznt Union tunsfors athe enc rangs of less fui nthe Cursiaeony. The Cimon Army eect y compeised some 2,772,408 mse and waste ages le ras inshe country etl she Units Stites mobilised ix fovees for World We One In sany ways, Areca Givi War nifornsreptesent a urition pial con the gaudy forms ofthe Napoleonic eta sane the Rinesomal des of he Firs Werld Wa he lca eset Fa rusia aiiorms ‘or the United States Arma lay wid the U.S. Ara. ‘Quartrmasce: Departmene waich ha been suring the esgn ml mamafiering of clothing for regular tonps atthe Schushall Arran eansslvania singe the War of [812 But the rez roy wos sll thaeinstauence em waif in country which hassel wit valustee wii vty 2 often limited, Many ofthe individul commpances in d-e-mihoa designed shir own urtazms, bu: one lage sts fie New York omy al the crores | of sul er iartakon or sequent alike and mnsny Stuart lose ange proportion ef hee dress elation on thane lal deny he Ue Susy Wie ‘When Presdene Linen sued his cll oe 75,00 | wt anoers serve fir ree snonths the Wie Deparsmen:quicly realised tha: mary volume | reales lacked even the mest sie uniter al equipmen: coms. Tne Quartermaser Deparaiene was ph rote ae masicelothing, Ic che suoplis jst waren' thor. Ik seas reir enced tht the Stites farished cloaung supplies an be reunbursed by the govesimm, Sane Stes nal elcieaoer es 20 In ce seremble to orovie uniforms, corrupcioa Hourshed wih some unserupuleas Sorneex'y war uniforms were made of atrial allo shoddy eis weld Feral Bx spat st the sor and dsineegrate, The popular magazine Herr’ Weil desert a lies ‘compound, the reise stu and sweeping af he sop, | pounded, red, gust anc rioethed Fal ghost cle then che shadow i tothe igs with cheap the external re Me she ere hace. Soldiers ‘the ts: day's mareh oi tho eros str, ir eli sere ane Mikes sete to exe wind in rage ot dsalviag ince thsie win of dust unlcrthe pln "The Now ork authori docied sn ei oops standardise afc hdr ie Jacket ane ordered more than 32,000 of thes ashes ‘hom nine diferent contracors, Hut there was 3 Jute ef ar be cloth, so the New York ose Docks Broce, isan rela 10 grey skos insted. Sellers chimed oly eke ill apare, bur the coarse loca Fe ssin, Meme i Ohi, a enterprising tailor an foc pik ion line ‘ing ove uefor pte ror sce a loth wi 1 seve the eel te ine ahs be ou cogether Min ya the peal wel seers ein rec the sir, id swereahout oo feet eo large dems the Cust but at leat hey were Leer eh Some vase eur raring deine Warhagton, oe Lac ne eniforns stall an€ precious i the say of armaments, One egies al feria at heats Sor wane of wsapons end sunt regur fiers wee ny seating aust the ual ef she vokinteer roe “Vou mig 8 well temp to put ou the Hees af a burning oss with ‘squire gin sncered Wiha Tecurisheh Shennan aes tain inspec ‘qunmen: was > impove dearaisals, once the hyste“a al the list w monks te war ea me lesen. Cloth aap re rd seameaset Americar. mantissa inne ta wary et tc shat the Boston Boel el Trae compined Dera the ports orem coe. claiming thas Novhsan dh. yet 9a hy genre toclthe the Union Army: They were sight: ye crxd 0° L861 Nowghce fatoisspestuce 0,00 “The mary of unifvins wa ay Nontr soldiers wore romie te trom wo, Ta ee ist bl ofeye Ith Genusyth> US sy ads Fic fatto. ligne airs ey at rn 18S ‘ie arn stopped buvieg the mater: end only cea os wars nse altar 1953, Occ silos enews y af beter qs bowl oe sexys, while kiss, toarar ell wane te wo ven ciel wad in she marufieture o calitt ries teousers Lins, 3 coa'se wool matenal of infor cvaly, sora Retare ee anon ssid ny 185 but was really els a couple ef steps ase From ee natures sheskly oth ‘Uke US. Army’ wate zequlsceas of 1821 stated at lk esa es a oval eds unos a: Arserioa soldiers, Yer durin the ‘oreie War a: BAG 6 848 he aque ators of rmiscut the soldier wer sil ey ihe water which was much easier get hole af ard eae: to tanutatire. Fran 1858-6 the ary wore ark bite cous and datk blue erawsrs, bein reset te ne nse could save the han’ presse Union wsasury $750,009: your. Some frcrieas rity embers th tly ene alae waved ecu the egal anny ie shy blac jacke's, but the only t2pula Northern an te wea shy he jakesy ctl Inst Corse Sormed in “868 from eames veterans son jst el i curious spect of some Chil War urtoees worn una ny aught Coa Wa Tee 188. ay we costoutinthe Ferch Chesseura ied pate. The coethan | tpt i png ond hess sult ene. show bee some mere made erioy ctf ete st ai on teh ia oot desis hat he an ranean ‘by Union volunteers isthe wale the mjarity were sagen lus uritarans sas ute wave grey leaking 0 porenaa stesso she breil asin Lege rey bal enn. Gres ad been a pap oe with anny Northern ita ants fre the ver, neluding volanesets fom Mans, Vermont ard Wrcaniy whic pray hel ie lsat at LHe bspicnirg of the coafice But by dhe middle of 862, na urey cll Northore won could be found on | bsctlefield Gad seme haat ht gre ial /Zouaves and Militia Units iy Ge mid Ah Cenrury, che French Arms hada fight for mdupendence, and ater the glowing {Cemenni inflece ox miliary dicts workdide, septation of French wapsin the Crimea, was sspeciellyin Ametia."Tle naliconal bond with the pacielily noticeable in the man exe French se United States forged during the Ametieas Reston, snionns wom by Northern volunteers. The mo when Prence supports she Hedging coumay inits Sao of thew vuhinoer mis were the many Northern Zouase regiment aul ean, lsd on ‘Ths dininctve ooking fo ces 1866, wears epauaren | che fined Zeaes nl the Frseck Aruty whose rece nd whet apaeers tobe soneglaton bomb Ha pois ing he Crrmean Va had on tem: rach nds ako onthe able beideiemhoeateaar ans and ie original Zoueves weve natives ae Zonens ‘tga isigna The unicentd otca i probably affcar vibe uf North Ais, paiculrly noted for tei sith aii unt ond na swe he ares san ate pars. bnvery wh tietler wih seme Brsrch see's were Possiyitmay ora ne been handed down him Cess | rin! nto two battalion an see with the French cere, Army dumag Braace’ Nore Africas carpaigns in - 1830s, By ibe ie ofthe Crimsan War the ranks of he Zouaves were fila ently ly Frenchmen, Tce Zouave regiments ofthe ine kad hoc create wal ese of rapeial Gare Zouaves wes mised in 1855, Unian Genera! Geange B, MeCiclan, who as ¢ ‘apain hed keen an Amica» alerr inthe Ceres, called Zouaves tac eas ideal of ele Ou heave the Arteria Cl Wi, Zouave ‘cme sxepe Ametiea strl ly Fleer E,Llswarth, a penis: law stent snd military soins bs wa soemhalied by estore of Zouave exploits wld to him by Chases A DeViiets, farmer French Ary sagen who had served with a Zeusve tie we in the Crimes, shat he deve we for his own Zeusve snicfrema company of she Tineis State ili coral Zouay2 vompanies sucks she cnn pony found Zouevee,a sort ne Wa Anerizan Za unde Pownia Zusves: ut Company Keer wore seh labraai 8 Zronecand Mie Fi