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Civil War UniformCivil War ClothingConfederate UniformThe typical Civil War uniform that a Union soldier wore during the war was made primarily of wool. Along with the Civil War soldier uniform the soldiers wore a belt which held a cap box, cartridge box, bayonet with scabbard, haversack which held their rations, canteen, and a blanket roll which contained a wool blanket, a shelter half and a rubber blanket and poncho.Soldiers also carried a bag called a knapsack or haversack, which contained an extra pair of socks, writing paper, stamps and envelopes, ink and pen, razor, toothbrush, comb and any other items that each individual soldier decided to keep with them. The most vibrant uniforms during the entire war were worn by the Zouaves which consisted of bright red pants and a red cap. Of course if you were Johnny Reb you didn’t have all the luxuries that the typical Union soldier had. Confederate soldiers typically traveled much lighter than their Northern counterparts. This wasn’t necessarily because they wanted to, but rather because they just had no other choice. They just didn’t have as many items as the Northern troops had. As far as the uniforms go, the southern Civil War uniform was vastly different from their neighbors to the North. Confederate Civil War clothing was made of cotton, wool and a type of jean cloth. Union uniforms were vastly superior to confederate uniforms in almost every way. This was simply because the Northern states had all the manufacturing plants that could produce quality clothing. The south never had this kind of manufacturing base and was never able to produce the quality clothing that the North was able to.
The Southern uniforms during the Civil War that they did have were usually dyed to make them gray or sometimes brown, this was done to at least try to give uniformity throughout the army. Union soldiers often referred to confederate soldiers as Butternuts because of the grayish brown color of their uniforms. Southern soldiers also wore short jackets and vests as well as shirts and underwear that were usually mailed to them from home. Shoes were also a major problem for the Rebel army. They didn’t have enough of them and the ones that they did have were very poor quality. In fact it got so bad for the army of Northern Virginia that one of the major reasons Lee decided to attack Gettysburg was to capture a large stockpile of Union shoes. Unfortunately for Lee he didn’t get Gettysburg or the shoes.
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