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Confederate Guidelines

Clothing
Coats – jean, cassimere, satinette construction with hand sewn details where appropriate. Natural colors - no blue jackets.
1. Frock coats
2. Non-descript Military shell jackets
3. Civilian pattern sack coats

Pants – jean, cassimere, satinette construction with hand sewn buttonholes at a minimum. Must be Gray, Tan or Brown in color. No blue, no plaid, no check.

* Enlisted participants must have a 1.25-1.5 black stripe down both outer seams of your trousers. 
1. Civilian pattern
2. Military pattern
3. NO federal sky blue trousers will be allowed.

 

Shoes
1. Civilian pattern shoes
2. Infantry boots

 

Headgear
1. Civilian slouch hat
2. CS kepi
3. CS forage cap
4. NO shapeless hillbilly hat blanks, US forage caps, US dress hats, wheel hats, hat brass.

 

Shirts
1. Civilian pattern shirt, of proper printed or homespun fabric
2. Drawers – Canton flannel or cotton muslin/osnaburg of military or civilian pattern

 

Socks – Knit wool or cotton of appropriate construction. NO elastic or rag wool socks

Accoutrements

Cartridge Boxes
1. CS issue boxes- Appropriate styles include Morrow and Sons (Nashville) or Horter, Magee and George.
2. Unmarked early war Confederate Box
3. As a last result- remove plates from your US Box

 

Cap pouches
1. CS issue cap pouches – same as cartridge boxes
2. US 1850 pattern pouch

 

Bayonet scabbards
1. CS issue

 

Haversacks – Documented Confederate issue haversack of painted or unpainted cloth. No federal haversacks.
 

Canteen
1. CS tin drum
2. Documented pattern wooden drum canteen

 

Knapsacks
1. Mexican war
2. CS single bag
3. Militia hard packs

 

Long arms
1. Prewar model civilian rifles 
2. Flintlocks
3. 1816 Conversions
4. 1853 Enfield
5. 1842 Springfield
6. 1854 Lorenz
7. Mississippi Rifle

 

Blankets
1. Civilian coverlets or 2-piece blankets
2. CS issue blankets


 

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