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Stars on the collar ◀ CONFEDERATE Many Confederate infantrymen
indicated rank “BEEHIVE” wore low-crown “beehive”
SLOUCH HAT slouch hats, some with a star
Date 1862 or another symbol to indicate
their home state. Others wore
Origin US an angled képi (peaked cap) or
Material Wool, felt straw hats in summer. AMERICAN CIVIL W

Brim was worn
turned up

Brass buttons bore AR UNIFORMS
the Federal eagle

▶ CONFEDERATE
INFANTRY UNIFORM
Date 1862
Origin US
Material Wool, brass
Confederate uniforms were dyed
in a range of colors, including
gray, blue, and beige. The soldiers
usually wore a white muslin or
gray flannel shirt underneath their
jacket. The trousers were made
of wool, and could be very hot
to march in.

Leather
shoulder strap
▲ CONFEDERATE Frock coats were issued at
OFFICER’S FROCK COAT the beginning of the war,
but shortages of cloth later
Date 1861
led to the introduction of
Origin US
waist-length jackets. The
Material Wool color gray was initially
chosen because the dye
could be made cheaply.

Brass eagle
emblem

◀ UNION SOLDIER’S ▲ CONFEDERATE ◀ CONFEDERATE
CARTRIDGE BOX SOLDIER’S BACKPACK HOBNAILED BOOTS
Date 1861 Date 1862 Date 1862
Origin US Origin US Origin US
Material Leather Material Canvas Material Leather
This box held 40 cartridges— Backpacks had a single pocket Army boots were usually
each a paper tube filled with and sometimes a wooden frame. square-toed with hobnails,
a Minié ball and black powder. Soldiers carried a woolen blanket, and had curved horseshoe
The shoulder strap bears the extra food, and personal items in protectors on the heels to
brass Union eagle emblem. them, and usually had a cherrywood protect against wear and
canteen for drinking water. tear during long marches.