Hayes Lowe
Very interesting.
Sat May 5 14:45:23 2001


Very interesting, and I think that you surmise correctly...these had to be the uniforms that the Federals had seen (or heard of) on the Alabama Reserves.

If I recall correctly, I have seen Alabama buttons, and possibly CSA buttons, maker marked as "Tait".

Yes, it was much easier to get items into the western Confederacy. They didn't run the blockade, though. They entered through a Mexican port just south of the border, where the shipments were unloaded, and taken by land route to the Confederacy.