Hayes
Thanks Larry & Alan.
Sun Jul 8 22:08:57 2001
Thanks to both Larry and Alan for responding to my query on the black trimmed uniform. Not being very "up" on uniforms, this was more a matter of curiosity to me. The book that I referenced is very good on photos, but a little short on captions. [You usually get good photos or good text from Civil War books, but seldom both.]
It does show the pants, with the black piping, but I had not noticed it until Alan had me take a closer look with his response. It also shows the matching vest. In the same photo, it shows full accoutrements, including booties, hat, shirt, gun, two large knives, etc. I assume these all go with this uniform.
The book does credit this collection to the Museum of the Confederacy, but I failed to note this in my query.
The subject of Confederate uniforms is just too complex for me!
Re: Thanks Larry & Alan.
Alan J. Pitts, Mon Jul 9 11:15