Forgive me if this topic has been discussed before but I've searched the AC for it but have not been able to find it.
I've been doing a bit of research into the uniforms of the confederate army that operated in New Mexico from 1861-1862 because all I've been able to find online is that the regular enlisted man wore nothing but civilian clothes or captured Federal uniforms while only the officers were issued official confederate clothing. While knowing that those options were worn by confederates in the southwest, I find it hard to believe that they wore nothing but civilian/militia/federal uniforms. In my searching, I came across this article that addresses this issue and I wanted to share it with the AC community and open this up to discussion in order for me to see what other sources of knowledge are out there that I have been unable to find.
Here is the link to the article
http://www.swcwa.com/Confederate_Shell_Jackets.pdf
Thanks ahead of time for any further sources that are provided here.
I've been doing a bit of research into the uniforms of the confederate army that operated in New Mexico from 1861-1862 because all I've been able to find online is that the regular enlisted man wore nothing but civilian clothes or captured Federal uniforms while only the officers were issued official confederate clothing. While knowing that those options were worn by confederates in the southwest, I find it hard to believe that they wore nothing but civilian/militia/federal uniforms. In my searching, I came across this article that addresses this issue and I wanted to share it with the AC community and open this up to discussion in order for me to see what other sources of knowledge are out there that I have been unable to find.
Here is the link to the article
http://www.swcwa.com/Confederate_Shell_Jackets.pdf
Thanks ahead of time for any further sources that are provided here.
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