Folks,
I have a question about red flannel issue shirts. Were they common in the ranks of US Regulars and Volunteers as early as the 1840s? A friend of mine and I got into some debate on this. Numerous sources (among them George Ballentine and Raphael Semmes) indicate flannel and even red flannel in the ranks (and on some officers), but I'd like some more information.
Regards,
Sam Dolan
I have a question about red flannel issue shirts. Were they common in the ranks of US Regulars and Volunteers as early as the 1840s? A friend of mine and I got into some debate on this. Numerous sources (among them George Ballentine and Raphael Semmes) indicate flannel and even red flannel in the ranks (and on some officers), but I'd like some more information.
Regards,
Sam Dolan
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