OK-- This is a question that has vexed me for years... In June of 1861 the Confederate Quartermaster issued a set of CS uniform regulations. In September of 1861 a book of lithographs were printed detailing this uniform and a set of patterns were included in the back of the book. As the War went on-- Depots were established in different parts of the Confederacy where jackets of "different patterns" were produced by the different Depots-- to the point whereas today, we refer to them as RICHMOND DEPOT-- COLUMBUS DEPOT--etc. THE QUESTION--
WHY DID THE QUARTERMASTER DEPARTMENT OF THE CONFEDERACY "NOT" ISSUE AN ORDER TO USE THE "SAME PATTERN" FOR PRODUCTION IN ALL THE DEPOTS? A CONFEDERATE ARMY PATTERN ADOPTED. A SYSTEM SIMILAR AS WAS USED BY THE FEDERAL ARMY, IE PATTERNED FROCK COATS--BLOUSES--JACKETS?
I never understood this and was wondering if someone out there had a letter or QM correspondence as to why an official CS Army pattern was not issued...???
CSuniforms
TOM ARLISKAS
WHY DID THE QUARTERMASTER DEPARTMENT OF THE CONFEDERACY "NOT" ISSUE AN ORDER TO USE THE "SAME PATTERN" FOR PRODUCTION IN ALL THE DEPOTS? A CONFEDERATE ARMY PATTERN ADOPTED. A SYSTEM SIMILAR AS WAS USED BY THE FEDERAL ARMY, IE PATTERNED FROCK COATS--BLOUSES--JACKETS?
I never understood this and was wondering if someone out there had a letter or QM correspondence as to why an official CS Army pattern was not issued...???
CSuniforms
TOM ARLISKAS
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