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If you are working on your Confederate Impression, this is an excellent and concise article with plenty of photos
BASICS ABOUT CONFEDERATE UNIFORMS
By Fred Adolphus
May 10, 2014
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Over the years, I have collected data about the origins and characteristics of the Confederate uniform, and I finally decided to sum this information up in a concise article. While many seasoned Confederate buffs might find this very simplistic, I have been asked questions regarding these topics so often that I think this information will be useful for beginners as well as experienced uniformologists.
The Confederate uniform origins trace a diverse lineage. The basic color for the coat, gray, comes from the standard American state militia color cadet gray (which itself was derived from the earlier, medium gray fatigue uniform). Cadet gray came to embody the color of the "sovereign state" uniform color versus the dark blue of the "national government." This association was key to cadet gray's adoption by the South, given its connotations of state sovereignty. This light shade of bluish-gray was not any darker than the American army sky blue. But American cadet gray was not to become "Confederate" gray. It was too difficult to make in the South in large quantities, given limitations in resources, such as color fast dyes, mordants and manufacturing capacity. Instead, the standard British army, darker blue-gray became Confederate gray due to its availability through the blockade. The dark blue-gray kersey was still referred to as cadet gray (also frequently spelled “grey”). Contemporaries also called it Confederate gray, English army cloth, “gray cloth," kersey, or any combination of these terms to distinguish it from domestic weaves and other shades of gray. Therefore, the Confederate uniform quickly acquired British roots, in addition to its American antecedents.
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