While reading the book "Diary of a Confederate Soldier, John S. Jackman of the Orphan Brigade", I found Jackman's views on butter-nut jeans and his thoughts on the "caliber" of person that was uniformed in them to be somewhat unique. This is by no means pointed at anyone or any region, I just wonder if this was a common view that was shared by some of the upper southern states towards some of the lower southern states.
I believe it was the color of the jean and not the jean alone that he stereotyped these people by . In 1861 the commanders of the 5th and 3rd Kentucky (C.S.A.) had a small fight at Camp Boone over 1,722 1/4 yards of "jeans", which Loyd Tilghman tried to liberate from the 5th KY. So "jeans" were not uncommon to theese men, although it was never stated what the jean from Camp Boone was specifically used for.
This observation was made at the battle of Shiloh on April 6.
"Diary of a Confederate Soldier", edited by Wm. C. Davis
University of South Carolina Press
Page 31
"I met a fellow dressed in a suit of "butter-nut" jeans, who was limping, but I don't believe was scratched. He asked me in a whinning way: "Has you'ns been in the fight yet?" I thought he meant some general, and asked my "brown" interrogator what troops General "Youens" commanded. He seemed astounded, and at last made me understand him. I told him "no" and went on. I afterwards got quite fimiliar with the "youens" and "weens" vernacular of "Brown Jeans."
I believe it was the color of the jean and not the jean alone that he stereotyped these people by . In 1861 the commanders of the 5th and 3rd Kentucky (C.S.A.) had a small fight at Camp Boone over 1,722 1/4 yards of "jeans", which Loyd Tilghman tried to liberate from the 5th KY. So "jeans" were not uncommon to theese men, although it was never stated what the jean from Camp Boone was specifically used for.
This observation was made at the battle of Shiloh on April 6.
"Diary of a Confederate Soldier", edited by Wm. C. Davis
University of South Carolina Press
Page 31
"I met a fellow dressed in a suit of "butter-nut" jeans, who was limping, but I don't believe was scratched. He asked me in a whinning way: "Has you'ns been in the fight yet?" I thought he meant some general, and asked my "brown" interrogator what troops General "Youens" commanded. He seemed astounded, and at last made me understand him. I told him "no" and went on. I afterwards got quite fimiliar with the "youens" and "weens" vernacular of "Brown Jeans."
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