Re: Corduroy Pants
It seems hard to tell if these trousers are civilian or not. It has always been my belief that coruroy was a popular material for Federal officers' trousers. Many of my well-researched Federal officer friends have incorporated coruroy trousers into their impressions. If part of the basis for the theory that the colonel's trousers are civilian is their lightness in color, that might be explained by fading. Unlike modern corduroy, corduroy of the mid-19th Century was very prone to fading and would quickly turn from a Dark Blue to almost a white. Either way, it's just another thought.
Kyle Wichtendahl
It seems hard to tell if these trousers are civilian or not. It has always been my belief that coruroy was a popular material for Federal officers' trousers. Many of my well-researched Federal officer friends have incorporated coruroy trousers into their impressions. If part of the basis for the theory that the colonel's trousers are civilian is their lightness in color, that might be explained by fading. Unlike modern corduroy, corduroy of the mid-19th Century was very prone to fading and would quickly turn from a Dark Blue to almost a white. Either way, it's just another thought.
Kyle Wichtendahl
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