Trousers

[wade]

What advice can I get for buying good trousers for a western theater union impression without breaking the bank.

[PMFerringer]

Re: Trousers

This is a pretty generic question. The simple answer is a standard pair of Federal trousers. I'd go with a contract pattern. Look at Wambaugh and White. This topic has been covered in depth on the forum so use the search feature.

[rmilstead]

Re: Trousers

Wade
Wambaugh and White do excellent work but you should also check out Chris Sullivan at Stony Brook. He makes both Schuylkill Arsenal and Deering Contract versions in two grades "Museum" and "Standard". I have a pair of his Deering Contract version in the "Museum" grade and they are first rate. Either would be an excellent choice. Also Sullivan is making Mounted Service trousers again on a regular basis.

Because of the way the Federal Quartermaster department distribution system worked trousers from any source could (and did) make it to all operational theaters of the war. There would not necessarily be a distinction between issue uniform clothing issued to Western troops and other theaters.

Dick Milstead
Hardaways Alabama Battery
The Company of Military Historians

[Tyler Gibson]

Re: Trousers

Wambaugh and White make fine kit, and Chris Sullivan made the pair I wore for close to eleven years (After buying them second hand from a Mudsill who bought them 7 years before that!)

As for pattern/ version- depends upon the more specific bits of the impression.