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The impression for C.S forces will be Infantry, Cavalry, and Miltia detachments of the 2nd Florida.
Impression Guidelines are as follows:
Clothing
- Deep south garments
- Basic 6-8 button shell jackets and trousers in Jean
- Charleston Depot jackets and trousers
- Civilian garments, workmen or farmers clothing. Overshirts, overalls exc.
- C.S or civilian shirts & drawers
Accoutrements
- Painted cloth belts, cap pouches, cartirdge boxes.
- Captured U.S accouterments
- Accouterments appropriate for the weopon you are carrying
Haversacks & Canteens
- Plain white issue haversacks
- Tin drum canteens & captured federal canteens
Knapsacks
- Kibbler packs & captured U.S double bags
Blankets
- C.S Issue
- Civilian blankets & coverlets
Headwear
- Period correct slouch hats
- Deep south issue jean & EAC kepis
- English import hats are highly encouraged
Footwear
- Period correct footwear
- Brogans
- Issue shoes
- Civilian boots are accepted
Weapons
- Long arms in cal 54,58,69, and 72
- 2- band muskets
- Shotguns
- Hall, Maynard, and Gallagher carbines
- Other firearms require approval
Yellow Calvary trim is not acceptable on any garment. Unless it is a period correct replication of an officers
The impression for U.S forces will be Eastern Federal. Bartons NY brigade & attachments.
Headgear
- Issue forage Caps either the Type 1 or 2 NO KEPIS OR SLOUCHS OR HARDEES OR COMMERICAL CAPS
Jackets
- Four button fatigue blouses Lined or unlined NCOs are to have stripes on their coats.
Trousers
- Sky blue wool kersey trousers of any contractor before 1865
- NO DARK BLUE TROUSERS ON THE RANK AND FILE
- NCOs will be encouraged to have the appropriate width stripe on the trousers (1/2" for corporals, 1 1/2" for sgts)
Shirts
- Federal Issue Shirt or Contractor Shirt -Civilian shirts of document origin
Socks & Drawers
- Federal Issue Contractor drawers
- USSC
- Civilian Socks
- Federal issue Contract variants
Shoes
- Civilian Shoes
- Federal Issue
- Civilian low quarters
- Boots accepted but frowned upon
Weapons
- P53 British 3 banded Enfield
- '61 Springfield’s
- '63 Springfield's
- '55 Springfield
NO SMOOTHBORES i.e. 1816s,1840s, 1842s etc No repeaters
Accoutrements
- Federal Issue cap boxes, belts, and cartridge boxes
BOX PLATES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
Knapsacks
- Double bag in either early/or late war styles are accepted Bedrolls are allowed but we highly discourage them
Haversacks & Canteens
- Federal tarred styles only
- m58 Smoothside
- '62 bulls eye
Blankets
- Federal issue in tan/brown
- Federal issue in gray -non descript brown or gray blankets
Greatcoats - Federal issue sky blue only accepted enlisted great coats
Shelter Halves....Appropriate of 2-3 panel construction.
Impression Standards will be enforced.
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