. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . MOTLEY CONFEDERATE UNIFORMS—COMPANY B, NINTH MISSISSIPPI, IN 61 Falstaffs regiment could hardly have exhibited a more motley appearance than did ours at dress parade,at which the feature of dress was progressively and conspicuously absent. This reminiscence is fur-nished by Allen C. Redwood, of the Fifty-fifth Virginia, from whom other contributions appear in the fol-lowing pages. There was no official attempt in the beginning to do more than to arm the troops and toprovide the purely warlike accouterments of cartridge-box and belt
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . MOTLEY CONFEDERATE UNIFORMS—COMPANY B, NINTH MISSISSIPPI, IN 61 Falstaffs regiment could hardly have exhibited a more motley appearance than did ours at dress parade,at which the feature of dress was progressively and conspicuously absent. This reminiscence is fur-nished by Allen C. Redwood, of the Fifty-fifth Virginia, from whom other contributions appear in the fol-lowing pages. There was no official attempt in the beginning to do more than to arm the troops and toprovide the purely warlike accouterments of cartridge-box and belts and haversacks. Canteens and thelike were provided quite as a matter of course, and in default of blankets and waterproof coverings, requi-sition was made upon the household stock of the individual and duly honored—bed-quilts and home-spun spreads were freely contributed, and buggy lap-robes and pianos and tables were despoiled of theiroilcloth covers to fend the rain from the men gone from the homes to do battle for the cause, which waseven dearer to
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