[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/16/06 11:56:53 PM GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The problem with CW uniforms, in the south especially, is that
a lot of men went to war with whatever clothing their wife sent them
with.
Sorry, but that's untrue, although it's an incredibly commonly believed myth,
and one of my pet hates about re-enactment.
Ah, thanks. My source seems to be very out of date, then. I'd read that
many uniforms were made at home to army specs, which accounted for a
certain amount of variance in cut and appearance among the troops.
Dawn
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