Butternut and Blue: Confederate Uniforms in the Trans-Mississippi

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Article describes the issues faced by the Confederate Army when their government could not supply uniforms for the troops while they were in the field, contributing to their ragtag appearance. Whit Edwards dwells on some of the difficulties this caused, including the yellowed look of unlaundered uniforms creating the "butternut" nickname for troops.

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Edwards, Whit Winter 1995.

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  • Main Title: Butternut and Blue: Confederate Uniforms in the Trans-Mississippi
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Article describes the issues faced by the Confederate Army when their government could not supply uniforms for the troops while they were in the field, contributing to their ragtag appearance. Whit Edwards dwells on some of the difficulties this caused, including the yellowed look of unlaundered uniforms creating the "butternut" nickname for troops.

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14 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Although the Confederate government issued regulations for proper uniforms for its army, it had great difficulty supplying rank-and-file soldiers in the field, Using a variety of personal accounts, Whit Edwards describes efforts to clothe Southern fighting men in the Trans-Mississippi West.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 73(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1995, pp. 424-437

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 424
  • Page End: 437

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Edwards, Whit. Butternut and Blue: Confederate Uniforms in the Trans-Mississippi, article, Winter 1995; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031773/: accessed June 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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