This Day in the Civil War/ Uniforms of the North and South

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April 18th, 1861:DAUNTLESS DEFENDERS DARE DISPLEASURE
1862: NEW ORLEANS NAVAL NASTINESS NOTED
1863: COMMODORE CONFISCATES CONFEDERATE CARGO
1864: RED RIVER RENDEZVOUS RUINED

Union Army Uniforms and Insignia of the Civil War

Confederate Uniforms for Officers, NCOs and Enlisted