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Generally yes, though no fabric of the times could hold up indefinitely under the rigors of living out of doors in all weather conditions for too terribly long. Also, early in the war, as the Union scrambled to expand its forces from a tiny, scattered Army of 16,000 men to more than 2,000,000, supplies of every sort were in immediate need, which created an opportunity for the unscrupulous to sell items of exceedingly poor quality to the desperate, overworked and harassed Union purchasing agents. It took some time to root out the corrupt government officials who were willing to overlook substandard items if they were sufficiently well bribed, and to determine who was able and willing to supply quality items. There were cardboard shoes, and the term "shoddy" was actually coined as a trade name for a type of "fabric" foisted on the Union, made of fibers pressed together instead of woven. In the first rain both shoes and "shoddy" uniforms dissolved.
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Why did the soldiers wear uniforms during the civil war?
Soldiers wore uniforms during the civil war so that they would know who was the union and confederate.
Are soldiers allowed to keep their uniforms after the civil war?
YES
Which group wore the gray uniforms in the Civil War?
The group who wore the gray uniforms were the Confederates from the south. The Union soldiers of the north wore the blue uniforms.
Why do you think soldiers early in the civil war adopted uniforms patterned after the french?
because the soldier were not trying to hide, so uniform did not have to blend with the surroundings.
What were the uniforms they wore in the US civil war?
In the US Civil War, the soldiers of the north wore a dark blue uniform, and the soldiers of the south wore gray uniforms. The war is still remembered in terms of blue vs. gray.
