The Confederates, unlike the Union, didn't really have a specific color to their uniforms. The colors ranged from tan, to gray, to a lighter blue. This was due to the fact that the South did not have manufacturing corporations where they could have their uniforms made. The North's uniforms where very specifically colored dark blue.
In the American Civil War, the uniform of the Union was dark blue in color, and the uniform of the Confederacy was grey. It is often described as a war of the blue and the grey.
Confederate soldiers were called rebel, Grayback (because of the color of their uniform), Grays, Johnny Reb, Johnny, or just plain reb. Confederate guerrillas were called bushwhackers.
Blue, the confederates wore grey.
The Southern (Confederate) Army wore grey uniforms.
Most wore a dark blue or a sky blue uniform.
Confederate Army
Confederate soldiers were called rebel, greyback (because of the color of their uniform), Johnny Reb, Johnny, or just plain reb. Confederate guerrillas were called bushwhackers.
Grey
Green IMPROVEMENT. Gray
Confederate soldiers were called rebel, Grayback (because of the color of their uniform), Grays, Johnny Reb, Johnny, or just plain reb. Confederate guerrillas were called bushwhackers.
sky blue
During the Civil War, Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States, often wore a gray uniform, which was characteristic of Confederate military attire. Gray was chosen to distinguish Confederate soldiers from Union troops, who typically wore blue. Davis's uniforms were often tailored and displayed his rank, reflecting his position and the Confederate aesthetic.
In the American Civil War, the uniform of the Union was dark blue in color, and the uniform of the Confederacy was grey. It is often described as a war of the blue and the grey.
The Confederates (south) wore gray and a color called Butternut, and the Union (north) wore a blue-gray more blue then gray type of uniform.
Confederate soldiers were called rebel, Grayback (because of the color of their uniform), Grays, Johnny Reb, Johnny, or just plain reb. Confederate guerrillas were called bushwhackers.
The confederate army wore grey uniforms.
Yes. My great great grandfather was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, and he died of the measles when his regiment forded a river and his uniform became wet.