Sack coats had five to seven gold buttons down the front. The skirts were split in the front and back for ease of movement. Frocks were sack coats with a ‘skirt' attached to it that reached to just above the knee. Officers, usually no lower in rank than Colonel, were often issued frock coats. These jackets had 4 buttons down the front. Unlike Confederate Shell Jackets, sack coats "made the connection". These were made out of wool and reached just below the top of the pants. Jacket: The Union soldiers wore sack coats in the same dark blue. It is your preference whether or not you want to include insignias on uniforms. The 69th New York had a harp on their uniforms at times. Chamberlain's 20th Maine of Gettysburg fame, often wore a red, Maltese cross. As to insignia worn on the hats, various regiments and Corps had their own insignia and some of the men chose to wear it on their caps. I personally think it looks messy, but if you are a better painter than I am, have at it! I suspect that it is true in both armies, that in camp the men were dressed up just right, but on Campaign, appearances suffered. It is your option to put this hat brass on, but it was not always worn. For instance, in the Infantry, crossed rifles were worn on the top part of the hat, if the Cavalry, it was crossed sabres, and in the Artillery, it was crossed cannons. Various hat brass could be worn and insignia also. High ranking officers often wore black Slouch hats. They had no crease at the top, and no grommets on the side. These were the forerunner to Cowboy Hats. It was also not uncommon to find men in the Western or Trans-Mississippi theatres wearing Slouch Hats. The band just above the bill of both these hats is black with a gold button on each side. If you have, please TELL ME and I'll try it out. I've tried a few different dark blues but have yet to find a "perfect" color. It should have a little more of a purple tint to it (definitely no gloss!). I have not been able to find a correct color blue. These hats were the same dark blue as the coat. Forage caps were often called "Bummer Hats". Forage Caps were essentially modified Kepis where more material is in the back of the cap so the firm top part hangs over onto the bill. Starting from head to foot, hear are the pieces of clothing and the colors thereof.Ĭap: of a Forage or Kepi style. Therefore, it will be much easier (not to mention shorter) than the Confederate article, seeing that all of the troops were basically dressed the same. I reprint the CSA guide shortly.įederal Uniforms are just that – Uniforms. Here is a Union painting guide I got from somewhere. Reenactor sites always feature uniform guides and gobs of photos. You can find gobs of photos of uniforms and equipment. There is a reason many gamers think the ACW is boring!Ĭheck online for ACW reenactor suttlers. You'll notice you need very little info from them because most of the uniforms featured are oddballs. If they do not have them, interlibrary loan them. I was just sitting down to paint my 15mm ACW Battle Honor figures.Ĭheck your library for the Troiani books and any other uniform books. Painting ACW uniforms is dead easy and simple, especially in smaller scales like 10mm and 15mm. There are lots of books out there on all aspects of the Civil War.īefore you spend a lot of money, unless you like spending money, let me make some suggestions. If you live in the U.S., be sure to visit your local library. There are also really cool battle maps that will inspire you to get a-paintin'. It's full of all kinds of illustrations and photos, and has a good text. Naturally, I like the earlier one, the one I discovered when I was a kid. ![]() It is available in two editions, an earlier and a later edition. I also recommend "The American History Picture Book of The Civil War" by Bruce Catton. But a lot of the oddball stuff just isn't made by figure manufacturers. I'm not saying that isn't worthwhile, because that stuff is cool in its own right. You don't have to know a lot about the Zouaves (there weren't very many), early was militia uniforms (which disappeared pretty quickly) and stuff like that. The first is "American Civil War Armies (1)" Confederate Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry" the second is American Civil War Armies (2:) Union Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry." I don't think you can go wrong with either the text or illustrations in these two books. If you're not able to see these books before you buy them, I'd recommend two Osprey books above the others. This might be something of a generalization, but as far as the ACW is concerned, you can get started fairly quickly by knowing what basic uniforms and equipment were issued for both sides, and what campaign dress was like. I personally really like the illustrations that Ron Volstad and Richard Scollins (the flag books) did for Osprey. I don't think you can go wrong with either Troiani or Osprey.
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