In order to secure uniformity in the make, I have had sets of patterns cut for the uniform jacket, pantaloons, and great coat, which will be forwarded to the different Aid Societies, in all cases in which it is practicable, together with a model suit of these articles. The articles which will be required for our soldiers, and to which your attention is especially requested, are chiefly, Uniform Jackets, Great Coats, and Pantaloons, of good strong cloth, of gray color, if possible to be obtained Shirts, of flannel, or checked or striped cotton Drawers, of woolen, or cotton-flannel, or stout osnaburgs Woolen Socks Gloves Shoes and Blankets. The object of this circular is to call your earnest attention to this subject, and to give that method and direction to your labors which will secure the greatest amount of efficiency. These men cannot be kept in the field without clothing, and they can only be supplied through the exertions and active benevolence of your societies. There are thousands of our people engaged in this contest whose friends have not the means of supplying them. The liberality of the citizens of the more wealthy counties, will, I am assured, in many instances, furnish the Companies from such counties. Many of our soldiers are poor, and without the means of supplying themselves with clothing, except from the commutation money allowed by the Confederate Government, which may not be paid in time to supply themselves. To the Soldiers' Aid Societies Throughout the State,Īlabama has already more than twenty thousand troops in the field, and in a few weeks the number will be largely increased. The circular is reproduced herein from a newspaper column: 1 The first details about the state’s quartermaster operation and products are found in a circular issued by Governor A.B. In the fall of 1864, state issues increased, coinciding with the delivery of imported clothing materials from Peter Tait & Company, Limerick, Ireland. Less clothing was made and issued from 1862 to late 1864. Apparently, the greatest activity occurred in 1861, coinciding with the period prior to the establishment of a reliable Confederate quartermaster operation. From the very beginning of the war, the state operated an effective quartermaster department and established a codified state uniform. The State of Alabama manufactured quantities of clothing exclusively for Alabama soldiers, whether in state or Confederate service. Most Confederate uniform buffs are familiar with the prolific state issue uniforms from North Carolina during the Civil War, but there is far less awareness of the Alabama quartermaster clothing. John Calhoun Back Charleston Depot Jacket The Confederate Depot Sack Coat: An Overlooked Garmentįrancis M. Tailor-Made from Issued Cloth: Brunet’s Confederate Uniform, Mobile 1864-65. The Imported British Overcoat for the Confederate Army Size and Manufacturer Markings in Confederate Clothing Homemade Clothes of Burton Marchbanks, 30th Texas Cavalry State of Alabama Quartermaster Uniforms, 1861-1864 Confederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part V: Miscellaneous Clothing from the Region at LargeĬonfederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part IV: Atlantic SeaboardĬonfederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part III: Georgia and the Army of TennesseeĬonfederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part II: Tennessee, East Louisiana, Mississippi and AlabamaĬonfederate Uniforms of the Lower South, Part I: Tennessee, East Louisiana, Mississippi and AlabamaĬonfederate Depot Uniforms of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi ans East Louisiana, Part III: The Pants, Caps and Hats of the Department’s Depot, and the Cadet Gray Uniforms of Mobile, AlabamaĬonfederate Depot Uniforms of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, 1864-1865, Part IIĬonfederate Depot Uniforms of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, 1864-1865, Part IĬomparing Color of Cadet Gray Kersey: Originals vs.
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