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You got that right. Love their kits.

Strip enough dead men and you'll have a fine set of clothing in no time, just go for ones who got shot in the head and loot officers to get clothes without holes.

Thanks for watching!

You really need better heroes, child.

NUG = Normal, Usual, General. Their version of PEC = Plain, Everyday, Common.

BenBomb5, Thanks for watching! As with anything in this hobby, there is no easy or simple answer. When I was conducting research for this video, we ran across a good sample of the plain white or off-white undershirts. As I mentioned in the video, the sutler row fabric weight is still not durable enough, even for an "under-shirt" for a working class man. However, to answer your question about the collar, I can only go off what my impression was with all the pictures we saw. The majority (not vast majority but still the majority) had a very short collar around 1/2 to 7/8. It looked more like a tape/boarder rather than an actual collar, but keep in mind this is my unprofessional opinion. As a disclaimer, i do not pretend to be an expert nor historian. We do these videos as actual questions that have arisen within our own unit, so we do whatever research we can and then turn it into a video to help others that may have the same questions.

Cassie, Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful for you.

@@11thovc Was vest common for privates to N.C.O.'s to wear? I got into heated debate with another reenactor on this subject. He told only officers only wore them, I debate that privates to NCO's did wear them. I found photos of Illinois soldiers wearing them, so it's NUG!! What do you think?

Justin, Thanks for watching!

No pocket on white muslin or cotton. Stand collar is later Victorian. Tie for soldier optional, usually square knot (See Gen John Buford in Gettysburg). The poorer our "country", the more non-regulation you'd see.

Rebekah-Chris S-K go to Wambaugh and White Co, and NJ Sekela you can Google that!! If question ❓ please ask I will be happy to help.

Never saw a photo of any dead in just a shirt.

While likely somewhat uncomfortable, you have to remember that people in the 1860s were used to living without AC. They would have been a tad more hardy to changes in the weather then we are used to with more controlled climates today.

Odldly, loose knit wool keeps the morning coolness next to your body longer. 18 oz. wool was not uncommon. No creased pants until about 1890.

Joma, That issue has a different answer for different units. We consider it similar to the "women" issue or any other number of physical characteristics that would exclude many of us from the hobby. While some units may not allow certain ethnicities (like they don't allow women), there are many more who would be happy to have you ride with them. From an authenticity standpoint, there is the famous "Buffalo Soldiers" that represent the famous black regiment just after the Civil War. If you let me know where you live, I can hook you up with some units in your area that would be happy to talk to you. The more cav soldiers, the better....we are a dying breed.

11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry i live in Batavia NY thank u

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Joma Smith I know of some USCT (United States Colored Troops) reenacting groups in NY state, especially closer to NYC. That's of course if you want to go infantry. Since you're in NY, which is in close proximity to New England, you might be able to find some units portraying the 54th Mass of Glory fame.

You could enlist in a southern unit as well, Sam Bass is a famous example, he was a slave who went to war and fought for the south before deserting after punching an officer iirc and heading to indian territory

Go talk to an old farmer. They wear their flannel underwear/long johns year round. The goal is to drink enough water and to sweat through your shirts. They believe it protects you from heat prostration.

Civil War Guy 007, I just listened to the video on another device than what I created the video on and it seemed ok. Could other guys who have audio issues please speak up too? We have had some issues with our wireless microphones that we have been using. Any information could help.

Sometimes when a video is just uploaded the quality is real low, but after a few minutes its good, maybe that's what happened

civil war guy 007 I hear a slight popping like audio on a record player, but it is not too bad only slight.

Thanks!

High 69, at 3:54, it describes NUG as wearing whatever was Normal, Usual, and/or General. This acronym is a good filter to make sure we represent the "average" soldier. We want to represent the norm, not the exception. A good example of this is sack coats vs. shell jackets. Even though most cavalry reenacts today wear the sharp looking Shell jacket, it is actually the sack coat (fatigue blouse) that was more common...therefore more normal. Hope this helps. Thanks!

11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry very cool....thank u

11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry I have an old "killer angels" sack coat still ...one made in the early 80s...no lining and one kidney breast pocket

Jenn, sorry for the confusion. On our organization's mission statement on our youtube homepage we clearly state that we focus on only the federal side of the civil war. We leave the southern specifics to other historians. Thanks for watching!

The Southern army was issued shirts and drawers as well, there were hundreds of thousands of these produced in Richmond during the war.