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A plate showing the uniform of a U.S. Army first sergeant, circa 1858, influenced by the French army. The military uniforms of the Union Army in the American Civil War were widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials. [1]
Katcher, Philip. Volstad, Ron. (1986) American Civil War armies: Volunteer militia Osprey ISBN 978-0-85045-679-0; Spencer, John D. (2006) The American Civil War in the Indian Territory Osprey ISBN 978-1-84603-000-0; Emerson, William K. (1996) Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 978-0-8061 ...
Portrait of an unidentified Union soldier wearing a forage cap during the American Civil War An old Confederate kepi in a German museum Irvin McDowell and George B. McClellan wearing the two most common regulation kepis of the US Army. The McDowell cap had a crescent shaped peak, while the McClellan cap was more fitted.
Portrait of an African American Union soldier at Benton Barracks. By 1860, the African American or Black population of the United States consisted of four million enslaved and half a million free Blacks. When the Civil War began, many freedmen in the North attempted to enlist in federal service but were barred from doing so.
During the Civil War most soldiers found the black felt hat to be too hot and heavy and shunned its use, preferring a forage cap or slouch hat. [citation needed] The unadorned, plain and often field-modified Hardee hat was, however, worn by Union troops, especially in the Western theater.
Uniforms worn by Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War Union and Confederate flags during the American Civil War. With the outbreak of war in April 1861, both sides faced the monumental task of organizing and equipping armies that far exceeded the prewar structure in size and complexity.