Easy to make and practical in use, such shirts continued to be produced bv seamstressesĪnd soldiers' families alongside more military styles. The battle shirt also evolved into the " guerrilla shirt" worn by Quantrill's men. One of the most striking battle shirts was worn by Douglas's Texas Battery which fought at Pea Ridge: dark red, with three lighter red tape stripes with brass ball buttons on the chest. Some units used a colored stripe across the shoulders as a company identification the 9th Texas Cavalry used blue, black, yellow and red. Many were worn open at the neck, revealing a civilian shirt and sometimes a necktie beneath others - such as the pattern worn by Gen Maxey's 9th Texas Infantry - were buttoned to the throat, with a neckband in a facing color.
Early uniforms were improvised, and one of the most popular garments was the "battle shirt." Derived from the common pullover work shirt, these generously cut smocks or overshirts could be of homespun, cotton or wool, brightly colored or drab they were frequently trimmed or braided with contrasting colors and materials, and fitted with breast pockets.
0 kommentar(er)
