Hey, folks.
I am researching a novel for high school students. The main character will be a 16-year-old farm boy in 1860 in Union County, Georgia. I have already researched the uniforms and other clothing he will wear when he lies about his age and enlists. I'm trying to determine in great detail what he would have worn from the soles of his feet to the tip of his hair, from the skin out, while still at home on the farm. The clothing will become something he thinks about when he thinks of home after enlisting. What was each article of clothing called there at the time? Was it made it home? Or purchased? Etc. Can anyone help? Or suggest a resource where I might find out? Thanks in advance for any help at all. In
I am researching a novel for high school students. The main character will be a 16-year-old farm boy in 1860 in Union County, Georgia. I have already researched the uniforms and other clothing he will wear when he lies about his age and enlists. I'm trying to determine in great detail what he would have worn from the soles of his feet to the tip of his hair, from the skin out, while still at home on the farm. The clothing will become something he thinks about when he thinks of home after enlisting. What was each article of clothing called there at the time? Was it made it home? Or purchased? Etc. Can anyone help? Or suggest a resource where I might find out? Thanks in advance for any help at all. In