Dark Blue Trowsers

[Mike Bryant]

Good morning,
Does anyone have the number of dark blue trowsers that had been ordered before the regulations changed to sky blues in December, 1861?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Package4]

I think there is a thread on that somewhere here, in addition, I think the Liberty Rifles IIRC has something on their website.

https://www.libertyrifles.org/research/uniforms-equipment/dark-blue-trousers

 

[Mike Bryant]

I think there is a thread on that somewhere here, in addition, I think the Liberty Rifles IIRC has something on their website.

https://www.libertyrifles.org/research/uniforms-equipment/dark-blue-trousers

Thanks, Package. That article is what got me thinking about this. I have read that the Philadelphia Depot still had over 40,000 pair of dark blue trowsers on hand in late 1864, but I was curious about the number unissued at the beginning of the war.

 

[Package4]

Thanks, Package. That article is what got me thinking about this. I have read that the Philadelphia Depot still had over 40,000 pair of dark blue trowsers on hand in late 1864, but I was curious about the number unissued at the beginning of the war.

I think that data is in Army Blue by Langellier, I'll see if I can find it.