- Joined
- Aug 25, 2012
Early war uniform worn by member of the 13th Virginia. From a letter printed in the Battle Creek Journal dated 11 Oct. 1861. the letter sent from Arlington Heights on 20 Sept. 1861.
This Confederate solder from the 13th Virginia Regiment waved his hat and said he wanted to change sides. "He had on Michigan buttons on his shirt, which he said he took from clothing found upon the battlefield of Bull Run." "His uniform was grey, much worn and exceeding filthy."
It is unknown how many Michigan buttons were available. The 3rd Michigan had been issued gray 10 button roundabouts with shoulder strap buttons, but had began to replace their gray uniforms with mixture of black uniforms and dark blue uniforms but these probably has U.S. buttons on them.
This Confederate solder from the 13th Virginia Regiment waved his hat and said he wanted to change sides. "He had on Michigan buttons on his shirt, which he said he took from clothing found upon the battlefield of Bull Run." "His uniform was grey, much worn and exceeding filthy."
It is unknown how many Michigan buttons were available. The 3rd Michigan had been issued gray 10 button roundabouts with shoulder strap buttons, but had began to replace their gray uniforms with mixture of black uniforms and dark blue uniforms but these probably has U.S. buttons on them.