Uniforms U.S. Army Trousers

[The Walking Dead]

Here is an interesting article on U.S. Army trousers of the Civil War:

http://www.cwuniforms.net/Trousrs.html

 

[RedRover]

The addition of the separate yoke (or "side pieces") at the top of the back is a cloth saving measure. Here is a tailor's diagram, or "lay down," from the 1820s showing how it saves fabric to add them on:

The strangely square-shaped yokes are no different. Here is another pre-war tailor's lay-down showing how pieces for multiple pants are cut out, and why some have them;

James Marshall,
Hernando, FL.

 

[major bill]

Thank you for posting this. That is an interesting article.

 

[Dan Kohli]

Thanks for share this interesting article.

Daniel Kohli