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Guiding Impression:  Carter's Brigade included the 21st Texas Cavalry & Reves Independent Missouri Scouts

(The following are listed in order of preferance)

Head Gear

  • Any of the various styles of slouch or plug hats
  • Any period correct civilian hat acceptable (Oil cloth wheel, quilted hat's etc.)
  • Non-descript worn out C.S. kepi's preferably non-dyed or butternut

*All Garments must be constructed of natural fibers, utilizing period correct construction techniques.

 *Shirts

  • C.S. Issue shirt of period construction
  • Civilian shirt of period construction -stripes or checks (may have tape aound placket and chest pockets)

*Jackets & Coats

  • Civilian coats (See Echoes of Glory p. 146 )
  • Undyed (Dirty) penetentiary jackets  (Texas and Louisiana Depot goods) 
  • Non-descript commutation jackets (undyed or butternut)

*Trousers

  • Civilian trouses of period construction
  • Undyed Jean wool trousers
  • Butternut trousers

No Federal Sky blues 

Footwear (Boots are good for riding not marching)

  • Civililian boots any of the variety of styles (Mounted)
  • C.S. or U.S. Brogans (Dismounted)
  • Civilian shoes (Dismounted)

Socks

  • Cotton issue and/or wool socks

No, rag socks,  or modern socks with stripes or elastic

 Blankets: Bedrolls may be worn over shouler, hobo style or strapped to the saddle. 

  • Wool  C.S. issue or Civilian blankets
  • Quilts
  • federal issue blankets

Haversacks

  • C.S. canvass type
  • U.S. style
  • No haversack

 Weapons

  • Shotguns, Mississippi, Tyler, Flintlocks converted to percussion, or Enfield Rifles
  • Common squirrel rifle (percussion preferred)
  • Springfields preferably '42's

 

Accutrements (Belts & buckles: georgia frame, fork tongue, Copper CS egg shape, civilan roller buckles)

  • Magee Horter & George with cartridge box and cap box worn on the belt
  • Houston Depot accutrements
  • Any period cartrige box worn on the belt
  • shot bags

Horses (Optional) *Be sure to bring Coggins Papers

  • Mustangs, Ponies and other documented breeds (bays, buckskins, & sorrels preferred)
  • Mules

No Paints Please

Saddles & Tack

  • Hope Confederate Manufacture or CW era Maclellans
  • Civilan Patterns (Sante Fe or any various spanish influence ones with large pommels and wooden trees)
  • Last Choice: Grimsley's and Jenifers.  These were evidently not used after a certain point because they hurt underfed horses.  Marmaduke's command suffered from lack of forage.