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Article: RHODE ISLAND UNIFORMS IN THE CIVIL WAR
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- May 1, 2007
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"Dirty, ragged, and with a full assortment of grayback"
Tiny Rhode Island Contributed Troops To The Union Attired In A Variety Of Uniforms.
Throughout the Civil War, soldiers pre7 pared themselves for whatever conditions were before them. This was true of both Federal and Confederate soldiers. For the first time in history, many of the soldiers in these armies were literate and wrote home often describing the conditions before them. Even more remarkable was the photography of the common private and his uniforms and equipage. Soldiers from the state of Rhode Island left one of the richest records of how they adapted themselves for the campaign in the Civil War. This article will examine ...