The author believes the study of Confederate material culture, uniforms and equipment is an ongoing endeavor and would like to share in this article and future articles with Citizens Companion and its readers, some of those, "notes" he has accumulated all these years.

The First and Second Great Appeals of the Confederate Government, August of 1861 to October of 1862. From Chapter 1, of "Cadet Gray and Butternut Brown" the statement is made, "The first and second Great Appeals of the Confederate States Government have never been given their proper place in the study and history of C.S. clothing. Officially Government sponsored,...  
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