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Equipment
Most members purchase a few items intially and the rest over time. We highly recommend that you talk with one of our veteran members before buying anything. Many of us have both CS and US uniforms. We fall in with many diffent units so we try to look as generic as possible.
To begin you will need the following.
Uniform (Coat, shirt, and trousers)
Hat
Brogans
Cartridge Box and Sling
Belt
Cap Pouch
Canteen
Haversack
Musket & Bayonet (plus cleaning supplies such as worm, wrench, etc)
Bivouacking (Camping) Gear
Gum Blanket or Ground Cloth
Wool Blanket
Tent (Shelter halfs or A-frames)
Cooking Gear- Tin Cup, Billie Cup, Tin Plate or Canteen Half, Silverware, Pot or frying pan.
Handkerchief
Mainstream Sutlers
You can get everything you need from any of these sutlers. They are cheaper, but not as authentic or well madeas the progressive sutlers listed below.
Frazer Brothers
Blockade Runner
Regimental Quatermaster
CD Jarnaginco
Progressive Sutlers-
Uniform - For CS we highly recommend a communtation jacket or frock coat. Richmond Depot II is also a very useful jacket.
Country Cloth, Charlie Childs http://www.crchilds.com/
Dan Wambaugh http://danwambaugh.tripod.com/
Tart, Brantley & Benjamin http://www.bentart.com
Hats - A black slouch hat can be used with many different impression. A US forage cap, Hardee, or civilian slouch is also a good choice.
Clearwater Hat Company http://www.clearwaterhats.com
Dirty Billy Hats http://www.dirtybillyshats.com/
TP & H Trading Company http://www.benderhats.com/
Muskets(For safety purposes, it is essential that the musket has three bands, also use only black powder, and four flang caps)
Lodgewood Mfg http://www.lodgewood.com/
John Zimmermanhttp://www.edsmart.com/jz/index.htm
High Quality Leather Gear
Missouri Boot and Shoe (Excellent Place for Shoes as well)http://missouribootandshoe.tripod.com/index.htm
Dell's Leather Works http://www.dellsleatherworks.com/contact.htm
C & D Jarnigin http://www.jarnaginco.com/
Frazer Brothers http://www.frazerbrothers.com/
Bivouacking (Camping) Gear
Gum Blanket or Ground Cloth
Wool Blanket
Cooking Gear- Tin Cup, Billie Cup (Small Mucket), Tin Plate or Canteen Half, Silverware, Pot or frying pan.
Handkerchief
Suggested Books
Hard Tack and Coffee John B Billings
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Usage: An Illustrated Compendium of the Everyday Language of the Soldiers and Civilians. Cheryl Garrison, Webb B. Garrison
Complete Black Powder Handbook
Echoes of Glory Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy
Echoes of Glory Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War
Drill Links
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