Equipment Requirements ...

The 3rd Texas Cavalry & Federal Cavalry

Prepared by order of the Regimental Commander
Denny G. Hair, Commanding
3rd Texas Cavalry - 2st Edition - November 17, 1997
Approved 07/11/95

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FOR ENLISTED MEN & OFFICERS

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Minimum Standards

These rules are to be a guide for Federal cavalry operations in the field (1861 to 1865) and camp areas. The prime objective is to give a common everyday cavalry trooper impression.

I. UNIFORMS (Minimum Requirements)

Enlisted Man

1. COATS

Enlisted man's shell jacket. Yellow trim

2. TROUSERS

Trousers must be mounted union sky blues.

NCO Trousers with regulation yellow stripe

3. SHIRTS

Shirt, pullover unbleached long sleeve muslin. As long as the shirt is period he can vary.

4. SUSPENDERS

The suspenders may be plain cotton in the H or X style with leather button holes.

5. FOOTGEAR

Footgear is to be a pattern 1861 mounted high-topped black mounted boot

6. HEADGEAR

Kepi or Forage cap hat, with crossed saber insignia on top, regiment and company designation

7. OVERCOATS

Great coat of a proper pattern federal equipment is required. It must be sky blue.

8. BUTTONS

The buttons should be standard U.S. Army issue

Note: These are the minimum uniform requirements for the Federal enlisted men Cavalry. A maximum effort has been made to reduce the amount of expense. You can have more if you wish. Only your pocketbook will slow you down. Federal Uniforms are standard as they were uniform in appearance during the Civil War. There were differences from one theater of operation to another and from one regiment to another. It is the intent of theses regulations to adopt a standard that will allow the regiment to adopt a standard uniform appearance.

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