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~Impression Guidelines~
-Headgear:
CS issue slouch hat in tan,black ,or gray
British import hat
CS issue Jean kepis
Civilian slouch hat
All headgear must be of proper construction. No hat brass, No animal parts ,No feathers, NO MEXICAN WAR HATS ! No wheel caps, NO SIX POINTED “FLORIDA” STARS!Soldier.jpg
-Jackets
“How the field looked by moonlight a wheat field, where the sheaves have been left un-gathered, and the color of a Reb is not unlike that of ripe wheat.” Major Robert Bodine 26th PA walking over the position his regiment fought the Floridians
Richmond Depot Type 2 in Jean cloth
Gray, tan, etc
Richmond type 1 in Jean cloth (limited )
Make the effort to get a Jean RDII!
*Frock coats and Civilian garments and other Eastern style coats may be approved on a case by case basis. You will need to contact the organizers first.
NO WESTERN THEATRE clothing or sutler row CS garments!
-Shirts
CS issue shirts are the push
Civilian shirts with period style patterns are allowed as a back up shirt and not a primary one.
US issue wool shirt
-Trousers
Jean trousers in Richmond and civilian patterns
No checkered or mainstream cut trousers
-Footwear
CS Issue
US issue
Civilian Boots
-Field Gear
-Knapsack
Richmond pattern packs ( Kibbler, Pritchard, Johnson style packs)
Federal Double Bag
Issac and Cambell
None
-Cartridge Box
CS issue from Richmond
Plain CS variants
Federal patterns with out inspector stamps
-Cap box
CS patterns associated with the AnV
US .58 patterns without inspector stamps
-Scabbards
CS made example
US 2 Rivet
No 1864 pattern US leathers.
No 8 rivet scabbards
-Belts Should be CS or US in origin the following buckles are allowed
Roller Buckle
Forked Tongue
English snake buckle
US ( do not flip it upside down)
NO mainstream CS plates
-Canteen
Tin DrumSolider 2.jpg
US Patterns
US canteen reworked by Richmond
Wooden canteens documented to the ANV
-Haversack
CS styles in plain cotton
CS painted styles
Federal
-Weapons
“We were armed with the Austrian rifle of an inferior quality and I desired to change them for Springfield rifles... without the red tape processes... The brigade we opposed [Lang's Floridians] were all armed with the Springfield rifles. Many of them gone through the renovating process, and bore the Richmond C.S. stamp.”
Major Robert Bodine 26th PA
1861 Springfield Rifled Musket
1855 Rifled Musket
CS Richmond Rifled Musket
1853 Enfield ( allowed if you do not have or are not able to attain the above preferences )
No Smoothbores, No Mississippis , no other weapons are allowed ! Your weapon must meet all National Park Safety Requirements!
Please bring a bayonet!
-Blankets
Documented CS patterns
Documented US patterns
Civilian
-Ground cloth
Painted CS oil cloth
US rubber blankets
-Tentage
CS flies
Federal Type II shelter half
none
*No Modern Tobacco
*No old times jugs
*No cell phones
-Headgear:
CS issue slouch hat in tan,black ,or gray
British import hat
CS issue Jean kepis
Civilian slouch hat
All headgear must be of proper construction. No hat brass, No animal parts ,No feathers, NO MEXICAN WAR HATS ! No wheel caps, NO SIX POINTED “FLORIDA” STARS!Soldier.jpg
-Jackets
“How the field looked by moonlight a wheat field, where the sheaves have been left un-gathered, and the color of a Reb is not unlike that of ripe wheat.” Major Robert Bodine 26th PA walking over the position his regiment fought the Floridians
Richmond Depot Type 2 in Jean cloth
Gray, tan, etc
Richmond type 1 in Jean cloth (limited )
Make the effort to get a Jean RDII!
*Frock coats and Civilian garments and other Eastern style coats may be approved on a case by case basis. You will need to contact the organizers first.
NO WESTERN THEATRE clothing or sutler row CS garments!
-Shirts
CS issue shirts are the push
Civilian shirts with period style patterns are allowed as a back up shirt and not a primary one.
US issue wool shirt
-Trousers
Jean trousers in Richmond and civilian patterns
No checkered or mainstream cut trousers
-Footwear
CS Issue
US issue
Civilian Boots
-Field Gear
-Knapsack
Richmond pattern packs ( Kibbler, Pritchard, Johnson style packs)
Federal Double Bag
Issac and Cambell
None
-Cartridge Box
CS issue from Richmond
Plain CS variants
Federal patterns with out inspector stamps
-Cap box
CS patterns associated with the AnV
US .58 patterns without inspector stamps
-Scabbards
CS made example
US 2 Rivet
No 1864 pattern US leathers.
No 8 rivet scabbards
-Belts Should be CS or US in origin the following buckles are allowed
Roller Buckle
Forked Tongue
English snake buckle
US ( do not flip it upside down)
NO mainstream CS plates
-Canteen
Tin DrumSolider 2.jpg
US Patterns
US canteen reworked by Richmond
Wooden canteens documented to the ANV
-Haversack
CS styles in plain cotton
CS painted styles
Federal
-Weapons
“We were armed with the Austrian rifle of an inferior quality and I desired to change them for Springfield rifles... without the red tape processes... The brigade we opposed [Lang's Floridians] were all armed with the Springfield rifles. Many of them gone through the renovating process, and bore the Richmond C.S. stamp.”
Major Robert Bodine 26th PA
1861 Springfield Rifled Musket
1855 Rifled Musket
CS Richmond Rifled Musket
1853 Enfield ( allowed if you do not have or are not able to attain the above preferences )
No Smoothbores, No Mississippis , no other weapons are allowed ! Your weapon must meet all National Park Safety Requirements!
Please bring a bayonet!
-Blankets
Documented CS patterns
Documented US patterns
Civilian
-Ground cloth
Painted CS oil cloth
US rubber blankets
-Tentage
CS flies
Federal Type II shelter half
none
*No Modern Tobacco*No old times jugs
*No cell phones