While many see the American Civil War as a parade of forage-cap crowned lines of grey and blue, there was a lot of really unique and interesting uniforms worn by both sides.

A few I particularly like:

NY Garibaldi Guard
SC Palmetto Jaegers
NJ Butterfly Hussars
LA Tiger Zouaves
NY Duryée's Zouaves
NY Polish Legion
PA 83rd Infantry
NY 79th Infantry
NY 111th Infantry
MA 18th Infantry
MS 11th Infantry
USN Sailor shock troops and US Marine accompaniment

Just a handful of cool stuff I thought some of you history-hungry friends might enjoy!
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