![Hi guys one question why in civil war Federals wore blue and Confederates gray? I mean whats the reason they chose these particular colors? Thankyou : r/Militariacollecting Hi guys one question why in civil war Federals wore blue and Confederates gray? I mean whats the reason they chose these particular colors? Thankyou : r/Militariacollecting](https://preview.redd.it/lvnj41udzwa91.jpg?auto=webp&s=c32c5b177577c881b193d4b44f61ad1591b4fd03)
Hi guys one question why in civil war Federals wore blue and Confederates gray? I mean whats the reason they chose these particular colors? Thankyou : r/Militariacollecting
![The Confederate Army 1861-65, Vol. 5: Tennessee & North Carolina (Men-at-Arms): Field, Ron, Hook, Richard: 9781846031878: Amazon.com: Books The Confederate Army 1861-65, Vol. 5: Tennessee & North Carolina (Men-at-Arms): Field, Ron, Hook, Richard: 9781846031878: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+k7I6wByL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
The Confederate Army 1861-65, Vol. 5: Tennessee & North Carolina (Men-at-Arms): Field, Ron, Hook, Richard: 9781846031878: Amazon.com: Books
![U.S. and Confederate army uniforms, from the Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Made in 1895 by Julius Bien & Co. : r/Military U.S. and Confederate army uniforms, from the Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Made in 1895 by Julius Bien & Co. : r/Military](https://external-preview.redd.it/yix14tHb1jNIQFDMRmRx7FZ8x8MZQXMBFJtLwCKvvfI.jpg?auto=webp&s=df995ff17a9f5f7d65bba6c865ef74aca80fdb80)
U.S. and Confederate army uniforms, from the Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Made in 1895 by Julius Bien & Co. : r/Military
![The Confederate Army 1861–65 (6): Missouri, Kentucky & Maryland: Men-at-Arms Ron Field Osprey Publishing The Confederate Army 1861–65 (6): Missouri, Kentucky & Maryland: Men-at-Arms Ron Field Osprey Publishing](https://res.cloudinary.com/bloomsbury-atlas/image/upload/w_568,c_scale/jackets/9781846031885.jpg)
The Confederate Army 1861–65 (6): Missouri, Kentucky & Maryland: Men-at-Arms Ron Field Osprey Publishing
![Dressed in the uniform of the Union Army and the Confederate Army, two Re-enactors, armed with musket rifles, perform a re-enactment of a standoff during the Civil War. A Living History Pageant Dressed in the uniform of the Union Army and the Confederate Army, two Re-enactors, armed with musket rifles, perform a re-enactment of a standoff during the Civil War. A Living History Pageant](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/2001/06/14/dressed-in-the-uniform-of-the-union-army-and-the-confederate-army-two-re-enactors-ee23fa-1024.jpg)