What color of uniform did the Confederacy often wear?

gray
The two sides are often referred to by the color of their official uniforms, blue for the Union, gray for the Confederates.

What color were the rebels uniforms?

Rebel Troopers wore blue shirts, light gray trousers, a black combat vest, and brown or black calf length boots.

Which side was blue in the Civil War?

The soldiers of the Union Army wore blue uniforms and the soldiers of the Confederate Army wore gray. Today, that’s how many people remember the two sides—the North wore blue, and the South wore gray.

Who won the Civil War blue or gray?

Because the United States (Union) regulation color was already dark blue, the Confederates chose gray. However, soldiers were often at a loss to determine which side of the war a soldier was on by his uniform. With a shortage of regulation uniforms in the Confederacy, many southern recruits just wore clothes from home.

What are the colors of the Confederate Army?

Sleeve insignias, branch of service colors Confederate Army officers indicated their military affiliation with different colored facing on their coats or jackets. The colors were red for artillery, yellow for cavalry, light blue for infantry, and black for medical.

Why is the Confederate Flag Bad for the workplace?

Some African American employees understandably consider the Confederate flag as contributing to a “hostile work environment” – meant to demean, intimidate, or harass them on the basis of their race. Of course, many (perhaps most) who display the Confederate flag espouse doing so not for inappropriate reasons but rather for reasons of heritage.

Is there such a thing as Confederate gray?

The same rules of practicality based on job/position and clothing layers apply in the military setting. Confederate Gray is a “relative” term. It might not be gray! It could be butternut, cadet gray (which is like a foggy blue/gray), smoky gray…and probably coated with the brown, sandy, or red dust of the region of marching.

What does the EEOC say about the Confederate flag?

The EEOC takes the position – and some courts have accepted the argument – that displaying the Confederate flag constitutes evidence of a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.