Confederate Living Historians
The impression for C.S forces will be Infantry, Cavalry, and Miltia detachments of the 2nd Florida.
Impression Guidelines are as follows -
Clothing
-Deep south garments
-Basic 6-8 button shell jackets and trousers in Jean
-Charleston Depot jackets and trousers
-Civilian garments, workmen or farmers clothing. Overshirts, overalls exc.
-C.S or civilian shirts & drawers
Accouterments
-Painted cloth belts, cap pouches, cartirdge boxes.
-Captured U.S accouterments
-Accouterments appropriate for the weopon you are carrying
Haversacks & Canteens
-Plain white issue haversacks
-Tin drum canteens & captured federal canteens
Knapsacks
- Kibbler packs & captured U.S double bags
Blankets
-C.S Issue
-Civilian blankets & coverlets
Headwear
- Period correct slouch hats
-Deep south issue jean & EAC kepis
-English import hats are highly encouraged
Footwear
-Period correct footwear
-Brogans
-Issue shoes
- Civilian boots are accepted
Weapons'
-Long arms in cal 54,58,69, and 72
- 2- band muskets
- Shotguns
- Hall, Maynard, and Gallagher carbines
-Other firearms require approval
Yellow Calvary trim is not acceptable on any garment. Unless it is a period correct replication of an officers garment
Impression standards will be enforced
Federal Living Historians
The impression for U.S forces will be Eastern Federal. Bartons NY brigade & attachments.
Headgear
- Issue forage Caps either the Type 1 or 2
NO KEPIS OR SLOUCHS OR HARDEES OR COMMERICAL CAPS
Jackets
- Four button fatigue blouses Lined or unlined
NCOs are to have stripes on their coats.
Trousers
-Sky blue wool kersey trousers of any contractor before 1865
-NO DARK BLUE TROUSERS ON THE RANK AND FILE
-NCOs will be encouraged to have the appropriate width stripe on the trousers (1/2" for corporals, 1 1/2" for sgts)
Shirts
- Federal Issue Shirt or Contractor Shirt
-Civilian shirts of document origin
Socks & Drawers
- Federal Issue
Contractor drawers
-USSC
-Civilian
Socks
- Federal issue
Contract variants
Shoes
-Civilian
Shoes
-Federal Issue
-Civilian low quarters
- Boots accepted but frowned upon
Weapons
- P53 British 3 banded Enfield
-61 Springfield’s
-63 Springfield's
-55 Springfield
NO SMOOTHBORES i.e. 1816s,1840s, 1842s etc
No repeaters
Accouterments
-Federal Issue cap boxes, belts, and cartridge boxes
BOX PLATES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
Knapsacks
- Double bag in either early/or late war styles are accepted
Bedrolls are allowed but we highly discourage them
Haversacks & Canteens
- Federal tarred styles only
-m58 Smoothside
-62 bulls eye
Blankets
-Federal issue in tan/brown
-Federal issue in gray
-non descript brown or gray blankets
Greatcoats
- Federal issue sky blue only accepted enlisted great coats
shelter halves....appropriate of 2-3 panel construction.