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Through much of the American civil war, the Confederate troops we dressed raggedly. Those who were dressed in uniform, wore outfits of poor quality textiles, hastily finished.

However, as the war continued, the situation improved for the Confederate soldiers. By the final year of the war, the Confederate troops were dressed in the best quality uniforms available, when they commissioned Peter Tait of Limerick, Ireland to produce their uniforms.

Throughout the Civil War,...