Other Confederate Infantry regiments

 Other Confederate Regiments at the battle of First Manassas, 21th of July 1861

North Carolina

6th North Carolina State Militia, Company B “Flat River Guards”. 

There are two beautiful reference photos of this company from 1861 by Henry Speck Harris and Joseph Carrithers Allison. A hardee hat, with an old infantry horn insignia and the letters “FRG” is worn, a gray short jacket with three rows of buttons, with black bands trimmed collar, with button and two black bands around the wrist ending in a button, further gray trousers with black trim.

6th North Carolina State Militia (infantry regiment).

This drawing clearly shows the difference in uniform per company. A regiment is made up of several companies. 

From left to right: 

Company G, with no name: 

a blue jacket and kepi with presumably gold trim and on the kepi

an old infantry horn insignia and a feather. Probably light gray pants. Several eyewitness

accounts describe members of the 6th North Carolina wearing blue uniforms and possibly

being shot at by friendly troops. This must have been this uniform. 

Company I “Cedar Fork Rifles” 

wears a very different uniform: long gray coat with black collar and collar points, blue

kepi and gray trousers. 

Company K "Flat Bottom Boys", also called "North Carolina Grays"

wore a gray shirt with black placket and sleeve inlays, gray pants with black trim and a black

hat. As a buckle the typical buckle of the 6th Regiment is worn. The moment I have painted

depicts the moment when the members of this regiment are waiting to be called to join the

battle. They see the fights and have mixed feelings: on the one hand they want to help their
comrades and drive out the 'yankees', but no doubt thoughts will also run through their
heads as to whether they will survive this.

South Carolina

Hampton Legion Company A “Washington Light Infantry”

This “Legion” , consisting of several companies, each with a unique uniform, was founded and equipped by the wealthy plantation owner Wade Hampton III at his own expense,

Hampton Legion was present on the battlefield amost all day longn and took the necessary blows. 

The uniform has been reconstructed from sketches based on descriptions form a newspaper: Long gray frock coat with black trim on collar and under sleeves. Gray trousers with black stripe, black (Hardee) hat, left brim turned up and fastened with a South Carolina palm tree insignia.

 

Georgia

8th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Company I “Stephens Light Guards”.

Mississippi

2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company H “Conewah Rifles”.

Other researchers have stated that two types of uniforms were worn by this company in 1861: a short blue jacket with epaulettes with green trim on the collar and epaulettes, and brown trousers with green trim. The typical Mississippi "tricorn" hat, of which there were many variations, is worn. Also a privately purchased large knife, carried mainly by troops from Mississippi, but also other regiments. The other uniform, which was worn by many troops from Mississippi around this time, was a red shirt.Blue jackets and red shirts were also widely worn by the Northern opponents. This is one of countless examples of situations that would lead to confusion on the battlefield.

Alabama

4th Alabama infantry Regiment, Company A, "Governor's Guards"

This company wore the pre-war Alabama Volunteers Corps (AVC) uniform.This consisted of a union blue frock coat with light blue trim, identical to the coat of the union enemy. The pants were gray with a dark blue stripe. The kepi was union blue. A whote “havelock” against the sun could be worn. A belt with “AVC” buckle was worn.

These uniforms could be cconfused with those of the enemy. Several companies of the union 69th New York State Militia also wore the same jacket and probably because of that were able to got close tot he 4th Alabama without being fired upon because they were mistaken for a friendly regiment.

4th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Company D, "Canebrake Rifle Guards" 

Based on different photos. The person in the foreground wears a dark blue overshirt decorated with gold ribbons. It is quite possible that this decoration was unique to this person. This happened more often, for example manufactured by family. Other photos show a dark blue overshirt without decoration, with a civilian undershirt underneath. Blue and light grey trousers were worn. At the beginning of the war, large knives were often carried in all kinds of versions. The person in the background wears a white "havelock" over his kepi, against the sun. They both wear a buckle with "AVC", (Alabama Volunteer Corps). The blue uniform parts were confused with those of the enemy. The federal 69th New York infantry regiment with mostly blue uniform parts was mistaken for a friendly regiment allowing it to get close and open fire. These kinds of mistakes were common during this battle. 

4th Alabama Infantry Regiment Company F 'Huntsville Guards"

Based on several photos.

Company F wore long coats with unique trim on the under sleeves and collar. No doubt these coats were later taken off on the very hot July 21. The two back figures show what that looks like: civilian or military overshirts were worn. The middle figure even wears a hat, more comfortable than a kepi. Individual adjustments or improvisations were common. The only uniform thing about these three is the gray trousers with black trim.