Other Garments C.S.
Ahh, my poor mother, to have five sons and all save one, oh so homely. I've kept this secret a long time. In the interest of family unity I now own up to it. Here are my four brothers Hewy, Dewy, Lewy & Scwewy!
By the way, the dear pathetic boys are wearing the Louisiana shirt in the proper configuration. God bless 'em!
Image courtesy SGLHA.
 The cotton fabric comprising the Louisiana Shirt is four slightly different stripe patterns in the same colors. The weight, color combinations and construction of the fabric are consistent with Acadian made textiles of the Civil War era, hence my designation "Louisiana."
 The Hollyday Shirt is based on the shirt worn by Henry Hollyday, Co. A, 2nd Maryland Infantry Battalion. Entirely hand sewn, the shirt was made of heavy, unbleached osnaburg or sheeting. The shirt was likely part of the clothing issue received by the battalion on 4 March 1865.
For more info on the Maryland Battalion, see Ross Kimmel's "Enlisted Uniforms of the Maryland Confederate Infantry..." Military Collector & Historian, Vol. XLI No. 3, Fall 1989
 Hooded (Weller) Overcoat
In the collection at the Kentucky Military History Museum in Frankfort, Kentucky is the original David F.C. Weller overcoat . Weller served in Company C, 2nd Kentucky Infantry and is believed to have worn the coat at Ft. Donelson. The body of the coat is woolen jeans and appears undyed. The lining is a blue and white striped, twilled cotton ticking. Though little remains in place, I believe at least the upper body of the coat was lined with cotton batting. Machine topstitching, in unbleached cotton thread, secures the finished edges of the coat.
Now as much as I want to sell you a pattern or kit for this coat, let me offer some advice. At five eight and a half (on a good day), I'm hardly a towering presence but a couple friends of mine, who shall remain nameless, look up to me. As my father was known to say , they're built close to the ground. These friends each made themselves a hooded overcoat and did a fine job but I gotta tell ya, they look like Yoda when they wear 'em. Just be sure that when you wear the coat, a person can see your legs stickin' out.