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Most were all shades of Grey coats on Grey trousers with Grey kepi (artillery units wore Red) or (with mostly cavalry units) Black or Gray felt or straw stag hats , but some of the Zouaves wore Grey or Black coats on either Red or White and Grey stripped "chasseur" trousers with Red or Black fez or beret. The piping color of their collar and the outer stripes on their trousers differed according to the military affilliation, such as, Light Blue for infantry, Yellow for cavalry, Red for artillery, and Black for medical branch.

Some units, however, did not take the correct color for their uniforms, such as the 8th Texas Cavalry, aka Terry's Texas Rangers. They wore Red (artillery) pipped coats and trousers with grey kepis and stag hats, even though they were cavalry.

Early in the war some Confederates wore a butternut colored style uniform.

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