The color "butternut"

[sepoy1857]

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If you're on FB, check out the above page. Confederate uniforms are horrendously complicated and not a matter of arbitrarily selecting a brown or grey at random and slapping it on.

Exactly Sir! He made two of my Confederate jackets - one gray cotton jean cloth, and the other late war English Army Blue-Gray cloth. He does excellent work.

The problem is that most people want to paint "Generic" Confederates, but really there was no such thing. Place, time, and other factors all contributed to how a certain unit would look at a particular time and place.

Fremantle described Pender's division of A.P. Hill's Corps just before Gettysburg " 22d June, Monday.--

        The soldiers of this division are a remarkably fine body of men, and look quite seasoned and ready for any work. Their clothing is serviceable, so also are their boots; but there is the usual utter absence of uniformity as to color and shape of their garments and hats: gray of all shades, and brown clothing, with felt hats predominate. "

[Conquistador]

Well, first thanks for the replies.

Second, given this is 3 mm size for me, I will be using one color predominantly per unit because honestly it is the game first for me in this era of historical gaming since I got over my re-enactor urges years ago.  I will vary, especially the CSA forces some figures in as many stands I have have time/skill for.

Third, because my question has been answered satisfactorily for me, the OP, I will lock this thread since, as usual in miniatures site, the thread is wandering off topic (IMO.)

Gracias,

Glenn