| Terry37 | 07 Jul 2009 4:24 a.m. PST |
The little Blandford book shows the Irish Brigade to have green collars and cuffs on their sack coat. Is this correct, as I've not seen it anywhere else? Thanks, Terry |
| Oh Bugger | 07 Jul 2009 6:39 a.m. PST |
Nor have I but it looks nice. I don't think it is correct. |
| 45thdiv | 07 Jul 2009 7:10 a.m. PST |
That's how mine are painted. I'm at work now so I can not point you to the book I got the image from. It was a color photograph of the jacket. |
| Primus Pictor | 07 Jul 2009 7:38 a.m. PST |
All I know is that is how I want mine to look! That Blandford image always inspired me, and I wouldn't want my Irish Brigade troops looking any other way, even if some spoil-sport ( ) comes along to say they probably just wore the same boring blue uniforms as everyone else! |
Shagnasty  | 07 Jul 2009 8:51 a.m. PST |
They did wear the same boring Yankee standard but that's not how I painted them! Erin go Bragh! |
| vojvoda | 07 Jul 2009 7:13 p.m. PST |
I dont as of yet have any painted that way but am considering doing so for my 40mm Bde.
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James Mattes |
| Terry37 | 07 Jul 2009 7:54 p.m. PST |
Gentlemen, Just excellent as I was wanting to do mine this way as well. Seems I am not alone, and will indeed be fielding them with nice green collars and cuffs! Thank you for your input. Terry |
| Stosstruppen | 07 Jul 2009 9:14 p.m. PST |
I painted mine after seeing the Don Troiani painting The Irish Brigade, Maryes Hights. Uniforms are the same as this print by him but its not the one I was looking for, hard to find I guess.. link There is this one link Irish at Gettysburg link here is the one I used picture |
| Rob UK | 08 Jul 2009 2:06 a.m. PST |
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| Terry37 | 08 Jul 2009 3:31 p.m. PST |
This is totally speculative on my part, but I just started reading a book I picked up many, many years ago (for $1.98!!!), "Crucial Moments of the Civil War" by Brigadier General Willard Webb (no relation), and the first chapter is 1st Bull Run. In the opening stages of the battle he discusses the New York 69th Regiment, and also refers to them as the Irish Regiment, and being 1,600 strong. And also being brigaded with the 79th New York Regiment, Highlanders. I am just wondering if possibly this regiment is the guys that Blanford is really representing in their book, the fellow with the green collar and cuffs. I wonder, this because it was still early in the war and many of the militia and National Guard units probably still wore their unique and individual uniforms. Regardless, I do plan to represent some Irish in my Union Army, with blue sack coats with green collars and cuffs. Again, thanks all for the help and info, Terry |
| TKindred | 17 Jul 2009 12:41 p.m. PST |
There was one company. Just one company, with the green trim. Everyone else was in standard federal issue. I understand they are your toys and you are certainly free to paint them how you wish. However, putting green collars and cuffs on them is about as accurate as painting Confederates with light blue trousers. Nice to look at, but not very accurate at all. Respects, |
| 95thRegt | 19 Jul 2009 5:26 p.m. PST |
At no time in their history,did ANY regiment in the Irish Brigade EVER wear those green collars and cuffs! I can't believe people still go by that awful outdated book!
The ONLY distinctive item,if you can call it that,would be the short,NY State jacket that the 63rd,69th,and 88th NY wore. And it had LIGHT BLUE piping around the collar and epaulettes. The only other green item in the brigade were their regimental colors!
And after those jackets wore out,they were issued the standard Federal 4 button fatigue blouse. I have also reenacted the 88th NY.I have 2 of those State jackets with the BLUE trim. Bob C. |
