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Civilian
Shirt "Period
pattern woolen or cotton shirt. Avoid floopy collars (2" max.) White is okay, but
colored, striped and checked weaves are more common. Be careful when considering printed
material in shirts. All seams should be flat-felled, buttonholes hand-worked. Military and
civilian shirts can be machine sewn, but hand-sewn is very common in civilian shirts.
Porcelain is best for button." (Bully Boys) Mrs.
Eddins' Fine Sewing Emporium (Nancy Eddins) "Great
hand sewn civilian shirts. Highly Recommend! Primarily
uses fabric from Family Heirloom Weavers." (2nd Wis.A) Historic
Clothiers (Nick
Sekela) "Machine
sewn civilian shirts." (hand sewn buttonholes) (Bully Boys) County
Cloth (Charlie Childs) "Kits
only. For those who only desire a pattern, try the `Henry Holliday' civilian shirt
pattern. Good shirting fabric can be had from Family Heirloom Weavers." (2nd Wis.A) J.
Blunt Clothiers
"Excellent,
completely hand sewn civilian shirts." (2nd Wis.A) Bleeding
Fingers (Fred Rickard) "Excellent,
completely hand sewn civilian shirts." (2nd Wis.A) Salena
Thrasher "Has
started to make shirts. They are top notch. Hand sewn details. Choose your own cloth and
she will put it together for $20." (W.B.) The
Home Front (Janet Balthrop) "Excellent
shirts at very reasonable prices! Oilcloths too." (24th
Mich) C.J.
Daly Historical Reproductions (Chris Daley) Issue
Shirt "This is
an item that is extremely under represented in the hobby today. To have a complete federal
impression a regulation issue shirt should complete the uniform. Unfortunately there are
many poor reproductions out on the market. The government specifications for this shirt
are very particular about the weight of the wool, size (the shirt only came in one
size)." (Hodge) Ted
& Rachel Quednau
"M1851
shirt made of white mixed dommet cotton and wool flannel. Only one size is available as
per the regulations and is comparable to a large. This shirt is highly recommended by the
Watchdog. The common gray shirt is available as well." (24th
Mich) C.J.
Daly Historical Reproductions (Chris Daley) "Produces
a contract variant shirt of gray wool-flannel, machine-sewn as per the original in the
West Point Museum (be sure you ask for the gray wool-flannel). This kind of shirt was
issued to the 33rd Wisconsin and other western troops." (24th
Mich) Historic
Clothiers (Nick
Sekela) "Excellent
federal issue shirts. Nick is offering a tan flannel contract issue shirt and a white
domet flannel issue shirt." (2nd Wis.A) Mrs.
Eddins' Fine Sewing Emporium (Nancy Eddins) "Excellent
white domet flannel issue shirts using cloth from Family Heirloom Weavers." (2nd Wis.A) Suspenders "Avoid
sutler-stock suspenders 90% of the time. Buckles must be correct period style. One can
hardly go wrong with simple linen or canvas straps 1" to 2" wide with
hand-worked buttonholes at each end. Avoid connecting the straps in back to form an
X." (Bully Boys) Chris
Graham
"Superb
replica suspenders (also known as `galluses' or `braces') in a variety of period styles
made with replica two or three-tines buckles. Watchdog approved." (24th Mich) Bleeding
Fingers (Fred Rickard) "From
period styles, excellent quality." (W.B.) Uriah
Clothiers (Paul Smith) "Watchdog
approved." (24th Mich) Cedar
Creek Supply Depot (Jim Lammers) "Offers a
correctly made basic set of suspenders." (W.B.)
Trans-Mississippi
Depot Co. J.
Blunt Clothiers
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