Southern Oversmock - Trimmed

Seen throughout the South, the simple civilian overshirt pressed into military service is seen across all of the armies of the Confederacy in the opening year of the conflict. From the gates of Richmond to Missouri, these simple shirts were used both at an individual level, but at times even to given a semblance of uniformity to the company and regiments. 

The shirt is constructed per surviving civilian examples and can be made in the common colors seen during the war. Additionally such woolen shirts are ideal for the wool issue shirts that show up in returns of various Confederate units throughout the war. 

This example is based on a surviving image of a smock length or "hunting frock" length overshirt, with two large patch pockets, trimmed standing collar, trimmed cuffs, trimmed pockets, and trimmed placket. The style of shirt is similar to many others seen across the South and is not dissimilar to several known examples from South Carolina. 

Original shirt can be viewed here.