One of the things my teacher told me was that even though they tried originally to produce uniforms for each side, the uniforms didn't last very long, and usually a unit anywhere near the front would be wearing some mixture of everything, including the other side's uniforms, pretty quick.

 

That's just confusing.

That's just confusing.

That my teacher would say that or that it's factual and that made a mess of things? (I really don't know the Civil War all that well so I don't know if it's right).

That my teacher would say that or that it's factual and that made a mess of things? (I really don't know the Civil War all that well so I don't know if it's right).

 

That it'd be a mess.