Vermont Civil War Hemlocks
Photos from the "early days" of the Hemlocks.
The first "uniform" of the Hemlocks consisted of white pants that
were dyed a powder blue (at home), a gray sweatshirt, red suspenders and
a kepi. Uniforms were practically non-existent in the mid 60s.
Truly authentic uniforms were nowhere to be found! The group soon
dropped the sweatshirts when a source for cotton sack coats was found.
The more enterprising made their own - more authentic - coats from scratch.
Henry Wakefield's wife, Chris, made some of the first ones!
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