What do you think of my changes to the CSA uniforms for my TL?

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I'm working on a TL in which the CSA gains independence and I thought it'd be cool to change the uniform designs they use after the ACW here is what I have written for my TL.

"A new order was issued to redesign the uniforms of the confederate army. The new design features included a breaking away from traditional colors used as branch insignia and a heavier use of the color red. This was meant to distinguish the Confederate army more from that of the US and to emulate the designs of the British army as a means to show and regain respect from England. In a way it also seems to be a throwback to the designs of the former US Dragoon’s uniform which had orange facings.

Below are excerpts from the orders issued by the Adjunct and Inspector General’s Office in December 1870 in which detail the changes made in uniform design.

FACINGS.
6…….The facings for General Officers, and for Officers of the Adjunct General’s Department, the Quartermaster General’s Department, the Commissary General’s Department, and the Engineers-buff. The tunic for all officers to be edged throughout with the facings designated.
7……. For the Medical Department – White
8……. For the Artillery – Dark Green
9……. For the Cavalry – Red
10……. For the Infantry – Black



TROUSERS.
19……. The uniform trousers for both officers and enlisted men will be of cloth throughout the year; made loose, and to spread well over the foot; of cadet gray for regimental officers and enlisted men, and reinforced for the Cavalry.
20……. For General Officers – two strips of red lace on the outer seam, one-eighth of an inch apart, and each five-eighths of an inch in width.
21……. For Officers of the Adjunct General’s Department, the Quartermaster General’s Department, the Commissary General’s Department, and the Engineers – one strip of red lace on the outer seam, one inch and a quarter in width.
22……. For the Medical Department – a white stripe, one inch and a quarter in width, with a red cord on each edge of the stripe.
23……. For Regimental Officers – a stripe of cloth on the outer seam, one and a quarter in width; color according to corps: for Artillery, dark green; Cavalry, red; Infantry, black.
24…….For the non-commissioned staff of regiments and for all sergeants, a stripe of cotton webbing of braid on the outer seam, one and a quarter inch in width; color according to arm of service.
25……. For all other enlisted men – plain.

In January 1872 the Adjunct and Inspector General’s Office issued an additional report changing the color of the uniforms for both officers and enlisted men from cadet gray to brown in the shade traditionally know as butternut. The change was made mainly for financial reasons due to the brown dye being cheaper than the gray. As well it was more beneficial in combat use due to its known camouflaging ability and soon the uniforms where dyed purposefully to have a mottled appearance of lighter brown streaks along the uniform for added camouflaging effect."

Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't make any of these changes?
 
Just my $0.02: for something like this, I would imagine you'd need a visual representation of your changes to truly impart the image you want (pictures speak louder than words, I suppose). That being said, I think it could work. To me it seems logical that the CS military to try a different appearance compared to their Northern neighbors, and using British cues for influence isn't far-fetched.
 
Just my $0.02: for something like this, I would imagine you'd need a visual representation of your changes to truly impart the image you want (pictures speak louder than words, I suppose). That being said, I think it could work. To me it seems logical that the CS military to try a different appearance compared to their Northern neighbors, and using British cues for influence isn't far-fetched.
Thanks, but I'm afraid that I don't have the ability to create any visualizations.
 
Well this is what I'd like a CS Cavalry uniform to look like in my TL.

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I like it - once the inevitable follow-up to the Civil War comes, the Confederates are wearing bright, colorful uniforms so the Union troops can shoot them all the easier :D

Cool idea for designs by the way, and totally in character for the proud peacocks of the Confederate aristocracy.
 
I like it - once the inevitable follow-up to the Civil War comes, the Confederates are wearing bright, colorful uniforms so the Union troops can shoot them all the easier :D

Cool idea for designs by the way, and totally in character for the proud peacocks of the Confederate aristocracy.
Thanks thats kinda what I had in mind. Though this is just up until the early 1900s. I haven't thought of how their uniform would change after that except for making it like the british brown colors of OTL or TL-191. But I'd still like to keep the Austrian knots perhaps just in a shade a little darker than the rest of the uniforms clothe.
 
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