What equipment was issued to soldiers during the civil war?

Answer:
Union soldiers got more than Confederate, but on both sides it took a "stand of arms" at least to equip a soldier. The was a rifle, bayonet with scabbard, and a cartridge box. They were supposed to get uniforms too, and the Yankees did but the Confederates didn't always. Confederates often wore captured Union clothing, or uniforms which were dyed gray with homemade dye and faded to a dark yellow, which was the source of one nickname for Confederate soldiers - "butternuts", from this faded yellow. They were supposed to get a knapsack, a haversack, a cap box (for percussion caps for the rifle), a waterproof blanket and a wool blanket, and underclothes.
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