Why was the Civil War fought in blue and gray? Discover how logistics, chemical dyes, and battlefield confusion shaped the iconic uniforms of the North and South.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Americans are asked to think about Civil War uniforms, two colors typically come immediately to mind: blue and gray. But at a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 28—Reenactors clad in Union blue and Confederate gray uniforms and armed with Civil War-era weapons and cannons will clash ...

The cavalry officer dressed in Union blue certainly looked out of place as he laid a wreath before the Confederate Veterans Statue in Frederick's Mount Olivet Cemetery. The occasion was Confederate ...