Post American Civil War Kilted Regiments Uniform?

[Woodsheal]

It's always been my understanding that the 79th went to regulation uniform in `61, not long after reaching the Washington, DC, camps and being mustered into Federal service, and that kilts were NEVER worn in battle or in the field thereafter (though a few officers might have worn tartan trews early on). They may have worn the short NY jacket instead of the regulation Federal coat. (About half of all NY volunteer infantry regiments were issued the distinctive jacket.)

I think there's alot of wishful thinking on the part of folks trying to find evidence of kilt-wearing on Civil War battlefields. It just didn't happen...!