US Civil War Glengarry

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The use and wear of Glengarrys by the 79th is debatable. It can be documented that they were worn pre war time, and at the start of hostilities, but I don't think there is any solid documentation that they saw field service, sort of like the myth of then wearing kilts or tartan trews to battle. The evidence is contrary to these assumptions. This being said, I could be wrong, but I have never seen or read documented proof of the it, although, I would love it if it is and was true. The only reference I can site at the moment is Don Troiani's Regiments of the Civil War. There is very little description, but a wonderfully artists rendition of what a soldier in the 79th would have looked like equipped with tartan trews and Glengarry. He does state that the tartan trews did not see field use during battle.