The original tartan of the 79th N.Y was of poor quality. It still had a slight nap on some parts. They ordered a few thousand yards of it in 1858. I have always assumed they purchased the least expensive tartan possible. Are there any kilts of the 79th foot from the 50s to look into tartan similarities?

I took a thread count of the tartan, handled the kilt, have Shane Miles' & Bob Martin's notes....but reproducing the tartan exactly had proved to be too expensive.