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The red-pants uniform was that of the French Zouaves, a uniform which was widely imitated during the Civil War due to the fighting reputation of the Zouaves.
The red-pants uniform was that of the French Zouaves, a uniform which was widely imitated during the Civil War due to the fighting reputation of the Zouaves.
When that jackass John Bell Hood was retreating back into Alabama from his invasion of Tennessee there was much confusion because the best uniforms in his army were looted from Union dead. The only thing colored red was their bare footprints in the snow and ice.