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Uniforms of the 121st NY

lthough the uniform details are a little sketchy, we can draw up our own conclusions about what the soldiers were issued and how they customized their uniforms and equipment to fit both their own personal liking, and regimental and Union Army standards through diary entries, photographs, letters and regimental records.


pon the units assembly at Camp Schuyler, the following standard sets of uniforms were issued to the soldiers:

*Forage Caps
*Great Coats
*Frock Coats
*Fatigue Blouses
*Shirts
*Drawers
*Stockings
and
*Blankets

The following extras for Non Commissioned Officers, or NCO's, were issued:

*Chevrons
and
*Trousers

And the following extras for Non Commissioned Staff and Orderly Sergeants were issued:

*Sashes
and
*Swords
he only insignias that were issued to the unit were the brass for the mens caps, designating the 10 companies of the regiment.


here was a great deal of emphasis put on having clean uniforms, with them kept up and in proper repair. For guards and soldiers on parade, they were given white gloves, and even as late as January of 1865, orders were issued for guards. Those orders were that they MUST wear their white gloves and also to be sure that "their persons, arms, accoutrements and clothing are perfectly clean and in good order, with bugles attached to their caps, well polished, and badges sewed on [at] the proper place above the bugle." ¹ Also, there were such things as incentives for men that had the "best soldierly appearance".