During the Civil War, Confederate Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill would wear a fatigue jacket of gray flannel whilst in camp. But, on the battlefield, the red bearded commander insisted on wearing a shirt that matched his bright hair. Back to Table of Contents The Messenger August 2001 Back to The Messenger List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by HMGS/PSW. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com