History Hour: To Dress the Whole Army

Uniforms of the Continental Army

Join Travis Shaw, Director of Education at the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area, for a presentation on one of the biggest challenges George Washington faced: keeping his army clothed and uniformed.

During the Revolutionary War, one of Washington's biggest challenges was keeping his army clothed and uniformed. Cut off from British manufacturing, the Continental Army relied on a variety of sources, resulting in uniforms in nearly every color and style. Shaw explores the variety of uniforms worn during the Revolution, as well as the research and techniques involved in recreating them.

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