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Dress

Dress in Fife and Drum Corps are predominately in two genres: Revolutionary War military and U.S. Civil War military and some military eras (American and British) in between.  A few corps dress as civilians during these particular eras as well as a few that have adopted contemporary uniforms.   Many corps research and dress as a particular regiment.  American regiments from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War era did not have one consistent dress.  Each regiment hailed from a particular region and had it’s own particular uniform.  Because of this research, each individual corps will be best suited to establish dress standards. 

Colonial Musketeers Senior Ancient Fife and Drum Corps (Hackettstown, NJ)

(Photo Courtesy CMSA)

The Colonial Musketeers Senior Ancient Fife and Drum Corps wears a U.S. Revolutionary War style uniform consisting of:

• Black cocked hat

• Green coat with black facing and military style buttons

• Black waistcoat

• Ruffled white bib

• Buff-colored pants

• Black lace-up gaiters

• Black shoes

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