The uniform of the Fifth Virginia Regiment is based on the regiment, as they would have been seen in 1778, and is shown on the solider pictured on this page. Brown wool regimentals coats, faced red, the facing is the cuffs and lapels.
The drummers and fifers wear the reverse colors, red wool regimentals with brown facing. The buttons are marked “USA”. Black felt cocked hats with black cockade on the left side. Smallclothes consisting of red wool waistcoat, white linen shirt, and white linen breeches. A black leather neck stock, black leather buckle type shoes with square toes, and gray stockings. Until the uniform is completed, a new member could wear a hunting shirt and black low cut military style shoes. The firearm we use is the flintlock, smoothbore .75-caliber Brown Bess musket or the .69-caliber French Charleville musket

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