A Concise Dictionary of Middle English-From A.D. 1150 To 1580. by A. L. Mayhew & Walter W. Skeat. Lordes forbode, it is the Lord's forbidding, PP; Goddes forbode, PP; Godys forbode, S3.AS. forbod. (+For+ 1.) Force, sb. force; forss, B; fors, B; forse, matter, consequence, PP.
At the start of the war, many Confederate soldiers just wore their own clothes into battle. Eventually they settled on a uniform that had a waist length grey coat and light blue trousers. Due to costs and a lack of materials during the war, many Confederate soldiers did not have adequate uniforms.
Red-While the meaning of the color red in the Confederate flags remained the same, the size and usage of the colorchanged throughout its transformations. Red represented the valor of the Confederacy. As in the case of the original UnitedStates flag, it represented hardiness and the willingness to sacrifice. Red was used as a background of the most popularflag, the Battle Flag.. Other flags showed white as the background.