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.
An 1895 illustration showing the uniforms of the Confederate army contrasted with those of the U.S. Army. The Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces were the uniforms used by the Confederate Army and Navy during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865.