medical Definition of cephalocaudal : proceeding or occurring in the long axis of the body especially in the direction from head to tail cephalocaudal development The fat loss occurs during childhood or adolescence, affecting the face, neck, arms, thorax, and upper abdomen in a cephalocaudal fashion.âAbhimanyu Garg, The New England Journal of Medicine, 18 Mar. 2004.
This resulted in a confusing variety of styles and colors on both sides. Over time, blue became the official color for the North and gray for the Confederate uniforms. On this page: Union Uniforms; Confederate Uniforms; Books on the Civil War; Links to other sites on the Civil War
The military background of the war. American Civil War: division of the United States during the Civil WarEncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, Inc.At first glance it seemed that the 23 states that remained in the Union after secession were more than a match for the 11 Southern states.