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.
At the time of the American Civil War, the usefulness of camouflage was not generally recognized. Gray was chosen for Confederate uniforms because gray dye could be made relatively cheaply and it was the standard uniform color of the various State Militias.