(08-02-2016, 01:19 AM)BettyO Wrote: Were Windsor knot ties worn during this period? Seems I've seen some in CDV's, etc....
I don't know the history of ties, but for some reason, I have always thought of Windsor knots coming in the decades after the CW. I think the most typical earlier knot with long ends was called a four-in-hand. They might pre-date the war. I don't recall seeing too many 19th-century photos with men wearing either types of these.
Betty, you are an equestrian; didn't the term four-in-hand come from the type of knot that carriage drivers used on the reins? Being a military brat, I think it also used to be the regulation knot for army uniforms.
