From the 2008 Civil War Daily calendar.
BUTTERNUT-- Many Confederate soldiers wore uniforms that were dyed yellowish-brown, or butternut. They used copperas and walnut hulls. Confederates were sometimes called "Butternuts." Hey, you do what you can. I was unable to find out exactly copperas was or is. Something perhaps to do with iron or copper. There is a Copperas Cove, Texas.
RED, AS IN RED RIVER CAMPAIGN-- Aeries of battles fought along the Red River, in Louisiana. Union forces under the command of General Nathaniel Banks, numbering 30,000, initiated the action. Confederate forces were estimated at between 6,000 and 12,000 under Lt. general Richard Taylor.
Poor planning and mismanagement characterized the Union effort and it was a failure. It is regarded as one of the most brilliant Confederate accomplishments of the war.
This is one campaign that I know very little.
Little-Known Aspects of the War. --B-Runner
