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I agree on removing the epaulets, but didn't see an officer figure in the masters so it might just be a cosmetic point - as some said, Photoshop could fix it.
As James said, several Confederate officers who had resigned their commissions in the "Old Army" to serve in the Southern Army still retained their epaulets at least in the early days. At First Manassas (Bull Run to Yankees 
) there was much confusion over uniforms as some Southern officers, such as JEB Stuart were still wearing their old uniforms. At least one account I read credited JEB Stuart's blue uniform, the fact that militia regiments from both armies often wore gray, and the first Confederate National Flag was mistaken for the US National colors for turning the Northern flank and causing the route when the Union troops mistook Stuart's troops coming up on their right (I think, off the top of my head here - I can provide a thesis with footnotes later, if desired) for reinforcements. Later on in the war it might be problematic.
The epaulets might serve to make the troops useful if someone wanted to paint them up blue for Union troops - they might be more useful as Western troops - particularly during Sherman's march as the Army of the Potomac has always struck me as being better equipped and more uniform in appearance.