(1872) Regulations For The Uniform and Dress of The Army of The United States
(1872) Regulations For The Uniform and Dress of The Army of The United States
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REGULATIONS
KOIl
THE
ARMY
JULY,
1873.
WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,
1872.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
VDJUTANT GENERAL'S 0FFU
Washington, July 29, 1872.
The
uniform, dress,
&c, herein
is
published
information of
all
Army
By order
of the Secretary of
War
E.
D.
TOWNSEND,
Adjutant General
tii
!;
ARMY
No
officer or soldier of
Army
shall
when on
duty.
authorized by the
coat,
commanding
or
in front,
offic< r,
sack
of
serge;
falling
collar;
single
same
six
as those
each button
inches
COATS.
VI
I.I.
The
DRESS FOR OFFH
a
i
skirt to
the hip joint to the bend Of the knee, and to be slashed at the hip on
each side;
All offiesrs shall wear
b, the skirt to
according to pattern.
The
be worn with
it.
Black
braid
For a G neral : Two rows of buttons on the l*n row; placed by fours; the distance between each row
half inches
at
of coat.
each
o
For
Store)
Of
five
:
and
stand-up
one nor more than two inches in height, to hook bottom and slope thence np and backward at an angle
side,
For Chaplain: Plain black frock coat with standing collar one row of nine black buttons on the breast, with "herring-bone" of
deep, to go around the sleeves parallel with the lower edge, and with
!C
COATS.
KOK ENLISTED MEN.
J-'nr
small buttons
skirts,
side
seam pockets in the folds of the the hip and one at the lower end of each with two buttons al naking four buttons on the hack and skirt of the coat;
at
the under
to
collar
and
cuffs to
with sky
sky blue
in
in
(..neral, except
I'm-
hook up close
yellow
metal
front;
number of regiment
or bad
;
For a Major
il:
The,
in
same
as
for
skirt of coat
on each
For
a Brigadier General:
i
The same
with four h
Two
color a- the
I
I.
into the
waist-seam on
n
Fori
a
tenant Colonel,
will be
-
hip to
the waist
into the
nine buttons
eacb
row,
let
collars
and
cuff- of the
same
shoulder-seam and to bn
and material
a- the coat.
The upper
shoulder-straps for
Engineer soldier
,M brahl running th
i
ill
button hs]
Artillery,
Eng
i
nd
Ort
Same
-arlet for
Artillery,
Lieutenant^
as for a
(
-d
'
Ordnam
ir
Lieutenant
n
The same
:
ilonel,
San
Infantry,
ind
two
stripes
.
on the
cuffs.
kill put
on
For
si:
asted coat,
worn by
such as reviews,
It
Captains of the
dr
e
is,
tartial.
will
be
Coats fur Musicians: Ornamented on the breasl with braid same as the facings, running from the button as now worn, the outer
i-
habitually
otli
worn
when
ptionally directed
by the commanding
officer.
back
to the buttons.
DRESS OF THE ARMY
Coats fur Hospital Stewards: facings to be of emerald green.
Same
For Fnlisted Men of Artillery, Infantry, Engineers, and Ordnance, and all other Fnlisted Men : Jefferson rights and lefts, according to pattern.
Same
as for enlisted
men
of Ord-
Top-boots
the dress coat
is
may
Whenever
worn by
enlisted
men,
it
will invariably
be buttoned up and hooked at the collar. For fatigue purposes, for general wear, and on ffeld service : dark bine blouse of navy flannel, according to the pattern deposited
in the
A
Corps
:
HAT
For General
Oli
CAP (FILL
to pattern.
DRESS).
Staff',
Officers, Officers
of the General
:
and
felt
Staff'
Quartermaster
General's Office.
Chapeau, according
Officers
For
For
Black
helmet,
BUTTONS.
The same
as
badge same
General
:
For
now worn
for all Officers
Stall'
Of dark
keepers: General
button.
Black
felt
helmet, same pattern as for officers, with cords and tassels of mohair
Helmet, ornamented
TROWSERS.
For General Officers, Officers of the General Staff, ami Staff Corps : Dark blue (doth, plain, without stripe, welt, or eord. For all Regimental Of! cos of Cavalry, Artillery, a mi Infantry: Light blue cloth, same shade of color as prescribed for enlisted
For
Men
Of
officers,
men, with
will be
stripe
at the
FORAGE CAP.
For General
Officers:
Of dark
which
dark blue.
Storekeepers:
half inches wide.
Dark
.-tripe
For
all other
Commissioned
Officers
chasseur
black.
all
badge of corps or regiment in front, top of badge to be even with top of cap, and according to pattern in Quartermaster
pattern, with
Arms and of
;
the
Ordnance Depart-
General's Office.
For
officers,
all
Fnlisted
Men
Of
worn
stripe
in
Sergeants to wear
Corporals to wear a stripe one-half inch wide, color of facings, except Infantry, which will be 'dark blue.
For Engineers
on;.
According
to pattern in
Quartermaster General's
Officers:
old
English
For
/'or
Ordnance Seigeants
Crimson
stripe,
one
inch
and one-
charach
for
, Officers of the General Staff and Staff Corps: Same as General Officers, with the exception of those for Ordnance Officers, which will have a gold embroidered shell and flame on dark blue
quarter wide.
For
-tripe,
quarter wide.
All stripes to be of cloth.
cloth ground.
mon
issued
on requisition
all
shall
to psts cut
o'.it
but not
made
up.
The
neeessarv trim-
For OJ Engineers : A gold embroidered wreath of laurel and palm encircling a silver turretted castle on dark blue (doth ground.
in
For
Officers
sabres,
edges upward, on dark blue (doth ground, with the number of the
to be re-entbrced.
.
mounted men
size,
regiment
in silver in
Vd! be a 5th
For Offi '(irs of Artillery : Two gold embroidered cannons, crossed, on dark blue cloth ground, with the number of the regiment in silver
at
For
Officers
CRAVATS.
For
all
blue (doth
the bend.
of Infantry : A gold embroidered bugle, on dark ground, with the number of the regiment in silver within
Officers:
Black; the
tie
of the collar.
be worn by enlisted
men when on
FATIGUE HAT.
For
Officers
tern, to be
and Enlisted Men : Of black t'elt, according to patworn only on fatigue duty and on marches or campaigns.
come above
the
above the swell of the calf of the leg; shoes, Jefferson rights
according to pattern.
For General-in-Chief : Throe black ostrich feathers. For other General Officers, for Officers of the General
'
Staff,
and
lefts,
Foot
Artillery
and Infantry: Of
the
For
lately
a!
Of
black
enameled
leather, of
pat-
to
rise
five
worn.
undress duty, marches, and campaigns, officers
feathers to reach
top of the
On
may wear
a plain
and socket
color of
plume
to
and white
gilt ball
for
Infantry.
For
all
Non- Commissioned
Officers:
s of Light Artillery and Cavalry: Horse-hair plume and socket, plume to be loug enough to reach the front edge of the vizor of the helmet: color of the plume to be red for Light Artillery and yellow for Cavalry.
SWORD-BELT PLATE.
For
all
-
the
"Arms
of
the
United State.-;"
eagle, Bhield,
"
scroll,
hall
and socket of
hall
The motto
.
ellow metal.
according to pattern.
For Ordnance
hall
and socket
as
for
hall
gilt
hilt,
silver grip;
bra
scabbard, same as
Officers
now worn.
plume, same
size
and length as
of Light Artillery and < 'avalry : Sabre and scabbard as now worn, and according to pattern in Ordnance Department. For Officers of the Pay and Medical Departments : Small sword and scabbard, according to pattern in the Surgeon General's Ollice,
For
SITUS.
/''(//
as
Officers:
Same
Bword now
pattern
all
ill
Mounted Officers: Yellow metal or gilt. Mounted Men: Of yellow metal, plain surface.
worn by the officers of the General Staff, and according to Ordnance Department. The sword and sword-belt will be worn upon all occasions except stahle and fatigue.
in the
of duty
When
of bono
GLOVES.
General Officers, Officers of the General Staff, and Staff Buff or white gauntlets or gloves. For Field Officers of Artillery, Cavalry, and fnfantry ; for ers of Light Artillery and Cavalry : AVhite gauntlets or gloves.
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mountings.
ps
SWORD-KNOT.
Gold cord, with acorn end. For all other Officers: Gold lace strap, with gold bullion
Officers:
as
all
Enlisted
Men
Of
For General
white
15 si-lin,
to
he issued as clothing.
t:
now worn.
SASH.
EPAULETTJ
i
to
General Officers: Buff silk net, with silk bullion fringe end.-; go twice around the waist and to tie behind the left hip, pentie.
dent part not to extend more than eighteen inches below the
General of the Army: Of gold, with solid two silver embroidered .-tars, with five rays each, one and device one-half inches in diameter, and the "Arms of the United Stat
For
the
SWORD-BELT.
For
all Officers:
embroidered in gold placed between them. ': Three silver embroidered stars of five For a Lieutenant each, respectively, one and one-half, one and one-quarter, one and
<
The
than two
.
ill-lies
ranging
The
in order of size from the crescent. For Major General: Same as for Lieutenant General, omitting
undress sack.
smallest star, and the .-mailer of the two remaining stars placed in the
:
For General
-old
For
Of red Russia leather, with three strip now worn. Field Officers: One broad stripe of gold lace on Mack
to pattern.
tor
Lieutenant General,
omitting
of the General Staff, and Staff Coins', below the : Four stripes of gold, interwoven with black silk, lined with black enameled leather, according to pattern. For ('ovqmny Officers of Cavalry, Artillery and Infantry: Four stripes of gold lace, interwoven with silk of the same color as the facings of their arms of service, and lined with black enameled
For
all Officers
rank of Field
Officers
SHOULDER-KNOTS.
For Officers "f the Adjutant General's raid Lnspector Genii Departments, and for Aides-de-Camp to General Officers:* Of gold cord, Russian pattern, on dark blue cloth ground; insignia of rank
'
leather.
Sec Miscellaneous.
DRESS OF THE ARM
regiment embroidered on the cloth ground, according to pattern; an aignillette of gold cord to be worn with the right shonlder-knot and permanently attached thereto,
V
same width
as the border, placed
parallel
to
and
bars of the
the ends of
the strap, at a distance between them and from the border equal to
the width of the border.
ding to pattern.
For a
Staff
<
1st
For
For
Officers
of
otlu r
orps
Same
as
Lieutenant: The same as tor a Colonel, according to and introducing at each end one silver em-
tvalry, Artillery,
and Infantry
Of
the
same
broidered bar of the same width as the border, placed parallel to the ends of the strap, at a distance from the border equal to its width.
same color
as the
For a
-id
/Jeutenant
The same
as for a Colonel,
according to
number
of regiment
to pattern.
as for a
2d Lieu-
the
same pattern
may
in-
the
INSIGNIA OF
Foi
pad.
RANK ON SHOULDEIt-KNOTS.
embroidered eagle
at
silver
mands, and omit epaulettes, shoulder-knots, or other prominent marks likely to attract the fire of sharpshooters; hut all officers must wear
the prescribed buttons, stripes, and shoulder-straps, to indicate their
For
a Lieutenant Colonel:
Two
silver
at
The
knot
is
Tw
:
gold embroidered leaves, one at each end of pad. Two silver embroidered bars at each end of pad.
"if:
One
silver
embroidered bar
at
each end of
CHEYEONS.
The rank
of non-commissioned officers will he marked by chevrons
For a -'/ Lieutenant: Plain. Far mi Additional 2d Lieutenant: Same as 2d Lieutenant. The above insignia to be the same as prescribed for the shoulderstraps.
upon both sleeves of the uniform coat and overcoat, above the elbow of cloth of the same color as the facings of the uniform coat, divided
into bars a half inch
neers,
wide by black
silk stitching,
which
according to
new
patterns
in
Quartermaster
SHOULDEli-STliAPS.
For
>ld
follows
tie
f the
Army: Dark
live
"Anns
between them.
/'or a
Lit
For a Sergeant Major: Three bars and an are. Fora (Jo/ : Three bars and a tic of three bars. For a Principal Musician : Three bars and a bugle. For an Ordna it: Three bars and a -tar. d : A half chevron of emerald green cloth For n Hospital
'
" ral
The same
as for the
General, except
one and three-fourths inches wide, piped with yellow cloth, running
obliquely
that there will he three silver embroidered stars of five rays, one star
downward from
side,
equidistant between
and
at
centre
seam
of the slee
nil
For
except that there will he two stars instead of three; the centre of
For For
bar,-
ami
a lozenge.
each Btar to be one inch from the outer edge of the gold embroidery
bars and a
-
of one bar.
star.-
of the
same
for a
size.
Brigadi
cept that there will
to be equidistant
same as
Major General,
ex-
bi ftd of two; the centre of the star from the outer edge of the embroidery on the ends
For
Pioneer:
in
Two
wed on each
slee
of the strap.
Fo,
1
corporal to be just above and resting on the chevron), the head of the
hatchet upward,
its
in
!
like
silver
em
in
Handle,
torn-
e-third of
if
an inch wide.
the
left a
bundle of arrow
of the I'm
the
-nted
:
at
tin
in the'"
Arms
blue
;
>th
for
To
iiio
All non-conn
faithfully
am
irps,
Infan-
private-,
will
who have
aa
served
for
one
term of enlistment,
uniform
ud one-
cy
Cavalry, veilfor
<
wear
mark of
to
distinction
a
upon both
tin
!olon
ding
eoat,
nitting
tl
id
introducing
silver
embroidered
inch from
:h
half inch above the point of the cuff, to he of the -anie color a- the
ci
ap.
For a
Maj
os,
omit-
In
like
manner an
additional
each end,
the
first,
for
war
will
Foi
<tain
Tic same
>
aa
for a
ip
foi-
all
intro
9
Bhall
be furnished by the
Quartermaster's Department
each company
commander and
r<
mental adjutant.
hundredths of an inch
in
diameter;
seventeen
at will
SIGNAL SERVICE.
For
tin:
siit
fifteen to
buttons,
and button-holes
to be
by of the same
as
t'-r
the Adju-
color and material as the coat, rounded at the edges, and to >tand or
fall;
The uniform
as follow.-:
Men
when standing
;
about
live inches
round
at
lining
woolen
around the front and lower borders, the edges of the pocl
slit
The Cavalry uniform, except that the trimmings and facings be orange instead of yellow, bearing a device on the Bleeve of the coat,
as follows:
size of
cros
lal
flags, red
in
the hack, a
flat
braid of
flags
r
inch
the
pattern
in
two and one-quarter inches in diameter, of black silk cord, seven hundredths of an inch in diameter, cape of the same color
breast a knot
Army.
at
class
and reaching
coat
to
when
the
arm
is
extended;
extend down the leg from six to eight inches below the knee,
be on both sleeves, near the lower
by privates of the second class on the left arm only, position as the chevron of non-commissioned officers.
the
same
rding to height.
will
HORSE FURNITURE.
.FOB GENEBA1
KEB
STAFF.
saddl
fall
to the
mounted
reach half
way between
and the
the
for
dismounted
officers,
dark blue cloth, trimmed with two rows of gold laee, the outer rowone inch and five-eighths wide, the inner row two inches and onefourth
;
km
coat to
to he
made
full
to
The
flank
a- those on
The
insignia of rank on
the
as follows, viz:
<
For the General of the Army: A -old embroidered spread with two star.- and "Arms of the United States" between tin For Lieutenant General: A gold embroidered spread eagle and
three stars.
-'old
Brigat
Is:
one
star.
i
On
may wear
nil Officers of the Saddle-cloth for General Staff ;>s : Dark blue cloth, of sufficient length to cover the saddle and
holsters,
Foy Enlisted
Men of
mounted
all
arms: Of sky
and one
foot
ten
inches
in
now
used
in
the
service.
Dark blue
trimil
felt,
ind the
drawers, stockin
'
now
Cavalry, yellow.
furnished.
ble-frocks for
Mount
'
M>
uipments, knapsacks,
>f
white cotton,
made
loose
and
sacks,
in
&Cj and
tools
and materials
Department,
Ordnance
Office.
b'duauce
Memoranda No.
P
1".
and
<
War
1872.
S.
in
to be seven
at
long and
to
lie
five
least
live
pounds;
blanket
now
MILITARY ACADEMY.
The uniform
Point Military
of the Profi
rd
f '/' Engineer Soldiers: Of white cotton; one to cover the whole of the body above the waist uent the breast,
Master
at
the
Wesl
the shoulders, and the arms; sleeves loose, to allow free play of the
Academy
shall
he the same as
now worn,
l
except
overalls
they will he permitted to wear the dark blue sack coat prescribed for
Army
officers,
on
both coats.
ry
FOB CADE1
to he
all
stahle duties.
tv
inch and
The same
unifori
iw worn.
10
no
longer he worn
by
officers
officers.
Aides-de-Camp and the Military Secretary, who have increased rank-, will wear the aiguillette with the uniform of the General Staff.
Aidcs-de-Cainp to Major ami Brigadier
lillette
Officers
are permitted to
wear
a buff,
white, or
Generals
officers
will
wear the
flannel
of,
>hirts
now
in store shall
in
have been
climates
Whenever
dress coat
is
worn by
warm
be attached.
upon
requisitions
approved by commanding
officers,
he supplied
embroidered on shoulder-knots
.3.
in
old English:
X.
D. D.
Adjutant
(General'.-
Department.
3J. .3.
Bands manding
their
Regiments or Corps.
Com-
officers
may
at the
Sen
ice.
Councils of Administration,
make such
D. Quartermaster's Department. <S. D. Subsistence Department. i. D. Medical Department. JJ. D. Pay Department.
12.
<T>.
may judge
proper.
Note.
Swords
tin-
of prescribed
patterns will
It
distributed to Axsena
Engineer Corps.
manufactured,
A reasonable time
n
December
will
be allowed to officers
at
remote
D. Ordnance Department.
tin-
Ordnance Department.
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Full
Dress Cup ;m<l Plume FbpOflieers of Foot Artillery; Same lorlnfaiilry with while plume.
Full
Dross Cap-
Yt
size of pattern.
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s-rxr*: sashay,
nu~
Full
Dress Cap
nt"
Y* si/.'
f pattern.
Kor Officers
Foot Troops.
Forage Cap- %
For
all
si Be. ofpattern.
Officers except General Officers. EbrOeneral Officers, Parage Cap of the same pattern, l)iil with velvet biuul.
Forae'o
Cap- %
size.
For
"
jj J
rorijvj
asm y.
Full
Dress Coat.
Full
Dirss Coat.
worn by Officers ofthe Adjutan Generals & Inspector General's Departments uihIIiy
AiviuilMto
Showing
Showing Aitsiillcllo worn by Officers of the Adjutant Generals & Inspector General's Departments and by
Aides de- Camp
lo
Aides de-Canip
to
General Officers.
General Officers
Undress Coal
for
.ill
Officers
Finlrcss foal
1'or nil
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Sword
For all Officers of the General Staff and Staff Corps below Ihe rank of Field OIVhci-.s ;m<I for Company Offierra <>f Cavalry, Artillery & Infantry, Color of silk stripes according to unit.
Bell Sling'.
For all Officer s of the General Staff, and Staff Corps below Ihe rank of Field. Officers,- and lor Company Officers of Cavalry, Artillery & Infantry, Color of stripes same ns in bell
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