Regulations and Decisions Pertaining to the Uniform of the Army of the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1897 - 48 pages |
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14 inches wide according to pattern Adjutant General's Department aiguillette and shield annual money allowance arm of service artillery badge band belt black metal black mohair blouse braid breast BRIGADIER cape cavalry chevron chin strap collar color and material crossed signal flags cuff cusps dark-blue cloth device duty edge embroidered in gold embroidered spread eagle embroidery enameled leather fastened FATIGUE Fort Barrancas Fort Monroe frock coat frog button front full dress GENERAL.-A German silver gilt metal gold lace gold or gilt guidon HELMET Hospital Corps hospital stewards inch in diameter inches in length infantry insignia of rank Jackson Barracks JUDGE ADVOCATE LIEUTENANT loop mohair cord number of regiment occasions of ceremony ORDNANCE overcoat pattern deposited piped with white placed prescribed Quartermaster SERGEANT.-Three bars shoulder knot shoulder straps silver embroidered stars skirt sleeves slit STAFF stitched sword troops undress uniform dress coat wear welt white metal worn
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Page 29 - I inch distance between them. But one chevron will be worn for each enlistment, the "service-in-war" chevron being worn in place of the "service" chevron for each enlistment in which the right to wear it was earned. War and service chevrons will be issued without charge.
Page 17 - Colonel, according to corps, omitting the eagle, and introducing at each end one gold-embroidered 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.
Page 7 - ... inches for hooking up saber; the skirt to extend from one-third to two-thirds the distance from the point of the hip to the bend of the knee, according to...
Page 37 - Officers and enlisted men who, in their own right or by right of inheritance, are members of military societies of men who served in the armies and navies of the United States in the War of the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the War of Rebellion, or the Indian wars of the United States, or the Spanish-American War and the incidental insurrection in the Philippines...
Page 28 - To indicate service — all non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, who have served faithfully for the term of five years, will wear, as a mark of distinction, upon both sleeves of the uniform coat, below the elbow, a diagonal half chevron...
Page 6 - ... inches deep, to go around the sleeves parallel with the lower edge, and to button with three small buttons at the under seam ; pockets in the folds of the skirts, with one button at the hip, and one at the end of each pocket, making four buttons on the back and skirt of the coat, the hip button to range with the lowest buttons on the breast; collar and cuffs to be of dark blue velvet; lining of the coat black.
Page 6 - ... inches at bottom; stand-up collar, to rise no higher than to permit the chin to turn freely over it, to hook in front at the bottom, and slope thence up and backward at an angle of thirty degrees...
Page 7 - ... inches wide. This coat will be worn when full dress is not required. During the warm season post commanders may authorize this coat made of white duck or flannel, to be worn with white braid, but without shoulder straps or collar insignia.
Page 17 - Major-General, and bordered in like manner with an embroidery of gold ; a silver-embroidered spread eagle on the centre of the strap, two inches between the tips of the wings, having in the right talon an olive branch, and in the left a bundle of arrows ; an escutcheon on the breast, as represented in the arms of the United States...
Page 19 - For all officers and enlisted men — gilt, rectangular, two inches wide, with a raised bright rim ; a silver wreath of laurel encircling the "Arms of the United States;" eagle, shield, scroll, edge of cloud and rays bright.