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William K. Emerson’s Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms is the first comprehensive, well-illustrated, fully researched, and completely documented history of U.S. Army branch insignia and the uniforms on which those insignia were worn... |
what to the different color braids or rank insignia on soldiers uniforms signify during Civil War?
wat does the color signify?
red-
blue-
yellow-
green-
north and south? idk.
& i said COLOR
Each branch had a color that signified the soldiers membership in it.
Artillery: red trim and insignia on the uniforms
Cavalry: Yellow piping and insignia
Infantry: Sky Blue piping and insignia
Medical: Green insignias
Rank is determined by either stripes on the sleeve of a soldier or the badge on the shoulder
Privates did not wear insignia
Corporals had two chevrons on their sleeve
Sergeants had 3 chevrons
1st Srgts had a 3 chevrons with a diamond on top
Commissioned officers wore the shoulder badges
2nd Lt. had a badge that was blank
1st Lt. had one bar on the badge
Captain would have 2 bars on the badge
Major would have an oak leaf in the badge
Colonel has an eagle in the badge
The badge would also signify branch of the army by the color of the background
Other insignias that were used included brass on the hats
Infantry was signified by a horn, Calvary used crossed sabres, artillery used crossed cannons. In 1863 the union army adopted a corps badge system so that soldiers could be identified by the corps they belonged to. These would be worn on the jacket or on the hat. A variety of symbols were used including a trefoil (2nd Corps), a full moon (3rd Corps), a crescent moon (11th Corps), Victoria's Cross (5th Corps), etc...
The standard uniform of the Union army was a dark blue fatigue blouse or "sack coat", sky blue trousers, and a kepi or forage cap colored dark blue
There were many variations on this uniform. They ranged from the Berdan's Sharpshooters who were hunter green, to Zuoave units that wore anything from red pants to turbans and fez's, this uniforms were based on those worn by french colonial troops
The confederate army used a very similar color coding system for branches of the army and for ranks
There was not a standard uniform color for the rebel army, they wore light grey, dark grey, butternut, blue if they had to, etc...
I hope this helps
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