In addition, there were on the cuffs a slash flap with yellow (infantry, white) lace and a vertical row of several golds (infantry, silver) buttons depending on grade: senior sergeants wore four flaps and buttons, sergeant wore three flaps and buttons, corporals and privates wore two flaps and buttons. Senior NCOs would have worn a crimson colored sash and a yellow or white aiguillette. Senior NCO’s wore and a coat with two rows of ten buttons, that ended 3 1/2" above the knees while all other enlisted personnel had single-breasted coats with nine buttons, that ended 7" above the knees. At that time, enlisted personnel wore a pair of yellow (infantry, white) cloth epaulets with 2 1/2" long and 1/2" in diameter gold (possibly silver for infantry) fringe for senior NCOs, 1/4” diameter worsted fringe for sergeants and 1/8’ inch worsted fringe for corporals (privates wore very short fringe). Sergeants major, quartermaster sergeants and principal musicians now wore a chevron and an arc on both upper sleeves, sergeant a chevron on both upper sleeves and corporals a chevron on both lower sleeves. The regulations prescribe black chevrons for riflemen but that regiment had been abolished. The chevrons were yellow for artillery and white for infantry. Sergeants major and quartermaster sergeants wore the chevron on both upper sleeves, principal musicians and sergeants on both lower sleeves and corporals on the right upper sleeve. Rank was shown by a single, point up, chevron. epaulettes įrom 1821 to 1832, enlisted personnel wore dark blue "wings" trimmed in yellow (infantry, in white) on each shoulder and a horizontal row of four yellow (infantry, white) buttons on each cuff. Sergeants were given two epaulets once again in 1812. SNCOs probably wore two worsted epaulettes with crescent, sergeants two plain worsted epaulettes, and corporals wore one epaulette on the right shoulder. By 1808 dragoons were wearing white and riflemen yellow. In 1802 the infantry NCOs switched back to their former white epaulets. In reality, the artillery NCOs ignored the order of 1799 and maintained their yellow epaulets, as did a company of bombardiers, sappers, and miners recruited during the War of 1812. Shortly after, in the year 1800, the color of the epaulets was changed to yellow, for chief musicians in to blue. Chief musicians were identified by two white epaulets. In 1799, red worsted epaulets were prescribed for all NCOs in all branches: SNCOs on both shoulders, sergeants on the right shoulder, corporals on the left. At that time the federal mounted force of two troops of dragoons existed only on paper and never got beyond the planning stage (see above). In the same year, the epaulets' color of cavalry NCOs officially changed from blue to white. Uniform regulations dated Januprescribed, SNCOs wore two silver silk epaulets, sergeants two worsted and corporals one worsted. Both units amalgamated in 1792 with the Legion of the United States, including artillery and dragoons (the first federal mounted force since the discharge of the Continental Light Dragoons in 1783), that then transformed into the US Army in 1796. In 1791, the Second Regiment of Infantry was raised and organized as the First Regiment. In October 1786 by approval of Congress, this force should expand to a Legionary Corps of additional infantry, rifle troops, artillery, and dragoons. In August 1784, the 700 men strong First American Regiment (including two companies of artillery) was organized as kind of an army substitute. For a few weeks, only 55 artillerymen at West Point and 25 men at Fort Pitt were to remain. In practice it seems the prescribed blue epaulettes for cavalry NCO never came in wide use while the wearing of white epaulettes prevailed.īy 1783/84, the Continental Army was discharged. The color was white (infantry), yellow (artillery), or blue (dragoons). In 1779, (SNCOs) were authorized two silk epaulets, sergeants tow worsted and corporals one worsted on the right shoulder. See also: Continental Army § Rank insigniaįrom the creation of the United States Army to 1821, non-commissioned officer (NCO) and staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO) rank was distinguished by the wearing of usually worsted epaulets.įrom 1775 to 1779, sergeants and corporals wore one epaulet on the right shoulder, corporals of green color, sergeants of red color.
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