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  2. Uniforms of the Union army - Wikipedia

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    Cavalry and horse artillery used a short jacket, which was more practical for riding. Field and general officers wore a double-breasted version, with generals wearing dark blue velvet collars and cuffs. [3] A sack coat was also issued as a fatigue uniform, being lined for recruits, and unlined for a service uniform.

  3. Uniforms of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...

  4. United States Army enlisted rank insignia 1851–1901 - Wikipedia

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    However the use of the khaki uniform by enlisted men at this time is unclear. On June 3, 1898, [50] dress uniforms and therefore dress chevrons were eliminated for enlisted men of the Medical Department. On July 7, 1898, [51] cooks were added to the infantry, cavalry, artillery and Signal Corps.

  5. United States Cavalry - Wikipedia

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    The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army. The United States Cavalry was formally created by an act of Congress on 3 August 1861 and ceased as a distinct Army branch in 1942. [1]

  6. Red coat (military uniform) - Wikipedia

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    From the mid-17th century to the 19th century, the uniform of most British soldiers (apart from artillery, rifles and light cavalry) included a madder red coat or coatee. From 1873 onwards, the more vivid shade of scarlet was adopted for all ranks, having previously been worn only by officers , sergeants and all ranks of some cavalry regiments.

  7. Uniforms of the Confederate States Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    He was heavily influenced by the mid-1800s uniforms of the Austrian and French armies. Although the regular Confederate military had a paper strength of 6,000 personnel, the first 100,000 volunteers from all over the South participated in a variety of dress. Many were from state militia outfits, which had their own state-issued uniforms. In the ...

  8. Shell jacket - Wikipedia

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    US cavalry sgt Richmond Depot Shell Jacket (left) A shell jacket is a garment used as part of a military uniform. [1] It is a short jacket that reaches down to hip level. [2] It was very common in the mid and late 19th century. The jacket was first created in Austria.

  9. Uniforms of La Grande Armée - Wikipedia

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    Horse carabinier's uniform before 1809 Horse carabinier as of 1809. The corps of Carabiniers was a group of heavy cavalry originally created by Louis XIV.From 1791 to 1809, their uniforms consisted of a blue coat with a blue piped red collar, red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks with white grenades, red epaulettes with edged white straps, red cuff flaps for the 1st Regiment, blue piped red for the ...