page_title: Uniforms of the United States Army
section_title: 19th century
hierarchical_section_title: Uniforms of the United States Army / History / 19th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Uniforms of the United States infantry in 1899
context_page_description: The uniforms of the United States Army distinguish soldiers from other service members. U.S. Army uniform designs have historically been influenced by British and French military traditions, as well as contemporary U.S. civilian fashion trends. The two primary uniforms of the modern U.S. Army are the Army Combat Uniform, used in operational environments, and the Army Green Service Uniform worn during everyday professional wear and during formal and ceremonial occasions that do not warrant the wear of the more formal blue service uniform.
context_section_description: 1810: French uniform coat with cut-in skirt fastened in front; sleeved roundabout jacket for fatigue and field service.
  1813: Uniform coat devoid of buttonhole lace and facing colors.
  1821: Congressional confirmation of army wear of national blue; practical gray wool pantaloons for the winter mud, a tradition of contrasting shades.
  1829: Undress frock (full round skirt) coat in place of officer's civilian clothes.
  1832: Branch of service cap insignia, gold or silver officer grade insignia on epaulettes and sky-blue trousers for all but staff and generals.
  1835: Shoulder straps, used to hold fringed epaulettes, with undress, officer grade.
  1851: French frock (full skirt) coat only uniform, trimmed in system of branch of service colors.
  1854: New waist-length uniform jacket for mounted troops
  1872: Blouse for garrison and field, uniform coat for dress, with epaulettes for generals.
  1881: Dark blue flannel overshirt often in place of blouse on field service.
  1885: Sky-blue kersey trousers, aniline dye richer shade than original vegetable dye.
  1895: Officer's undress sack coat, with black trim; branch of service insignia and national cypher "U.S." on collar, with national eagle on cap.
caption: Infantry uniforms in 1899.
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