The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-10-09
silver, and their pluues, fsathe.s and pompons


and white under clothes, the trowsers over
boots. The caps Of the officers shall have cock
AIDES and plumes, those of the non-commis-
ed officers and privates metal plates and POM
pons in 'front.' The plumes and pompons of
the light infantry shall be white, tipped with
black.
Grenadiers will wear long coats and white
under clothes, the tro%ers over boots. The
caps of the officers shall have a cockade and
long black plume, and those of the non-com-
missioned officers plate and similar plume.
Sea fencibles will wear coates or jackets,
and under clothes of dark blue cloth, trowsers
over boots, hats and cockades, without plates,
pumes, feathers or pompons.
Rihemen will wear coates, jackets or focks.
Commissioned officers will wear caps with
short green plume, and the non commissioned
officers and privates, caps and cockades with
out plates or plumes, and their clothes shall
be made of dark plain, or mixed coloured
cloth.
Musicians will wear coates, gilt buttons,
white under clothes, and caps with yellow
plates and pompons in front.
The fashion of the dress and equipage, and
the military ornaments which shall be worn
by all officers, so far as the same is not herein
der in Chief for the officers of his staff, by the
Major Generals and Brigadier Generals of
each division, for themselves and the officers
of their staff; by the Brgader Generals for
the Brigade Band; by the Field Officers of
each hgiment, and separate battalion of ar
tillerS cavalry and infantry, for themselves
and their staff; by the Field and company Of
ficers OF the several regiments of infantry, for
ho rholt
stoned officers of the several volunteer COM
Panies of artillery, cavalry, light infantry,
srenadiers, riflemen, and sea fenuibles, and of
the Independent company of cadets, in Boston,
for themselves and their several companies;
Provided, that all the General Officers of each
division and their staff shall be dressed alike
as well as the field and commissioned staff of
ficers OF each regiment, and separate battal-
ion OF artillery or cavalry and the field COM
missioned staff and company officers OF each
regiment of infantry; excepting, that officers
of different ranks and stations shall wear their
distinguished badges, and appropriate equi-
page, and that chaplains, surgeons, and sur
geon's mates may wear an embroidered star
on the capes of their coats, and cockades and
small swords.
This order being prospective, it is not to be
understood as requiring any officers, volunteer
corps, brigade bands or other musicians, who
are now uniformed, to furnish themselves with
new uniforms: PrOrided, however, that if any
officer who is now in commission shall obtain
new epaulettes, or change his present uniform
in any particular, or shall be promoted, or
transferred from one corps or station to anoth-
er, for which different uniform from that with
which he IS at present provided, is required
and whenever any person shall be originally
commissioned hereafter, he or they shall con-
form to the directions herein contained, and
equip themselves accordingly; but no altera-
ton whatever shall be made in the uniform Of
any person, unless the whole of 1t be changed
in conformity to the provisions hereof. II be-
ing however expressly ordered, without any
exception, that all officers, non commissioned
officers, and priVates, shall provide themselves
on or before the first Tuesday Of May next,
with coCkades, feathers, plates, plumes and
pompons, according TO the regulations herein
contained and that the power of the officers
in commission, and of the several companies
which are now uniformed, to continue their
present uniforms in use, shall not extend be-
ynnd the term of five years from the first Tues
Gay OF May next, without the speclaI permis-
sion Of the Commander in Chief.
The Major Generals, Coloncls, and Com
handing officers OF regiments and separate bat
talions, and captains of companies, who,
with their several general, field and company
officers have power to prescribe the fashion
and ornaments of the dl SIS and equipage of
themselves, their staff and corps; and the
captains, OF those volunteer companies which
shall elect to continue 10 wear their present
uniforms, shall make q particular description
OF the whole of the dress, equipage and ona-
ments prescribed and directed TO be worn, by
themselves and those who are subject to their
regulations and that of the several volunteer
companies who Shall continue to wear their
present uniforms and the orderly officer of
each division shall record in his orderly book.
the description OF that which shall be adopted
for the general, divsIouary, and brigade staff
officers of his division. The brigade majors
shall record the same also, as well as of that
prescribed for the field and staff officers of the
separate battalions, brigade corps and brig
ade bands, and oftbat which shall be continu-
ed in use by every such corps. The adju-
tants of regiments and separate battNlons
shall record that of the field and staff officers
OF the cavalry and artillery, of the field, staff
and company officers of the infantry, and of
those which shall be prescribed or continued
to be worn, by the several volunteer compa-
MES belonging to their respective regiments
and separate battalions and the clerk of each
volunteer company, and that Of the company
to which he belongs. The original reports of
the several captains of companies, (Which
shall name the regiment, town, parish, or prin-
cipal place to which the members Of his COM
pany belong, and the name by which it is
commonly distingGished,) shall be delivered
to tire adjutants Of their several regiments and