Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-09
UNIFORM OF THE
1ST RIFLE REGIMENT
S. G.. Volunteers.
For the Field Officers.


COAT. Dark blue cloth, doublebreas.
ted, with two rows of eight buttons each,
the rows'to be two inches apart at the
waist and widening to six inches at the
shoulders. Standing collar of green velvet
with gilt lace halfinch wide around the
edge. Cuffs two and half inches deep
of green velvet with two small buttons
on the underseam. Skirt, frock coat pat
tern, reaching two inches below half
thigh, and trimmed around with green vel
vet one inch wide from the waist to the
back Of the SKIRT. two buttons on the back,
to range with the lowest buttons on the
breast, and one button on the lower end
of each pocket flap.
gray cloth, made full in the legs, aud
trimmed with gold lace one and 6he>iourth
inch wide, on the outer seam Of each leg.
HAT.-Broad brim felt hat six inches
high in the crown, with ths right side of
the brim turned up, and looped by gold
cord to small palmetto button on the
side of the hat, gilt palmetto tree on the
side of the brn' turned up, gold cord with
tassel at each end, tied over the hat band,
gilt bugle in front of hat. The hat to
be surmounted with black ostrich feather
one foot in length on the side looped up.
BUTTONS Gilt convex with pal
metto device, large size seven ighth of an
inch in diamter small size half inch.
| GLOVES.-Buf gaun:lcts to reach
half way from the wrist to the elbow.
SWORD.-Strait, gilt hilt, and scab
bard, sword knot and bullion tassel, black
! leather belt.
SASH.-Red silk, to go twice around
the body and tic on the left hip.
SPURS.-Yelow metal or gilt.
BOOTS.-To be worn on parade or in
the service, outside of the pantaloons, and
reaching to the top Of the knee.
Budges Of Distinction.
To be marked on the collar and
sleeves. For a Colonel three large stars
one and fourth inch in diameter or each
side of the collar. Lieut.. Colonel, two
large stars. Major, one large star. Cap.
tain, three horizontal gilt bars, half inch
wide on each side of the collar, three
inches long. First Lieutenant two bars.
Second and Third Lieutenants, one bar.
On the sleeves of the Field Officers, be-
tween the cuffs and elbow three gilt bars,
eighth of an inch wide: eight inches long,
and placed horizontal and on the outside
of the sleeve. Captain, two gilt bars.
Lieutenants, one gilt bar. Sergt Major,
four gilt chevrons half inch w;de on each
arm above the elbow, with four arcs con.
meeting each chevron. Quarter Master
Sergeant, three gilt lace chevrons and
three arcs above the elbow. Sergeants,
green worsted chevrons half inch wide on
each arm above the elbow, according to
rank, commencing with four for the first
Sergeant and diminishing one for each Ser.
geant. Corporals, inverted chevrons on
each arm below the elbow according to
rank, commencing with four for the first
Corporal and diminishing one for each
Corporal.
| Reg;mental Staff.
I COAT.-Same material as Field On.
GERS, single breasted, with one row of nine
buttons down the front. The breast and
skirt OF the the coat to be trimmed with
green velvet one inch wide. Collar and
} cuffs Of green velvet. The coat in other
respects to be the same as Field Officers
Hat, gloves, sword, sash, spurs, buttons
and boots to be the same as the field off
GERS. Badges Of distinction to be accord
ing to rank. -,-,.. e@...
II PANTALOONS. - For Adjutant
Quartermaster, and Comnissary the same
!, as the field officers, with green velvet
, stripe one and fourth inch wide down
each leg; for Surgeon, Assistant Surgeon
, and Chaplain, a black velvet stripe ono and
a quarter inch wide down each leg.
: Captains and Lieutenants. ....-
COAT.-The same as the staff officers
Badges Of distinction according to rank.
PANTALOONS.- The same as th'
Staff Officers, with green velvet strip.
one and quarter inch wide down eacs
HAT, SWORD: 2:sAsI and BUP'
:. TONS same as Staff Officers. "r 'S
4 GLOVES.AShort buff euckskin.
! !se,y't Me;or and 'Qnarser Master sser9's
coAT.-The same as Staff Officers, bu
: without, the green tfinpingss Cheyron
of bali iach lace On sseh arm according y =
IPsANrALooNs, same material q
!. Coat with green velvet stripe one incl
wide on each leg. %.s,.,, J, H.. -
\ Z Sergeaats, .eorporals,r and ,Priyates, :.
oil CoATLDark blue Jeans, standing col
: lar, single breasted frockcoat, one row' q
= nine buttons in front. Collar; breast skir
and cuffs to be trimmed with green wors,e'
9ibraid, haif an inch wide with cheyTonsFf 10
b The sergeants and Corporals according =
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: RANTAL0O 0ONS.- S.-AThe saaae usassria
!. asthe coat made iasgsin tRS legs, AM
D aftEimmed with efeon ;wosstsd .hfaids
D Fiachs vide onsea6h sleY.s - ~ ssssss., 4
r Hat Black bE6sA briaasdeh hsi
!: :icrossn Six inches bigb, ths bfihn turned N
k,Ieas thsssiRjit s4nd. looped ,shy; o gree
5eopd 10 q sssn,ali pal alnsttoe button, gilk spal
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