The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-28
DistingnIs ing stgnta OF Rank IN
The United stAIeA Army.

DistingnIAhtng Insignia o. Rank In
The United stAtes Army.
The highest rank in our army is that of
Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, Gen
eral in Chief, is the only one who occupies
this rank at present. The principal dis
| tinguishing marks OF uniform are three
silver embroidered stars on the shoulder
strap or epaulette--a large one in the mid
die, fanked by two smaller ones-a double
row of nine buttons on the coat, disposed
| in threes, buff sash, straight sword,
aud sword knot terminating in acorns =
/ A Major General Is the same, but with
ONLY two stars on the shoulder A Briga-
| dier General has one star, and the buttons
on his coat number but eight in each row,
disposed in twos. The Colonel is the high
est in rank in regiment, and wears
silver embroidered spread eagle, having in
the right talon an olive branch, and In the
| left bundle of arrows, on his strap, the
buttons on his coat in double lines num-
bering eight at equal distances.
A Lieutenant Colonel is second in com
mana of regiment, and is known by n
silver embroidered leaf at each end ef the
strap otherwise his uniform is the same
as Colonels. The Majors is also the
same, the leaf being Of gold His duty is
to act as aid-de-camp of the Colonel, and
in the event Of his two superior officers
being disabled or absent. he takes com
mand of the regiment; these three const-
tute the field officers OF a regiment, and
are mounted. The Adjutant, whose po-
sition is the same to the regiment as that
of the orderly sergeant to company, gen
orally ranks as a Lieutenant. Captains
are commandments Of companies, and are
distinguished by two bars of gold on the
shoulder strap, and eight buttons at a reg
ular distance in single row ON the coat !;
the First Lieutenant the same, but with
one bar on the strap, the Second Lleuten-
ant having plain strap without marks.
These last are called line officers all reg
mental officers wear red sash
The Surgeon has the letters NJ S.
! Medical embroidered on his strap;
also wears a green sash The Quarter
master also takes u Lieutenant rank and
has the letters e. -Quartermaster !
/ Observation-Disclosures on his strap
the faymaster the same, with the letters
r D-faymaster Department--and the
oommIssary with the letters Z. D.-0om-
missary Department.
These constitute with the Chaplain,
who wears no marks, only pam clothes OF
uniform cut the re1lHcntal stan, and all
/ allowed tn have horses
lhe non-commlssioned officers are hos
/ pital steward, whose business IT IS TO at
tend to the hospital stores, and all the de-
tails OF the hospital department, under the
orders Of the sareeon Ills insignia Is
green band on the upper arm, with ser
pent entWined round winged staff, and
embroidered on t.
lHESRoss.-lhe rank Of non-commis-
stoned officers y marked ehefrohs upon
both sleeves OF the uniform coat aud over
coat, above the elbow OF silk or worsted
finding, one-haif an inch wide, same color
as the edsins on the coat, polntsdown, as
fellows
The Sergeant MAYOR y hrst sergeant IN
tue regiment, anu acts are oTuerIy 10 Tie
Colonel, lie wears three bars, and an arc
III SILK nc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
business Is the management OF the details
OF that department. lie wears three bars
and q tie, In silk The Orderly Sergeant
Is nrst sergeant IN the coup pany, and com
manas It III the absence oi commissioned
officers The cherroa y Of three stripes
without connection, and diamond orstar
above. The Second Sergeant takes charge
OF halt company, called platoon, and
has the same cherron as the first, but
without diamond. The Corporals are
In charge OF sections or quarters OF COM
pany, aud are distinguished by two bars in
worsted.
of the swords the cavalry sabre is long
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