The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-06
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Uniform ssor Virginia V"innss ,.
The Governor, an andcr-in.chte' "a
the military forces Of the State of ftrglnla'
an Yesterday issued the long looked-lor
| 6ns,era, Crf,er prescribing the uniform Tor
| ..,i',nfcor Infantry, The uniform deserioea
r inndSrn. neat, tasteful, not expensive.
snd nnssosses several original features. IL
viii. therefore. be likely to give genera
satisfaction. We publish the order IN fu'l:
RI sr ADVERTISEMENTS FF1cE,3
IS, RIoHMoND, VA, May 81, 1871.
In accordance with the provisions Of an
act Of the General Assembly entitlcd an
act TO provide for the Reorganization OF The
militia" approved March Goth, 1871, the
Commander-in-Chie prescIibes the. iuni-
form for volunteer infantry companies as
follows: -. , ...:r.... ..tgE
@ COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. - -"t
CAPTAINS Coat--Single. breasted dress
coat OF gray mixed cloth cadet gray,
standing collar of black cloth, just high
enough to permit, the easy turning of the
chin. say. one and one-tourth iuches In
front and one and one-half inches behind,
meeting IN front and hooking with two
hooks and eyes, trimmed with gilt braid
one-cichth Of an inch wide, sewed
on one.eighth Of an inch from each
| edge: three rows, Of nine large buttons
each, on the breast. the top button OF each
| outer row TO be about two aud one fourth
inches from the middle row (measurlng
from the eye or centre ofthe top buttons OF
each row., the distance between each outer
| row and the middle row increasing tothe
| third buttons from the top, which shall he
most distant from each other, shy five ana
one half TO SIN inches, according to the
size OF the man, then gradually diminishing
with an inward curve TO the bottom button
| of each outer row, which shall be about
| one and three. tourths inches from the bot
| tom button Of the middle row, measuring
its above double stripe OF black mohalr
| braid, together threc-siXteenths OF an men
| wide, extending from each button IN
the middle row to each corresponding
| button in the outer rows, with three loops
around each outer button, one at top ana
one at bottom, circular in form and i've
c,rhths OF an inch in diameter. the thru
| and outer loop clliptlcal i'll form. one aud
one-fourth inches long, and threc.lourths
| Of an inch wide: cuffs OF black cloth (salne
as colIarl two and onc-half inches wide on
lower side, increasing to width of four and
| one-half inches on upper side. there rum
ming to Il middle point on sleeve, one small
| button at point, and two others at equal
| distances between the point and the end OF
| the sleeve, edged on the upper side with
glt braid (s;lme as collar sewcd on one
eighth Of IN inch from upper edge: skirts,
| three and one-half inches, wide Ut bot
| tom, increasing gradually in width to the
TOP, where they will be one inch in
| measure more than the coat-strap,"
each ''back" one and thleefourths inches
| mt the waist and three inches at the bottom,
two large. buttons at the hip; lined with
| alpaca Tor Italian cloth) turned up with
| !acingS of black cloth (same as collar and
| cuffS), outer facing, commencing at the
! coat-strap," in front, three-eishths Of an
| iuch wide ut the top, widening downwardS
gradually until it reaches to Two and one
half inches from the bottom OF the skirt,
where it will be one inch wide, then
curvius inward to Il point to meet similar
point of inner facing on the plat; inner
| facing commencing two inches below the hip
| buttons on the back (the " back-seam" being
closed that distance DOWN three-elShths
of AN inch wide, and gradually increasing
/ in width. running down to within four
| inches OF the bottom of the skirt, where
| it will be one inch wide, then round
ing out 10 a point on the pllit to III ct
| similar point of outer facing the outer and
inner flcin.s To form halt circles above aud
below the point Of junction, ut which point
there will he one large button : Il slashed
flap Of black cloth (same as collar and cuffs),
eight inches long, scalloped on the inside,
two and one-fourth inches wide at the
curves and two and three fourths inches
wide at the points, outer edges rounded
from top to bottom onc-half inch, to he
sewcd on each skirt three and one-half
inches from the waist seam, the points at
ton and bottom to be eQui-diStant from the
edges Of the iacingS on the skirt and the
back plail, one small button ut each point ;
this slash to he trimmed on inner side with
gilt braid onc.ci"hh Of an inch wide (same
as on collar and cutl>) sewed on one.eighth
of an inch from the edge.
Buttons: Gilt, convex, Virginia coat OF
arms. thirteen bright stars above, figures
md field dead gold, bright rim one-thity-
Seennd of an inch wide, >cven-cightS Of IN
inch in outer diameter. Small buttons :
Same pattern, iiye-cishth> of in inch i'll
outer diameter.
| Trousers : Same gray mixed cloth rs
coat, 10 pockets, stripe one inch wide Of
| black cloth (same as collar, cuffs, slashcs,
and tncincs of coat,) along outer seams,
| gilt braid onc-cighth OF an inch wide (Same
us on collar, cuffs, and SlasheS Of coat. }
sewcd on each side of this black stripe one
eighth of an inch from the edges.
First LlcutcnanlS: Coat and trOW>ers
| same lis captains.
Second Lieutenants Coat and trousers
same rs captains.
Junior Second Lieutenants !: Coat and
| trousers same as captains.
| ENLISTED MEN.
Non commissioned Officers: Coat and
tOwsers same material and trimmings as
| captains, except the gilt braid.
l'riyateS: Coat and trousers same as nom
commissioned officers.
| CARS.
| Commissioned Officers: Captains Body
| of gray cloth (Same as coat and DantS) {;