Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-16

be rcd for ARTILLERY and white for Infantry.
For 0moets q Light ARTILLERY and Cavalry
70 be long enough 70 reach tho front edge Of tho
yIloT Of tho helmet color Of tho plume TO DO
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| MEN.
For Artillery Red pompOn, pattern shApoi
ball and socket Of yellow metal.
For Infantry White pompon, samo shape and
with Same ball and socket as for ARTILLERY.
For Ordnance: Crimson pompon, Eamo ball
For Engineer Troops Red pompon, with
white top; samo ball and socket as for Artillery
Ior Light Artillery; Red and for OSyalry,
as for officers; socket according to pattern.
For all Mounted oHloOrs: Yellow metal or
| For all Mounted Mem or yellow metal plain
lurfaco.
For General Of1eorB, Ofnoors OF tho General
stan, and Staff Corps; Buff or white gHuntlo,s
For Field oaloors Of Artillery, Cavalry, and
Infantryj for O6icors Of Light Artillery and
| Cavalry; white gauntlets or gloves. Ali other
For al EniistcI Mon. or white Berlin to DO
Issued as clothing.
For General Ofnoors But silk not, with silk
bullion fringe ends sash 70 20 twice around
tho waist and TO tic behind tho len hip, pendent
part not 70 extend more than eighteen inches
swoRDBELT.
For all Omcers A walstbelt, not less than
| one and ono-hali nor more than two lnohos vide,
with hook attached to tho belt on which to
hang tho sword.
Tie belt to DO worn outside tho full dress coat
i and underneath the undress sack.
For General OfficoTs: OF rcd Russia leather,
with three stripes Of gold embroidery, as per
For ali Field Offioors Ono broad stripe Of
| gold lace on black onAmolod leather, according
| 10 pattern.
i For ali OHieers Of tho General StaiT, and stan
/ Corps, below the rank Of Field Ohlcefs: -Four
stripes Of gold, interwoyen with black SILK lined
with black enamelod leather, according TO pat
For Company OHicors Of Cavalry, Artillery
and Infantry: -Four stripes Of gold lace, inter
woven with silk Of the same color as the taclngs
Of their arms Of service, and lined with black
For ali Storekeeperu OF black onamelod
leather, ofpattoTns lately worn.
On undress duty, marches chez and campa,ign''
| For all Northumberland OmserG Plain
SwoRD.BELT PLATE.
For all Ofieers and EnliStod Mon; Git, rec
| tABgular, two inches wide, with raised bright
| Rims . silver wreath OF laurel enolrollnE the
scroll, edge OF cloud and rays bright Tho motto
AZ pluribus unum" upon the scroll; stars also Of
silver, accoIdlnE 10 pattern.
SWORD AND SUADBARD.
General Officers: straight sword, gilt hllt
silver Bripi brass or steel scabbard, same as now
For Onioers Of Light Artillery and Cavalry.
Sabre and scabbard as now worn aud according
| TO pattern In Ordnance Department,
For Oacers OF tho Pay and Medical Depart
pattern in tho Surgeon GOnerars Once, as now
| worn.
For all other ofloerG Same as tho small,
| straight sword now worn by tho officers Of the
qonerAl Stat, and according TO pattern 10 the
| Ordnance Department.
The sword and sWOri.bolt will DO worn upon
I al nE Int Na1 nj VnNI
when not on military duty, officers may wear
swords Of honor, or the prescribed sword, with q
scabbard, gilt, or q leather With gilt mOuntings
For General oHicors: Gold cord, with acorn
For all other Oncers; Gold lace strap, with
gold bullion tAAsel, as now worn.
EPAULETTES.
For the General Of the Army: OF gold, with
| solid crescent devloe-twO silver embroidered
| stars, with nyo rays each, one and one half
inches In diameter and the "Arms Of the United
States" embroidered in gold placed between
| them.
For Lieutenant General; Three silver en-.
brOdered stars Of ave rays each, respectively,
one and ono half ono aud one quarter one aud
ono eighth inches In diameter. The largest
placed In the centre Of the crescent the others,
placed lopRitudinAlly on tho strap and oquldls-
tant ranging IN order Of size from tho crescent.
For MAJOR Generals: Same as for Lieutenant
| Of the two remaining stars placed 10 tho centre
| Of the strap.
| fOF EflHuuleT benoThl Same as luT n l4lCus
tenant General, emitting all bat the largest
SHOULDER. KNOTS.
For Oifioera OF tho AdiutRnt Generals aud
Inspector Gensral's DEPARTMENT., and for Aides.
| de.Oamp TO General OiiccTE OF gold cord, Rus
sian pattern, on dark blue cloth ground; insignia
regiment embroidered on tho cloth ground, ae.
cOrding to pattern; Rn alEuillotte OF gold
cord to DO worn with the right shoulder. knot aud
permanently attached thereto, according to pat.
| tern.
For omcors OF other STAT Uorpsi Same as
above deseribod, Without the aiguiiiotto.
For Ohlcers OF Cavalry, Artillery, and IL
| fAniry; or the same pattern as for the STAFF
Corps, but on cloth Of the same color rs the fac
ings Of their arm, with insignia Of rank and
| number OF regiment embroidered on the cloth
For Regimental AdiutAnts: or the same pat
tern a. for other oiiieers ofihslr arms, but with
INSIGNIA OF RANK ON SHOULDER.
KNOTS,
For Colonel: A silver embroidered eagle at
For a Lieutenant Colonel: Two silver en-.
brolderod leaves, one at each end Of pad.
For Major Two, gold embroidered leaves,
For a OSptaiu Two silver embroidered bars
at each end OF pad.
| For LIST Lieutenant: ono silver embTOld-
/ erod bar at each end Of pad.
| For a ID Lieutenant: Plain.
For an Additional u Lloutonant: Same as
| I'd Lieutenant.
The above insignia to DO the same as pro.
scTlbed for the shOulder.etFAps
| SHOULDER.SfR
o,stb, one and three eIRhISs inches vide By four
inches long, boTdored with 40 embroidery Of
| gold ono fourth Of an inch Wlde two silver ON.
ToTS yS bo S%
| them.
For a Lieutenant General Tho samO as for
silver embroidered stars Of i've rays, one star on
the eontre Of tho strap, and ono on each side,
| oquidlstAnt between the contre and outer edge
| OF the strap, tho centre star TO DO the largest.
For ali Major Generals Tho same as for tho
| Lieutenant General, except that there will DO
two stars instead Of three; the centre Of each
| star TO DO one inch from tho outer edge OF the
gold embroidery on the ends Of tho strap both
stars OF the same size.
For Brlgadler General; Tho same as for a
Major General, except that there will DO one
star instead Of two, the centre Of the star to DO
equldistant from tho outer edge OF the om-
bfoIdory on the ends Of the strap.
For q Colonel: The same size as for Major
General, and bOrdered In like manner with an
embroidery Of gOldi silver embroidered spread
eagle on the centre Of the strap, two inches be.
tween the tips Of tho wings, having in the right
talon an olive branch, and In tho lett bundle
OF Arrows an escuteheOn on the breast, as rep:
resented In the "ATms OF the United States, y
Cloth Of the strap as follows: for the General
| STAFF and STAT Corps dark blue; Artillery, scar.
lett Infantry, sky blue; Cavalry, yellow.
For Lieutenant COlonel The same as ior
Colonel, according to corps, emitting the eagle,
and Introducing q silver embroidered leaf 10
each ond, each leaf extending seven eighths oil
an Inch from the end border Of the strGp.
For Major; The same as for q Colonel, Ao-
| cOrdlng to corps, emitting tho eagle, and intro
ducing gold embroidered leaf at each end, each
leaf extending seven elghths Of an inch from the
end border OF tho strap.
For Captain The same ns for q Colonel, no
oording to corps, emitting the eagle, and intro.
az ths ssme NIdth as The bordeT' nlNoSI parailel
to tho ends Of tho strap, at distance between
them and from the border equal 10 the width o