| From the U.S. Army Regulations of 1861 1454. The uniform coat for all enlisted
foot men, shall be a single - breasted frock of dark blue cloth, made
without plaits, with a skirt extending one - half the distance from the top
of the hip to the bend of the knee; one row of nine buttons on the breast
placed at equal distances ; stand - up collar to rise no higher than to
permit the chin to turn freely over it, to hook in front at the bottom and
then to slope up and backward at an angle of thirty degrees on each side ;
cuffs pointed according to pattern, and to button with two small buttons at
the under seam ; collar and cuffs edged with a cord or welt of cloth as
follows, to wit: Scarlet for Artillery; sky blue for Infantry;
yellow for Engineers; crimson for Ordnance and Hospital
stewards. On each shoulder a metallic scale according to pattern ;
narrow lining for skirt of the coat of the same color and material as the
coat ; pockets in the folds of the skirts with one button at each hip to
range with the lowest buttons on the breast ; no buttons at the ends of the
pockets. |
