GENERAL’S AND GENERAL STAFF OFFICER’S CAP INSIGNIA

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This is the hat or cap insignia made regulation in 1839 both for generals and for officers of the general staff using an Old English “U.S.” in silver surrounded by a laurel wreath in gold. This was regarded as part of the undress uniform until 1851 and thereafter as regulation for both dress and undress headgear. With the change from the shako to the dress hat and forage cap of 1858, this changed slightly from use of a dark blue ground to a black one, as shown here.

This has strong color to the gold wreath with the embroidery highlighted by the use of narrow coils and to the silver US with just some slight rubbing on high points. The black color is deep, rich and strong as well with the fabric showing losses to the edge of the square patch, but not in the middle or close to the wreath. These were embroidered on the ground with a web underlay, which in this case had a black glazed backing applied over it as well. The back has a piece of tape with a collector’s number on it and the shows some minor losses to the surface.

The term “staff” officer often brings up the picture of a non-combat officer stuck at a desk, with boredom and paperwork as his only foes. During the Civil War, however, the term and the insignia applied also to officers serving on regimental, brigade, division and corps staffs in field often serving under fire on the front lines along with their commanding officers while acting as adjutants, aides-de-camp and in other capacities. It is not uncommon also to find some regimental surgeons wearing this insignia instead of the regulation “MS” in a wreath as members of the “medical staff.”  [sr][ph:L]

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