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General Orders 102 November 25, 1861
IV -- The uniform of chaplains of the army will be plain black frock coat with standing collar, and one row of nine black buttons; plain black pantaloons; black felt hat, or army forage cap, without ornament. On occasion of ceremony, a plain chapeau de bras may be worn. BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL MCCLELLAN
General Orders 247 August 25, 1864
The uniforms of Chaplains in the Army, prescribed in General Orders No. 102, November 25, 1861, is hereby republished with modifications, as follows:
Plain black frock coat with standing collar, one row of nine black buttons on the breast, the "herring bone" of black braid around the buttons and button holes.
Plain black pantaloons
Black felt hat or forage cap with gold embroidered wreath in front, on black velvet ground, encircling the letters U.S. in silver, old English character.
On Occasions o ceremony, a plain chapeau de bras may be worn.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR
So could one read these General Orders as prescribing a black forage cap? Does G.O. 247 authorize the wearing of gold embroidered wreath in front?
My view is the forage cap would be normal blue as the General Orders say 'black forage cap'. To me G.O. 247 does not prescribe the wreath on the front of the hat.
So now that I have posted the General Orders, what uniforms did the chaplains really wear? I am assuming that most chaplains were allowed some latitude on what they wore.
IV -- The uniform of chaplains of the army will be plain black frock coat with standing collar, and one row of nine black buttons; plain black pantaloons; black felt hat, or army forage cap, without ornament. On occasion of ceremony, a plain chapeau de bras may be worn. BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL MCCLELLAN
General Orders 247 August 25, 1864
The uniforms of Chaplains in the Army, prescribed in General Orders No. 102, November 25, 1861, is hereby republished with modifications, as follows:
Plain black frock coat with standing collar, one row of nine black buttons on the breast, the "herring bone" of black braid around the buttons and button holes.
Plain black pantaloons
Black felt hat or forage cap with gold embroidered wreath in front, on black velvet ground, encircling the letters U.S. in silver, old English character.
On Occasions o ceremony, a plain chapeau de bras may be worn.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR
So could one read these General Orders as prescribing a black forage cap? Does G.O. 247 authorize the wearing of gold embroidered wreath in front?
My view is the forage cap would be normal blue as the General Orders say 'black forage cap'. To me G.O. 247 does not prescribe the wreath on the front of the hat.
So now that I have posted the General Orders, what uniforms did the chaplains really wear? I am assuming that most chaplains were allowed some latitude on what they wore.