Dragoons

[Union_Buff]

Hey all,

Found a picture of a Dragoons enlisted man's shell jacket on the net - http://www.fcsutler.com/pusshelldragoonecon.gif

That got me wondering about the officers - would they have had orange anywhere on their uniforms? Also, would the Dragoon NCOs have had the orange stripes on their trousers?

 

[donna]

Great questions. Maybe someone on forum can answer.

 

[Republican Blues]

Yep. Orange was the Dragoon branch color....untill 1861, there was no Cavalry in the US Army. The first Cavalry regiment in the US Army was the 1st US Cavalry, originaly the 1st Dragoon Regiment, and the name change took effect by act of Congress on August 3, 1861, and Yellow designated as the branch color. One Regiment, IIIRC the 1st, kept its orange trim untill it's uniforms wore out.

 

[Union_Buff]

Yep. Orange was the Dragoon branch color....untill 1861, there was no Cavalry in the US Army. The first Cavalry regiment in the US Army was the 1st US Cavalry, originaly the 1st Dragoon Regiment, and the name change took effect by act of Congress on August 3, 1861, and Yellow designated as the branch color. One Regiment, IIIRC the 1st, kept its orange trim untill it's uniforms wore out.

Thank you kindly for your answer RP

 

[Republican Blues]

My bad, it was the 2nd Cavalry that kept thier orange until the uni's wore out. Mia Culpa

 

[Robert Gray]

The Dragoons wore their saber insignia inverted as shown.

 

[Union_Buff]

The Dragoons wore their saber insignia inverted as shown.View attachment 9672

Thanks for your reply Rob

 

[MinerSapper]

Though I don't believe that officers would have any orange on their uniforms save potentially a trouser welt. It's a tough one, most of the people who do dragoons that I know do 1840s or 50s exclusively