Similarly, when President James Buchanan's administration decided to curtail what was perceived as a Mormon separatist movement in Utah Territory, another force gathered at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1857. Among the 2,500 regulars was the Fifth Infantry Regiment. The men of this unit apparently had the the 1839-pattern forage cap and old mounted uniform jackets. The jackets either retained the color trim of (sic) that had been applied to them at the arsenal, such as green for mounted rifles, or may have been without lace because the dark blue tape that replaced white in 1852 as the color for infantry fatigue jackets would not show up on the dark blue wool garments. The infantry overcoat, and, probably, heavy boots and with (sic) mufflers, completed the marching order.
In contrast, each company of the Tenth Infantry regiment in the expedition was allowed:
'to wear shirts and hats, provided they were all alike, the knapsack to be carried in the wagons. Accordingly, to commence on the right, Capt. Gardner, gray shirts, black hats; Co. B, Co. I, your humble servant (Captain Jesse Gove, who recorded this event), gray and gray hats, the only ones in the command and they are splendid; Co. C, Capt. Tidball, white shirts; Co. F, Lt. Forney, white; Co. G, Lt. Williams, light blue shirts, black hats; Co. H, Capt Tracy, white shirts; Co. K, Capt. Dunovant, dark blue and black hats; Co. E, Lt. Dudley, gray and black hats.'