EEaxjL^LTionsrs FOH TDK UNIFORM DRESS AND EQUIPMENTS I ft Co i : "ilttnitm & JStale Cmpl 1 C" NORTH CAROLINA. PKINTHl) AT Till: RALEIGH: UfST. FOB THE DEAF & DUMB k THE BLIND. 18 61. <5^^iX^xc^;^^^;^!^^^rr^^^lg^^! REGUL AJTXONS FOR THE UNIFORM DRESS AND EQUIPMENTS, OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND STATE TROOPS OF NORTH CAROLINA. State of North Carolina. GENERAL ORDERS, 1 -. > Adjutant General's office, Raleigh, May 27th, 1861. The following regulations for the Uniform Dress and Equipments of the volunteers and State Troops of North Carolina, are published for the information and guidance of the same : Proceedings of a Board of Officers, which assembled in the City of Raleigh, N. C, May 23, 1S6L, by virtue of the following order, viz: State troops of N. C. L, ORDER, ^ Ni AL ORDER, ( S T 0. 1 C SPECIA_ Adjutant Generals Office, Ealeigh, May 23, 1861. A Board of officers to consist of Col. J. A. J. Bradford, Corps of Ord'nce and Engineers. Col. Geo. B. Anderson, 4th Infantry. Lieut. Col. R. H. Riddick, Ass't Adjutant General. Captain A. M. Scales, 3rd Reg't. of N. C. Volunteers. Captain John W. Cameron, Ass't Quarter Master, will assemble at the Quarter Master General's office, this afternoon, at half past four o'clock, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to determine the Uniform dress and equip- ments of the Volunteer and State Troops of North Car- olina. By order of the Governor, (signed,) R. H. RIDDICK, Ass't Adj't. General. The Board met pursuant to the above order ; present, all the members, and proceeded to the business indica- ted in the order. It recommends the following, viz : UNIFORM. COAT. 1. For Commissioned, Officers. — All officers shall wear a frock coat, the skirt to extend from two-thirds to three- fourths the distance from the top of the hips to the bend of the knee, single breasted for Captains and Lieutenants, double breasted for all other grades — of North Carolina grey cloth for all Regimental Officers — of dark blue cloth for General Officers and Officeis of the General Staff. 2. For a Major General. — Two rows of buttons on the breast, nine in each row, placed in threes; the dis. tance between each row, five and one-half inches at top and three and one-half inches at bottom ; stand up col- lar, to rise no higher than to permit the chin to turn freely over it, to hook in front at the bottom and slope thenceupward and backward at an angle of thirty degrees on each side, cuffs two and a half inches deep, to go round the sleeves parallel with the lower edge and to button with three small buttons at the under seam ; pockets in the fold of the skirts, with one button at the hip and one at the end of each pocket, making four buttons in the back and skirt of 'the coat, the hip buttons to range with the lowest button on the breast ; lining of the coat, black. 3. For a Brigadier General, — The same as for a Major General, except that there will be only eight buttons in each row on the breast, placed in pairs. 4. For a Colonel, — The same as for a Brigadier General, except that there will be only seven buttons in each row on the breast, placed at equal distances. 5. For a Lieutenant. Colonel. — Same as for a Colonel. 6. For a Major. — Same as for a Colonel. 7. For a, Captain. — Same as for a Colonel, except that there will be only one row of nine buttons on the breast, placed at equal distances. S. For a 1st Lieutenant. — Same as for a Captain. 9. For a 2nd Lieutenant. — Same as for a Captain. 10. For Enlisted Mm. — The uniform coatfor all enlisted men shall be a sack coat of gray cloth (of North Carolina Manufacture) extending half way down the thigh, and made loose, with falling collar, and an inside pocket on each breast, six coat buttons down the front, commencing at the throat; a strip of cloth sewed on each shoulder, extending from the base of the collar to the shoulder seam, an inch and a half wide at the base of the collar, and two inches wide at the shoulder ; this strip will be of black cloth for Infantry, red for Artillery andyellowfor Cavalry. 11. For a Musician. — The same as for other enlisted men, with the addition of a bar of braid, horizontal to each button — black for Infantry — red for Artillery and yellow for Cavalry. BUTTONS. 12. North Carolina Gilt Buttons. TROWSERS. 13. For Commissioned Officers. — The uniform trowsers for all general Officers and Officers of the general staff will be of dark blue cloth, made loose and reinforced for all mounted officers, with buff cord or welt, down the outer seam. __. _. T72ZZf 14. The uniform trowsers for Regimental Officers will be of North Carolina gray cloth, made loose and rein- forced for all mounted officers, with cord or welt down the outer seam — of black for Infantry, red for Artillery and yellow for Cavalry. 15. For Enlisted Men.— The uniform trowsers for en- listed men will be of North Carolina gray cloth, made loose, reinforced for mounted men, with a stripe of cloth down and over the outer seams. The stripe will be black for Infantry, red for Artillery and yellow for Cavalry — one inch wide for non-commissioned staff of regiments and sergeants — three-fourths of an inch wide For corpo- rals and one half inch wide for privates. hat. 16. For Commissioned Officers. — For General Officers and officers of the General Staff, a black felt hat of light material; the body of the hat one and one half inch less in circumference at the crown than at the base, to be looped at the right side, with a large gilt button of the North Carolina pattern, and a gilt ornament in front, representing the Coat of Arms of North Carolina, ac- cording to pattern in Quarter Master General's Office. 17. For all other Commissioned Officers. — A gray felt hat of light material; the body of the hat one and one half inch less in circumference at the crown than at the base, looped up on the right side, with a large gilt button of North Carolina pattern, with gilt ornament in front, as follows, viz: 18. For Officers of Infantry. — A Bugle, with number of Regiment. 19. For Officers of Artillery. — Cross cannons with num. ber of Regiment. 20. For Officers of Cavalry. — Cross Sabres, with num- ber of Regiment. The above ornaments according to pattern in the Quar- ter Master General's office. 21. For Enlisted Men. — A gray hat of the same pattern as for officers, looped in like manner, with the letter of the Company and number of Regiment of brass in front. The hat band being red for Artillery, yellow for Cav- alry and black for Infantry. 22. Officers, when off duty or on fatigue duty may wear the French forage cap, according to pattern in Quarter Master General's office. 23. Enlisted Men. — Gray, according to pattern. CRAVAT OR STOCK. 24. For nil Officers. — Black, when a cravat is worn, the tie not to be visible at the opening of the collar. BOOTS AND SHOES. 25. For all Enlisted Men. — Plain leather boot for mounted men, and high quartered, thick soled shoes for men not mounted. SPURS, 26. For cil Mounted Officers. — Yellow metal or gilt spurs. 27. For all Mounted Enlisted Men. — Yellow metal, ac- cording to pattern in Quarter Master General's office. GLOVES. 28. For rill Mounted Officers. — Buffi or white. 29. For all Enlisted Men.— White Cotton. SASH. 30. For all Officers. — Crimson silk, to go twice round the waist and to tie behind the left hip, pendant part not to extend more than eighteen inches below the tie, to be worn only on dress occasions. 31 For No?b Commissioned Staff of Regiments and. First Sergeants of Companies, — Red worsted; to be worn as by Commissioned Officprs, 32. The sash will be worn by * Officers of the day" across the body, scarf-fashion, from the right shoulder to the left side, instead of around the waist, tying behind the left hip, as prescribed above. SWORD BELT. 33. For all Officers. — A waist belt of black leather, not less than one and one half inches or more than two inches wide, to be worn over the sash ; the sword to be suspended from it by slings of the same material as the belt, with a hook attached to the belt, upon which the sword may be hung; gilt, rectangle sword belt plate with North Carolina Coat of Anns on it. S4. For Non- Commissioned Officers. — Same belt of plain black leather — belt plate alter pattern in Quarter Master General's Office. SWORD AND SCABBARD. 35. For General Officers and Officers of the Staff.— The sword of the pattern adopted by the United States ser- vice for Field Officers, April 9, 1S50, without letters U.S. 86. For Mounted Artillery Office is and Cavalry Offi- cers. — The Sabre and Scabbard, the same as the United States service for Cavalry officers, 37. For all Foot Officers. — Sword of the U. S. service of April 9, 1850, without letters, U. S. 38. For Non-Commissioned Officers. — Of the same pat- tern in the Quarter Master General's office. SWORD KNOT. 39. For all Officers. — Gold lace strap, with gold bul- lion tassel. 40. For Non- Commissioned Officers, and Privates Moun- ted. — According to- pattern in Quarter Master General's office. EPA CLET IS. 41. Epaulette will be worn by General Officers and Officers of the General Staff, of the same description as those worn by the officers^ the U. S. Army, of corres- ponding grade. SHOULDER STRAPS. 42. The shoulder straps will be of cloth one and three fourth inches wide by four inches long, broidered with an embroidery of gold one-fourth of an inch wide. The cloth for the straps will be, for General Officers and Officers of the General Staff, buff; for Artillery, red'; for Cavalry, yel- low ; for Infantry, b'ack. On the cloth within the strap will be embroidered: 43. For a Major General— Two silver stars of five rays. 44. I 1 or a Brigadier General.— One silver star of five rays. 45. lor a Colonel.— One silver embroidered eagle. 4G. For a Linitoutnt Colonel— A silver embroidered leaf at each end. 47. For a Major.— A gold embroidered leaf at each end. 48. For a Captain.— Two gold embroidered bars at each end. 49. For 1st Lieutenant.— One gold embroidered bar at each end. 50. For a 2nd Lieutenant.— The straps will contain nothing. chevrons. The rank of non-commissioned officers will be marked by Chevrons on both sleeves of the uniform coat, above the elbow, of worsted binding, one half inch wide, of the , same co^as the stripe on the seam of the trowsers, W o2. l Raleigh, May 25th, 1861. ) The proceedings of the Board of officers, to determine the uniform dress and equipments of the volunteers and State troops of North Carolina, having been submitted to the Military Board and unanimously recommended by it, the Governor approves the same, and directs that the Regulations contained therein, be carried into effect. WARREN WINSLOW, Military Secretary. By order of the Cammander in Chief, ^ jifjV A* Atf]t General. ^CWA. rw,Yn^ hy