GENERAL’S AND GENERAL STAFF OFFICER’S CAP INSIGNIA

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 general staff officers 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 full-dress hat and forage cap of 1858, this changed slightly from use of a dark blue ground to a black one, as shown here. 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, as well as army 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 also not uncommon also to find regimental surgeons wearing this insignia instead of the regulation “MS” in a wreath as members of the “medical staff.”

This has good color, medium bright, to the gold embroidered wreath, silver embroidered US, gilt jaceron wire border and black velvet ground, with the wreath showing just some light tarnish around the edges, the velvet showing a small, short rub at upper left and narrow line between the U and S, and the jaceron wire coils some unevenness from handling. The polished cotton backing is in place, showing a couple of very small holes or runs, but with the perimeter stitching around the edge to the black velvet fully intact. These were sometimes made with an interior plate to which fastening loops were soldered. This was intended to be fixed to the hat by sewing.

This is a very good example.  [sr][ph:m]

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