Posted: 2/8/2017 2:17:42 PM EDT
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Does anyone know what type of Unifom these would go with?
They belonged to a person who was part of the Michigan 22nd Infantry regiment during the civil war. He went in as a Sargent and came out a captain. Later in life he was referred to as Major and Colonel. On a Civil War forum it was mentioned that the style of buttons are from the 1880's and speculate that the shoulder boards might be from a Grand Army if the Republuc uniform or MOLLUS. I would love to find pictures of them on a uniform! Btw the person I believe these came from died in 1923Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Not regulation for the Civil War. They look like they were meant to be worn on a khaki 1902 uniform. The US eagle seems out-of-place for milita / pre-Dick Act " national guard". Maybe CMTC ("Plattsburgh") training cadre? Grand Army of The Republic (GAR) or United Spanish War Veterans. They are not American Civil War. |
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All I can find so far is that the buttons are infantry specific. Infantry officer buttons (only officer's buttons were branch-specific; enlisted men all used the same button regardless of branch). This style came into use before the Civil War and continued in use for some time afterwards for Federal infantry officers. |
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Thanks. In 1885 he would have been 52. I wonder if they could have belong to one of his sons. More digging! Does anyone have a picture or drawing of an infantry uniform from 1885-1905? They would not have been on a dress uniform from that period, that's for sure. |
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My final Answer is US Army Infantry Colonel in1898 - 1900 Khaki Field Uniform.
http://www.xenophon-mil.org/milhist/usarmy/ogden/p201002s.htm |
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This reproduction cast medal eagle which is designed to be sewn on either as a cap badge or shoulder boards (not sure which) is a dead ringer for the one embroidered on your shoulder boards.
http://www.diecastairplane.com/store/p/34348-1898-Span-AM-US-Army-Officer-Sew-On-Gilt-Eagle-Sterling.html |
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http://www.grandarmyofthefrontier.org/uniforms/khakireview.htm
Ok, after more research I believe they are embroidered version of white infantry officer shoulder boards for the Spanish American War M1889 kahki Officers' field blouse. The specific officers rank insigina would have been pinned on toward the outside edge of the shoulder board. |
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Quick follow up - The son of the Civil War veteran according to the 1900 census was currently an infantry master sergeant. I need to find out what happened to him - but the boards may belong to him. Enlisted shoulder boards are in branch color (infantry = white at the time) but appear otherwise unadorned. http://www.xenophon-mil.org/milhist/usarmy/ogden/p2010003s.htm |
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Enlisted shoulder boards are in branch color (infantry = white at the time) but appear otherwise unadorned. http://www.xenophon-mil.org/milhist/usarmy/ogden/p2010003s.htm Trivia question. Why did the US Army go to light blue as the branch color for infantry when it had historically been blue. |
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Trivia question. Why did the US Army go to light blue as the branch color for infantry when it had historically been blue. When uniforms started being worn with trim and such in branch colours in the 19th century, the colour for infantry was white, and IIRC older-style uniforms had their facings in white as well. It switched to light blue in the early 1850s (actually, started out as Saxony blue, which was a different but still light shade, but quickly changed to light blue). Changed to white again in the late 19th century and ended up going back to light blue by the turn of the century or thereabouts, which it has been ever since. |