U.S. ARMY RANK INSIGNIA
The Later Revolutionary War Era / 1780
In June 1780, Gen. Washington issued orders on uniforms and insignia
from
his New Jersey headquarters.
The Army expected to join forces with French troops soon and
Washington wanted the Americans to give the appearance of the fine
soldiers they were. All, except generals, were to wear the uniform of
their regiment or corps.
"All officers as will warrant as
commissioned,
to wear a cockade and side arms, either
a sword or a genteel bayonet."
Noncommissioned officers continued
to wear their green and red epaulettes;
Subalterns, an epaulette on the left shoulder; and Captains, an
epaulette
on the right shoulder.
Field grade officers were to wear
two epaulettes.
The aides-de-camp would wear their rank insignia on the uniform of
their
general, if they didn't belong to a corps. Aides of Brigadier and Major
Generals
were to wear a green hat feather;
Aides of the Commander-in-Chief, a white and green feather.
Generals were to wear
"... blue coats with buff facings and linings, yellow buttons, white or
buff underclothes ..."
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