March 21, 2005
On the front page of the Indianapolis Indiana Journal for February 8, 1847, there appeared the following notice: UNITED STATES ARMY Recruiting Service: Wanted for the United States Army, able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 35 years, being above 5 feet 3 inches, of good character, and of respectable standing among their fellow [...]
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March 13, 2005
This plate, taken from the Horstmann catalog, depicts the new French inspired uniforms that were authorized by the regulations of 1851. In theory, the Regulations of 1851 gave a neat picture of what a suitably uniformed, dashing Dragoon should look like: dark blue frock coat, “flower pot” shako, and gray-blue trousers. The nine-buttoned frock coat [...]
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