CONFEDERATE STATES.
During the Civil War the rank of officers and non-commissioned officers of the Confed erate army was indicated in the following man ner, the insignia being displayed upon the uni form coat, which for officers and enlisted men was double breasted and of a cadet gray color.
Rank of officers was designated by an orna ment of gold braid worn on both sleeves of the coat extending around the seam of the cuff and up the outside of the arm to the bend of the elbow. The ornament was composed of four braids for general officers, three for field offi cers, two for captains and one for lieutenants. Besides this sleeve decoration, the rank of offi cers was further shown by devices worn on the collar of the tunic as follows: General Officers.—A wreath with three stars enclosed, embroidered in gold.
Colonel.— Three gold stars arranged hor izontally.
Lieutenant-Colonel.—Two gold stars. Major.— One gold star.
Captain.— Three gold bars arranged hor izontally.
First Lieutenant.— Two gold bars.
Second Lieutenant.— One gold bar.
Rank of non-commissioned officers was indi cated by chevrons worn on both sleeves of the coat above the elbow, point downward, of the color of the facing of the arm of the service to which the wearer belonged.
Sergeant-Major.— Three bars and an arc in silk.
Quartermaster-Sergeant—Three bars and a tie in silk.
Ordnance-Sergeant.— Three bars and a star in silk.
First Sergeant.— Three bars and a lozenge in worsted.
Sergeant.— Three bars in worsted. Corporal.— Two bars in worsted.
The coats of both the officers and of the enlisted men were piped with a facing of the color of the arm of the service to which they belonged, the facings being as follows: General Officers, Adjutant-General's Depart ment, Quartermaster-Generars Department, Commissary-General's Department and Engi neers.— Buff.
Medical Department.— Black.
Artillery.— Red.
• Cavalry.— Yellow. infantry.—Light blue.