General Officer's Double Breasted coat comes with either a 16 button (Brigadier 4 x 2) front with a total of 22 buttons or a 18 button front (Major General 3 x 3) with a total of 24 buttons.

   The Gold or Black sleeve braid on this jacket was not regulation. However, there are examples of original uniforms in museums that have this braid on the sleeves. Some have the braid in black, others in gold. The pattern indicates the rank and is taken from the cloak coat sleeve braid design.

U.S. (Union) Officer's Shell Jacket for Generals (Union)
Brigadier General w/Shoulder Boards &Sleeve Braid	Major General w/Shoulder Boards

This REPRODUCTION Clothing item is Made in the USA. This a quality reproduction item made as close as is modernly possible. Sewing is done by machine to keep costs down (except where hand sewing is required) and most do not show externally. Some items offer hand sewing on exposed stitching (such as buttonholes) for an additional cost.     Pictures of the item on this page are pictures of the item we sold. All pictures of items we sell are Copyrighted, either by us or our supplier of the item.     This is not a costume that is made using modern construction or components that did not exist during the time of its original usage (IE: zippers, etc.). Beware of fakes, especially ones using images stolen from this site (Copyright Infringement). These items are Made in USA

    Shoulder Boards are shown but NOT included.

    Material and Color Samples Page.
    Measurement Chart: Click Here.

    Branch of service colors are: Artillery - Red, Cavalry - Yellow, Berdan - Green, Chaplain - Black w/Cross, Engineer - Black w/Castle, Infantry - Medium Blue, Medical - Black w/MS, Paymaster - Black w/PD, Quartermaster - Black w/QM, Signal Corps - Black w/Crossed Flags, Topo Engineer - Black w/TE, Staff, including ALL Generals - Black.

    Chaplain, Engineer, Medical, Paymaster, Quartermaster, Signal Corps and Topo Engineer in ranks other than Captain and Major are a custom item and can take 4 to 12 weeks for delivery.

    Very Fancy Shoulder Boards: these included: Double Row Border, Triple Row Border, Four Row Border and Oak Leaf Border. These are wider than the standard shoulder boards, up to 2-1/4" wide. We only offer the triple row and oak leaf border ones. These are special order shoulder boards and can take 4 to 12 weeks for delivery.

Very Fancy Shoulder Boards - Special Order
Double Row Border	Triple Row Border	Four Row Border	Oak Leaf Border

     Shoulder Boards are NOT included with coats, but are available for an additional cost. You must add these item to the cart separately.

M1858 Inf. Sgt.

    Mounted style has an extra layer of wool in the seat and inner leg area. Standard color is Sky Blue, however, M-1858 model dark blue and Berdan's Green is available on custom order.

    The M-1862 trousers were worn well into the Indian Wars. If you are purchasing them for Indian Wars NCO or Officer use, make sure to specify the appropriate M1872 Trouser stripe.

    For Army Officers: The 1858 Army Regulations called for officer's of all branches to wear Dark Blue trousers with the appropriate branch of service colored cord welt (piping) in the out seam. Generals and Staff Officer's trousers were to be plain without any piping. The 1862 Uniform Regulations changed the trouser color to Sky Blue for line officers (Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry) and continued the branch colored piping. Generals and their staff officers were to continue wearing Dark Blue trousers. However, 1861 Regulations now called for Staff Officer's trousers to have a 1/8" gold metallic piping. General's trousers continued to be plain without any piping.

    For USMC (United States Marine Corps) order the Sky Blue trousers with the USMC pocket and belted back options. For Privates, Corporals, Sergeants and First Sergeants order them without any piping/trouser stripe and for Officer's, Sgt Major, QM Sgt, Drum Major, Chief Musician and Musicians order them with the USMC piping.

    For Veterans Reserve Corps order the Sky Blue trousers with either back option and the Veterans Reserve Corps stripes.

    For Navy Officer's order the Dark Blue trousers with side seam pockets, belted back option and NO piping/trouser stripe.

U.S. Military Trousers, Foot and Mounted (QM-0701) Enlisted, NCO's and Officers
M1862 trousers front and back		M1858 Officer	M1862 Sergeant	Berdan Sharpshooter
optional back belt		USMC Sr NCO & Officer	USMC French Pocket & optional watch pocket

This REPRODUCTION Clothing item is Made in the USA. This a quality reproduction item made as close as is modernly possible. Sewing is done by machine to keep costs down (except where hand sewing is required) and most do not show externally. Some items offer hand sewing on exposed stitching (such as buttonholes) for an additional cost.     Pictures of the item on this page are pictures of the item we sold. All pictures of items we sell are Copyrighted, either by us or our supplier of the item.     This is not a costume that is made using modern construction or components that did not exist during the time of its original usage (IE: zippers, etc.). Beware of fakes, especially ones using images stolen from this site (Copyright Infringement). These items are Made in USA

    Material and Color Samples Page.
    Measurement Chart: Click Here.

    The Sash was wrapped twice around the waist and tied at the left hip. The pendant was to extend about 18" below the waist.

These sashs come in two lengths:
1. Standard Length: 30" to 40" Waist Size.
2. Long Length: 42" to 48" Waist Size. Long Length is available in Crimson, Yellow and Buff ONLY.

Tassel	Colors of sashes, by Branch
	A	US & CS General Officers (General's): Buff
	B	US & CS Line and Staff Officers and USMC Officers, except Commandant: Crimson/Wine
		US Dragoon Officers: Orange
	C	US & CS Medical Officers: Emerald
	D	CS Cavalry Officers: Yellow
	E	US NCO Red Wool Sash