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Uniform Regulations. United States Navy, 1864
Coat
For a rear-admiral, commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant
commander, lieutenant, master and ensign, and all staff officers of
assimilated rank, respectively, to be as follows:
Frock coat, of navy-blue cloth, faced with the same, and lined
with black silk serge; double breasted, with two rows of large navy buttons on
the breast, nine in each row, placed four inches and a half apart from eye to
eye at top, and two inches and a half at bottom; rolling collar; skirts to be
full, commencing at the hip bone and descending four-fifths thence toward the
knee, with one button behind on each hip and one near the bottom of each fold;
cuffs to be closed and made two and a half to three inches deep.
Cuff and Sleeve Ornaments
The lace on the cuffs and sleeves is to be navy gold lace, a
quarter of an inch wide, and to be placed a quarter of an inch apart, except
where a half is hereinafter designated, the first strip being below but joining
the cuff seam, and the others distributed in groups upwardly.
On the upper side of each sleeve, above the lace and midway the
seams, is to be worn a star of five rays, embroidered in gold, and one inch in
diameter, with one of its rays directly downwards, the point thereof being a
quarter of an inch from the upper edge of the lace.
- For a Rear Admiral -- Eight strips, (navy gold lace, a
quarter of an inch wide,) with half an inch space between first and second,
fourth and fifth, and seven and eighth, and a quarter of an inch between the
other strips.
- For a Commodore -- Seven strips, (navy gold lace, a quarter
of an inch wide,) with half an inch space between third and fourth, fourth
and fifth, and a quarter of an inch between all other strips.
- For a Captain -- Six strips, (navy gold lace, a quarter
of an inch wide,) with half an inch space between third and fourth, and a
quarter of an inch between the other strips.
- For a Commander -- Five strips, (navy gold lace, a
quarter of an inch wide,) with half an inch space between first and second,
fourth and fifth, and a quarter of an inch between the other strips.
- For a Lieutenant Commander -- Four strips, (navy gold
lace, a quarter of an inch wide,) with half an inch space between third and
fourth, and a quarter of an inch between the other strips.
- For a Lieutenant -- Three strips, (navy gold lace, a
quarter of an inch wide,) and a quarter of an inch between each strip.
- For a Master -- Two strips, (navy gold lace, a quarter
of an inch wide,) with a quarter of an inch space between.
- For a Ensign -- One strip, (navy gold lace, a quarter
of an inch wide).
- For a Midshipman, Boatswain, Gunner and Masters Mate --
a star without the lace, and in the same position as the star on the sleeves
of an ensign.
The cuff and sleeve ornaments of the staff officers are to be
the same as for the line officers with whom they assimilate,
respectively, in rank, except the gold star, which is to be worn by line
officers only.
Shoulder Straps.
All shoulder straps, except for gunners,
boatswains, carpenters, and sailmakers, are to be of navy-blue cloth, four
inches and a quarter long, and one inch and a half wide, including the border,
which is to be a quarter of an inch wide, and embroidered in gold.
The centre and end ornaments, or distinctions of the line and staff, and
indications of rank, are to be embroidered in gold or in silver, as hereinafter
designated, and are to be as follows:
- For a Rear Admiral -- A silver foul anchor in the
centre, in a horizontal position, and a silver star of five rays at end.
Anchor in length, seven-eighths inch; Stars in diameter, seven-eighths inch;
from centre of Star to end of Strap, seven-eighths inch, width of Border,
one-quarter inch.
- For a Commodore -- A silver star, embroidered on a
gold foul anchor, in the centre. Anchor in length, seven-eighths inch; Star
in diameter, seven-eighths inch; width of Border, one quarter inch.
- For a Captain -- A silver spread eagle, resting on a silver
plain anchor, in the centre. Eagle, two inches between tips of wings; length
of anchor, one and one-eighth of an inch.
- For a Commander -- A silver foul anchor in the centre, and a
silver oak leaf at each end. Leaf in length, five-eighths inch; stalk of
leaf from end of Strap, three-eighths inch; length of Anchor, seven-eighths
inch; width of Border, one quarter inch.
- For a Lieutenant Commander -- A silver foul anchor in the
centre, and a gold oak leaf at each end. Leaf in length, five-eighths inch;
stalk of leaf from end of Strap, three-eighths inch; length of Anchor,
seven-eighths inch; width of Border, one quarter inch.
- For a Lieutenant -- A silver foul anchor in the centre, and
two gold bars at each end. Bars, two-tenths inch wide; one-half inch long;
four-tenths from end of Strap; space between Bars, one-tenth inch; Anchor,
seven- eighths inch long.
- For a Master -- A silver foul anchor in the centre, and a
gold bar at each end. Bar, two-tenths inch wide; one-half inch long;
four-tenths from end of Strap; Anchor, seven-eighths inch long.
- For a Ensign -- A silver foul anchor in the centre. Anchor
in length, seven-eighths inch; Border, one-quarter inch.
Staff officers are to wear shoulder straps of the same
description as prescribed for line officers with whom they assimilate,
respectively, in rank, with the following exceptions as to centre devices:
In the medical corps, the anchor is omitted; in the paymasters'
corps, an oak sprig, in silver, is substituted; in the engineer corps,
a device of four oak leaves, in silver, in the form of a cross, is substituted;
for professors of mathematics, the letter P, in silver relief, on plain
gold circle, is substituted; for naval constructors, a live oak sprig is
substituted; for chaplains, a silver cross is substituted; for secretaries,
the letter S, in silver, is substituted.
Midshipmen, third assistant engineers, and clerks,
are not to wear straps.
Gunners, boatswains, carpenters and sailmakers are
to have shoulder straps of plain gold lace, four inches long and three- quarters
of an inch wide; the boatswain to have the letter B, and the carpenter
the letter C, embroidered in silver, midway upon their straps.
