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Civil War Insignia Rank & Branch of Service

C&C Sutlery carries a full line of shoulder boards, collar insignia, and chevrons.

 
ChevronCorporal_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Corporal - Pair
$8.95

1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat. Now available in Dragoon: Orange on Navy Blue Background!

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CHV_Corp_GW Insignia - Gull-Wing Chevron Corporal - Pair
$13.95

US Federal "Gull-Wing" chevrons feature curved 1/2 inch tape applied over Navy Blue wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Infantry: White (1884); Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat. Artillery and 1885 Infantry are Special Order only at this time.

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CevronSargent_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Sergeant - Pair
$10.95

1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat. Now available in Dragoon: Orange on Navy Blue Background!

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CHV_Sgt_GW Insignia - Gull-Wing Chevron Sergeant - Pair
$15.95

US Federal "Gull-Wing" chevrons feature curved 1/2 inch tape applied over Navy Blue wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Infantry: White (1885); Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat. Artillery and 1885 Infantry are Special Order only at this time. Additional Sergeant ranks can be made. Please contact us if you do not see a rank you are looking for and we will gladly have one made.

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ChevronFirstSergant_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron First Sergeant - Pair
$15.95

1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat.

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CHV_1stSgt_GW Insignia - Gull-Wing Chevron First Sergeant - Pair
$20.95

US Federal "Gull-Wing" chevrons feature curved 1/2 inch tape applied over Navy Blue wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Infantry: White (1885); Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat. Artillery and 1885 Infantry are Special Order only at this time. Additional Sergeant ranks can be made. Please contact us if you do not see a rank you are looking for and we will gladly have one made.

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ChevronCoQMSargent_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Co QM Sergeant - Pair
$18.95

1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat.

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ChevronRegmtQMSargent_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Regiment QM Sergeant - Pair
$18.95

1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat.

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ChevronSergentMajor_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Sergeant Major - Pair
$18.95

1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat.

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ChevronOrdnanceSergeant_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Ordnance Sergeant - Pair
$18.95

1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat.

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SleeveStripeMedical_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Hospital Steward - Pair
$24.95

The Hospital Chevron is made of emerald green cloth, edged in yellow with a caduceus embroidered in yellow silk thread in the center. The chevron is placed obliquely, at an angle of about thirty degrees, downward from the outer to the inner seam of the sleeve. The head of the caduceus points toward the outer seam of the sleeve.

Can only be sewn on C&C Sutlery USA-Made uniforms.

Sold in pairs. Imported.

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Hospital Stewards were among the highest pay enlisted men at $30 a month and were considered to have a very responsible position. They assisted the regiment surgeon, acted as dressers and dispensed medication. Many of them had some medical background. Army regulations specified that men selected as hospital stewards had to be of good character: "temperate, honest, and in every way reliable, as well as sufficiently intelligent, and skilled in pharmacy". Temperance was an important quality since one responsibility of the hospital steward was controlling and dispensing medicinal whiskey. As he was responsible for keeping many medical records, the steward also needed to be literate and intelligent.



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CHV_SaddlerySGT_73-84 Insignia - Chevron Saddler Sergeant - Pair
$18.95

1873-1886

US Federal Chevrons. 1/2 inch tape applied over Navy Blue wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat.

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ChevronZouave_SM.jpg Insignia - Chevron Zouave - Pair
$18.95

Zouave Chevrons made of 1/2 inch wide gold metallic tape applied over a red wool background. Sold in pairs.

Can only be sewn onto C&C Sutlery USA-Made uniforms.

Select Rank.

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InsigniaShoulderBoardsArtilery_SM.jpg Insignia - US Officer Shoulder Boards - Pair
$20.00

US officer Gilt Shoulder Boards are embroidered with Gold bullion thread on velvet field. These shoulder boards were used by the US Army from 1851 thru 1871. Select rank and branch of service.

Sold in pairs. 

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ShoulderBoardGaneral_SM.jpg Insignia - US General Shoulder Boards - Pair
$24.00

US General Gilt Shoulder Boards are embroidered with Gold bullion thread on velvet field. These shoulder boards were used by the US Army from 1851 thru 1871. Generals of all branches were Staff only, so these shoulder boards are correct for all branches. Select rank.

Sold in pairs. 

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Circlet1boards Insignia - US Officer Circlet cuff boards - Pair
$12.95

Circlet Rank Insignia

The regulation overcoat for officers was a dark blue while that for the enlisted men was light blue. This was no problem for the peacetime army, but in wartime it made targets of the officers. In 1861 officers were permitted to acquire mounted enlisted men's overcoats. Shoulder straps were not worn on overcoats and adding sleeve braid would be difficult in the field. Worn on the sleeve of the Sky Blue Great Coat just above the cuff.  Circlets appear in the Schuyler, Hartley and Graham catalog and were worn by some officers to indicate their grade. Another example of an original can be seen in Don Troiani's Soldiers in America. Also examples of officers wearing them under there coat lapel has been noted. 

The circlet reappears around 1867 in the Indian Wars on the Frontier though these also do not appear in the U.S. Army Regulations and photos show that they were worn on the sleeve of the Sky Blue Great Coat just above the cuff

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General_circlets_marked Insignia - US General Circlet cuff boards - Pair
$14.95

Circlet Rank Insignia

The regulation overcoat for officers was a dark blue while that for the enlisted men was light blue. This was no problem for the peacetime army, but in wartime it made targets of the officers. In 1861 officers were permitted to acquire mounted enlisted men's overcoats. Shoulder straps were not worn on overcoats and adding sleeve braid would be difficult in the field. Worn on the sleeve of the Sky Blue Great Coat just above the cuff.  Circlets appear in the Schuyler, Hartley and Graham catalog and were worn by some officers to indicate their grade. Another example of an original can be seen in Don Troiani's Soldiers in America. Also examples of officers wearing them under there coat lapel has been noted. 

The circlet reappears around 1867 in the Indian Wars on the Frontier though these also do not appear in the U.S. Army Regulations and photos show that they were worn on the sleeve of the Sky Blue Great Coat just above the cuff.

Sold in pairs. 

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service stripes Insignia - Service Stripes - Pair
$8.95

1 stripe for 5 years of service. 1/2 inch tape applied over wool background. Tape color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat for no war service, or sky blue for Artillery war service and red for all other branches. 

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InsigniaCollar2ndLt_SM.jpg Insignia - Collar, CS 2nd Lt - Pair
$8.00
Embroidered bar collar rank insignia for CS 2nd Lt. One gold bar on branch of service background. Select branch of service.

Sold in pairs. CANNOT be sewn on Imported coats.

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InsigniaCollar1stLt_SM.jpg Insignia - Collar, CS 1st Lt - Pair
$9.95

Embroidered bar collar rank insignia for CS 1st Lt. Two gold bars on branch of service background. Select branch of service.

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InsigniaCollarCaptain_SM.jpg Insignia - Collar, CS Captain - Pair
$12.00
Embroidered bar collar rank insignia for CS Captain. Three gold bars on branch of service background. Select branch of service.

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InsigniaCollar5PointStar_SM.jpg Insignia - Collar, 5 Point Star, Pair
$8.00

Embroidered 5-point star collar rank insignia for CS officers. Gold star on branch of service background. Ranks are as follows: Major - one star each side, Lt Colonel - two stars each side, Colonel- three stars each side of collar. Select branch of service.

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InsigniaCollar3Star_SM.jpg Insignia - Collar, Stars with Wreath - Pair
$29.00 $22.95 On SALE!

Embroidered Gold Wreath with 3 stars on buff background collar insignia for CS Generals.

Available in Black, Buff and Medium gray.

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CS_Chaplain_coll.ingsig Insignia - Collar, CS Chaplain - Pair
$12.00

Unofficial Embroidered collar insignia for a CS Chaplain. A silver Latin (or Roman) cross on black background.

Sold in pairs.

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59° Va Chaplain.jpg Picture sourced from the Fredericksburg National Battlefield vistor center. Uniform Coat Worn by the Rev. Lyman B. Warton, Chaplain of the 59th Virginia.

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BALLOON CORPS_SLEEVE Insignia - Embroidered Balloon Corps Sleeve Insignia
$13.95

This C&C Sutlery exclusive sleeve insignia is hand made on a dark Navy blue field and features exquisite attention to detail. The sleeve device measures approximately 2-3/4" tall by 3-1/2" wide. 

Balloon Corps, civilian aeronautical unit (1861–63) created during the American Civil War to provide aerial surveillance of Confederate troops for the Union army. Balloons supported Union campaigns from ground stations and naval vessels in the Peninsular Campaign, the capture of Island Number Ten, the Savannah Campaign, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. Gould, Kevin. "Balloon Corps." The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica.

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pioneer corps chevrons Insignia - Chevron Pioneer Corps - Pair
$14.95 $12.95 On SALE!

The Pioneer Brigade was a brigade of Army pioneers that served in the Union Army of the Cumberland during the American Civil War. The brigade was created by Major General William Rosecrans and commanded by James St. Clair Morton and George P. Buell, and served in the Stones RiverTullahomaChickamauga, and Chattanooga campaigns. - Wikipedia

These chevrons feature a Crossed Axes Applique applied over Navy Blue wool background. Applique color designates Branch of Service: Infantry: Sky Blue; Artillery: Red; Cavalry: Yellow. Background color should be the color of the coat. Only available on Navy Blue background at this time.

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ShoulderScale_SM.jpg Insignia - Shoulder Scales - Enlisted, Pair
$44.95

Brass multi-piece construction enlisted shoulder scales. These are a reproduction of the originals. Attachment sets included. Sold in pairs.

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While these shoulder scales are imported, they are very good quality for the price.

Shoulder scales were originally designed to be a form of body armor. The idea was that if a soldier wearing these was struck down by a swordsman, the blow would be diminished by the protecting scales. However, by the American Civil War these scales were worn by Enlisted and NCOs as part of their dress uniform and not for protection.



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SCALES_ENLISTED_USAst.jpg Insignia - Shoulder Scales Enlisted, Pair - Made In USA
$69.95

Brass multi-piece construction enlisted shoulder scales. These are a reproduction of the originals. Attachment sets included. Sold in pairs.

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Shoulder scales were originally designed to be a form of body armor. The idea was that if a soldier wearing these was struck down by a swordsman, the blow would be diminished by the protecting scales. However, by the American Civil War these scales were worn by Enlisted and NCOs as part of their dress uniform and not for protection.

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ShoulderScaleRivets_SM.jpg Insignia - Shoulder Scales - NCO Staff, Pair
$50.95

Brass multi-piece construction NCO Staff shoulder scales. The scales have the distinctive rivet pattern on the surface of the scale. These scales are appropriate for Sergeant Major, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, and Regimental Commissary Sergeant.

These are a reproduction of the originals. Attachment sets included. Sold in pairs.

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While these shoulder scales are imported, they are very good quality for the price.

Shoulder scales were originally designed to be a form of body armor. The idea was that if a soldier wearing these was struck down by a swordsman, the blow would be diminished by the protecting scales. However, by the American Civil War these scales were worn by Enlisted and NCOs as part of their dress uniform and not for protection.



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SCALES_NCOStaff_USAst Insignia - Shoulder Scales NCO Staff, Pair - Made In USA
$69.95

Brass multi-piece construction NCO Staff shoulder scales. The scales have the distinctive rivet pattern on the surface of the scale. These scales are appropriate for Sergeant Major, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, and Regimental Commissary Sergeant.

These are a reproduction of the originals. Attachment sets included. Sold in pairs.

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Shoulder scales were originally designed to be a form of body armor. The idea was that if a soldier wearing these was struck down by a swordsman, the blow would be diminished by the protecting scales. However, by the American Civil War these scales were worn by Enlisted and NCOs as part of their dress uniform and not for protection.

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ShoulderScaleHangers_SM.jpg Insignia - Shoulder Scale Attachment Set
$9.95

Brass tab and button turnkey for attaching shoulder scales to the uniform.

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