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The Continental Army
in the
Revolutionary War
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[Dedicated in memory of Feldwebel
Johannes Seipp, Infanterie-Regiment Leib, Hesse-Kassel]
In 1775, there were not enough uniforms in the
Continental
Army to distinguish the officers from their men.
The Continental Congress tried to standardize a uniform of brown,
but without any authority to raise money this was easier said than
done. Officers wore remnants of old military dress; with no thought
given to similarity of
color. The enlisted men wore their work or hunting clothes. Many had no
coat
or shoes and wore handkerchiefs for hats. When Gen. George Washington
took
command of the Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was obliged to
develop badges in order that rank would be indicated at sight.
- Insignia of Rank-Early
War Era
/ 1775
- Insignia of Rank-Later War Era / 1779
Uniform of The Artillery Officer
Uniforms of The Continental Marines
- Insignia of Rank-Later War Era / 1780
- Watercolor Painting-Independent
Company Organizations
- Watercolor Painting-Miscellaneous
Organizations
- Watercolor Painting-Continental Army
