Colonial Uniforms of the Heroes of '76
 AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY UNIFORMS
By Bernice's Daughter DARLENE NEUHAUS 5757 Monterrey Drive Ft. Worth, TX 76112 (817) 496-4106 or Cell (817) 875-3577 e-Mail: dmneuhaus@peoplepc.com The uniforms are made of polyester gabardine which will wear very well and present a neat appearance for years to come. The available colors are navy, buff (a medium beige), red and white Dark green is also available. The buttons and braid trim on the lapels, cuffs and coat pocket flaps are available in gold or silver. The braid trim is also available in navy. The usual delivery date for the uniform is 6 - 8 weeks after the order is received. A $150.00 deposit is required with the order and the balance will be invoiced and sent with the uniform shipment.  |
 Dress Uniform - For artillery and artillery artificer regiments, the uniform was ordered to be blue, faced and lined with scarlet, with yellow buttons, the coats to be edged, and the buttonholes to be bound, with narrow lace or tape. The light dragoons were to wear blue faced and lined with white, with white buttons. The blue coats of the infantry regiments were all to be lined with white, and have white buttons, and states were distinguished by different colored facings, as follows: the New England states, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, white facings; New York and New Jersey, buff facings; Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, red facings; North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, blue facings and buttonholes edged with narrow white tape.
(Varick Transcripts of Washington's General Orders, Library of Congress.)
Navy & Marine Uniforms - Patriots of the Continental Navy wore blue coat with the white facing trimmed in gold and had gold buttons over gold-trimmed button holes; white vest with gold buttons and trim; and white breeches. The Continental Marines is most commonly depicted as wearing a green swallow-tailed coat with white trousers. There were no insignia on these uniforms.
 Field Uniforms - "The rifle dress or hunting frock was preferred by Washington, and was worn by most of the army throughout the war. It was the field dress of almost the entire army. The hunting shirt was made of deer leather, linen, or homespun, dyed in various colors, in the different regiments, such as tan, green, blue, yellow, purple, black or white. They were all of the same pattern, but some had capes and cuffs of different colors. With the hunting shirts were worn long leggings or overalls, also preferred by Washington in place of breeches and stockings. They were made of linen or duck undyed, or of deer leather, and later in the war were furnished in wool for the winter. They were shaped to the leg, and fastened at the ankle with f our buttons and a strap under the shoe." (Lt. Charles Mackubin Lefferts (1873-1923) Historian & Painter)
Field Uniforms can be purchased at Jas Townsend & Sons
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