American Military Insignia, 1800-1851

Preface

This catalog is a descriptive and interpretive listing of the insignia of the Army of the United States--other than buttons, epaulets, and horse furniture--in the National Collections that were prescribed or worn during the period 1800-1851. The subject of early American military buttons has been covered by L. F. Emilio in _The Emilio Collection of Military Buttons_ (Salem, ...