UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Sergeant, 6th Virginia Regiment Continental Line

UNIFORMS OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

One of the first regiments raised by Virginia in February and March, 1777, within a month an order had been given for the men to appear as uniform as possible in the matter of clothing.

It was recommended that the 6th were to provide themselves with hunting shirts, short and fringed for officers; short and plain for men. Sergeants were to have the cuffs of their garments fashioned with white. Hats were to be a small round hat with a narrow brim turned up on the left side. The hunting shirt is believed to have been made from gray cloth trimmed with a red collar; gaiter trousers in a variety of colors, or made from buckskin were worn.

[SOURCE: R. J. Marrion. Fellow of The Company of Military Historians of America. Uniforms of the American War of Independence. A series of 24 collector cards. Victoria Gallery, London, England. 1992.]

Sergeant, 6th Virginia Regiment
Continental Line
1776

Sergeant, 6th Virginia Regiment<br>
Continental Line

[SOURCE: Uniforms of the American War of Independence. A series of 24 collector cards. Illustration by R. J. Marrion. Fellow of The Company of Military Historians of America. Victoria Gallery, London, England. 1992.]

More Uniforms of the American Revolution | Next Page | Uniforms Index | Return to Main Menu

eMail the Webmaster