File:The American Soldier 1812.jpg

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English: The figure on foot in the right foreground shows a sergeant of light artillery in the all blue uniform trimmed with yellow prescribed in January 1812, when the light artillery became the first corps of the Army to do away with colored facings. The rank is recognizable by the two yellow silk epaulettes and red sash. The sergeaht wears a yeoman crowned shako a shako wider at the top than at the bottom -- with yellow cords, a yellow plate, and a red and white plume peculiar to the light artillery at this time. The horseman in the foreground is an infantry surgeon in the uniform adopted in January 1812. He is recognizable by the silver embroidered collar on his plain blue coat, the lack of epaulettes, and the black ostrich feather in his black bordered hat. Behind the infantry surgeon and partially obscured by him is a gun with its mounted crew preceded by a caisson. To the left in the background is a captain of light artillery in a blue coat with white breeches, with one gold epaulette on his right shoulder and three bars in the corner of his red, gold-laced, saddle cloth. To his left is a trumpeter of light artillery in a coat of red, the reversed color of the regimental uniform.
Date 0-59'1-727 (Set #1)
Source Department of the Army. U.S. Army Center of Military History. The American Soldier, Set 1.
Author
H. Charles McBarron, Jr.  (1902–1992)  wikidata:Q5628134
 
Alternative names
Hugh Charles McBarron Jr.
Description American military illustrator
Date of birth/death 1902 Edit this at Wikidata 1992 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Chicago Chicago
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creator QS:P170,Q5628134

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