Union Corps Badge System

[@peterott9162]

What an amazing way to enjoy my lunch break! As always, thank you guys so very much for what you all do!! It's awesome to see some of the Corps badges still being used today!!!

[@twostep1953]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. In Korea late 1970's, the I7th Infantry Regiment was part of the 2nd Infantry Division, which was part of the Ist Corps. You will note the absence of the numeral "1". Typewriters didn't have that character and we used a capital "I" (which looks crappy when done sans serif; typewriters used Times New Roman). But it explains why 1st Corps is called "Eye Corps".

[@danieljosiahcotton]

This is going to be great. Always loved the Corps Badge system. I needed a CWDD video for tonight!

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Enjoy when you get to it!

[@OldMusicFan83]

I get the corps badge. Love my old Army unit patches!

[@twostep1953]

I was an officer in the U.S. 17th Infantry and 10th Infantry regiments in the late 1970's. (2:35) In your videos, I haven't seen you mention the circular - "French" - horn on the hats. It's what Americans call a bugle; just in a different shape. The point being to have the same length as the straight horns of earlier times but in a more useful shape. It had been around for a very long time, but became associated with the French Light Infantry of the Napoleonic era. And by 1860 or so, all U.S. Infantry regiments were considered to be Light Infantry. When I was a child, I had a play-hat, Kepi style, with crossed Civil War muskets on it, but those didn't come into use as our branch symbol until after WWI. (In the South, when I was growing up, you could only get those hats in gray! Our grand-parents' fathers had fought in the war. The war was not History, it was what happened to your family - and we took it personally.)

[@jimrutherford2773]

From a collector's point of view, I'm grateful this identification system was adopted as it made it easier to identify or at least narrow down the identity or corps he served in. It also helps us date photos.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

That perspective makes an awful lot of sense!

[@frederickacerra7766]

I love this stuff . I was in the NSSA for years . 69th New York . I understand the sense of pride the boys had in the war because we sure did

[@k.j.lindsey3048]

Another excellent video. My ancestor was in the 13th corp. They never adopted a badge. I was disappointed when I learned that many years ago as I thought using that symbol would be a way to honor his service.

[@MarekBennett]

I was just reading this origin tale in Catton! 😄

[@pop401k]

Nicely done!! Thank you.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@angelasampson3973]

Was there an anchor Corps badge?

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

17th Maine. Kicked up a big stink when they transferred them to another corps, so they let them retain the red diamond on their tunics. Hence the moniker, "Red Diamond regt." Thank god this appeared in my feed today. Long week of various blowhards on regular streams.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Glad to provide you an escape!

[@BenFaffler]

Awesome!

[@OldMusicFan83]

I was in the 5th ID. The unit patch was a red diamond

[@ford23turboguy]

Was the 9th corps mentioned? Was it a cannon barrel and anchor?

[@giantskunk]

9th Corps was a shield with a cannon barrel and an anchor crossed over it. I believe it wasn’t mentioned here because they were talking about the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg.

[@tonygsell2134]

Is there any evidence that a Union frock coat ever had the Austrian braid on the sleeves? Came across a NJ frock coat with these on the sleeves…thanks.

[@kingjoe3rd]

In the Marine Corps we didn’t have any unit insignia which I always despised because the reasoning was kind of absurd and was created so that poges wouldn’t feel inferior to the real Marines. Probably something an officer came up with because he was jealous that he didn’t have one. They try to act like it’s a beloved tradition but that is not the case and they actually did have patches during WW2 but got rid of it in 1947. The only thing that the Marines have is wearing of the French Fourragere for the 5th and 6th Marine regiments on their dress uniforms, jump wing and bubbles for recon, and a few other badges for air crew and pentagon staff.

[@Stormoak]

A perfect historical example that tribal cultures are important for military identity and cohesion