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The colors of the shoulder strap centers are incorrect.

US Army Uniform Regulations of March 13, 1861 Paragraph 95 states

“cloth of the strap as follows: for the General Staff and Staff Corps—dark blue; Artillery—scarlet; Infantry—light or skyblue; Riflemen—medium or emerald green; Dragoons—orange; Cavalry— yellow”

The information seams to have come from the book Civil War High Commands by John and David Eicher. Were the Eichers got this information is unclear but the colors described come from pompons worn on dress uniform caps from 1851 to 1858.Gghbsab (talk) 17:02, 28 May 2020 (UTC)