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[The following is from the Civil War diary of Samuel Clear, a Union soldier.]

Saturday, Jany 14

We have special orders for every non-commissioned officer to have chevrons on their arms and stripes on their pants. The quarter master hasn’t any, we have to take old blouses and make them ourselves. It is laughable to see the boys all at work with their needles. You may depend some of the stitches are long.

Sunday, Jany 15

This is a beautiful sabbath morning. We had our usual Co Inspection. The boys looked real nice in their home made chevrons and stripes if they did have to make them out of old blouses.

Source:

Chisholm, Daniel, et al. “Diary.” The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865. Ballantine Books, 1990. 59. Print.
[**The following is from the Civil War diary of Samuel Clear, a Union soldier.**] >*Saturday, Jany 14* >We have special orders for every non-commissioned officer to have chevrons on their arms and stripes on their pants. The quarter master hasn’t any, we have to take old blouses and make them ourselves. It is laughable to see the boys all at work with their needles. You may depend some of the stitches are long. >*Sunday, Jany 15* >This is a beautiful sabbath morning. We had our usual Co Inspection. The boys looked real nice in their home made chevrons and stripes if they did have to make them out of old blouses. _________________________ **Source:** Chisholm, Daniel, et al. “Diary.” *The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865*. Ballantine Books, 1990. 59. Print.

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