Figure 48
Struck in brass, this device was worn on the caps and coat collars of ordnance enlisted personnel. Although the shell and flame insignia appears in a number of variations of design, this specimen conforms exactly to the regulations of 1851 as published by Horstmann.
CAP AND COLLAR INSIGNIA, ENGINEER SOLDIERS, 1851
USNM 61618. Figure 49.
Figure 49
The 1851 uniform regulations called for a "castle of yellow metal one and five-eighths inches by one and one-fourth inches high" on both the coat collar and the hat of "Engineer Soldiers." This specimen, struck in brass, conforms exactly to the descriptions and drawing in the Horstmann publication of the regulations.
CAP INSIGNIA, DRAGOON OFFICERS, 1851
USNM 604879 (S-K 1024). Figure 50.