Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Pat” in chapter 14 of John D. Billings, Hardtack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life:
... issued orders that all officers and men of his brigade should wear conspicuously on the front of their caps a round piece of red cloth to designate them.
This became generally known as the Kearny Pat ch.
I think General Townsend is incorrect in saying that Kearny issued orders immediately on reaching camp for all officers and men to wear the patch; first, because the testimony of officers o...
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† | Pat | 238 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
White Pat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
U. S. Pat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Burus Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Donncher Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Donoher Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Dooly Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Fegan Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Flaherty Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Gauley Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Glavin Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Gorman Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Healey Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Holleran Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Hopping Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Jetersville Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Nallas Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Sallie Pat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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