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John D. Billings, Hardtack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life, chapter 14 (search)
as in another part of the Confederacy. Just before its return to the army, General Burnside issued General Orders No. 6, April 10, 1864, announcing as the badge of his corps, A shield with the figure nine in the centre crossed with a foul anchor and cannon, to be worn on the top of the cap or front of the hat. This corps had a fourth division, whose badge was green. The corps commander and his staff wore a badge of red, white, and blue, with gilt anchor, cannon, and green number. December 23, 1864, Major-General John G. Parke, who had succeeded to the command, issued General Orders No. 49, of which the following is the first section:-- 1. All officers and enlisted men in this command will be required to wear the Corps Badge upon the cap or hat. For the Divisions, the badges will be plain, made of cloth in the shape of a shield — red for the first, white for the second, and blue for the third. For the Artillery Brigade, the shield will be red, and will be worn under the reg