The Alleghanian, Ebensburg, Pa. Thursday, June 18 1863 Volume 4, Number 38 **[Only first and last pages in the paper.] **[No marriages or deaths announced in this edition of the newspaper] NEWS How to Read Shoulder Straps The ranks and arm of the military officers are designated as follows: The shoulder straps of a Major General bear two silver embroidered stars, one on each end of the strap. A Brigadier General has one silver star only. A Colonel has a silver embroidered spread eagle; a Lieutenant Colonel has two silver embroidered leaves, one at each end of the strap; a Major has two embroidered gold leaves similarly placed. A Captain has two gold bars at each end of the strap; a First Lieutenant one gold bar at each end; and a Second Lieutenant no bar at all. The cloth of the strap, by its color, distinguishes the arm of the service. For general and staff officers, it is dark blue; for artillery, scarlet, for infantry, sky blue; for riflemen, green; and for cavalry, orange color. Non-commissioned officers are indicated by “chevrons” or stripes on the coat sleeves in the form of a letter V. Corporals wear two stripes; Sergeants, three; Orderly sergeants have a lozenge or diamond shaped figure within the angle of the chevrons. Sergeant Majors have the three stripes of a sergeant completed into a triangle, base uppermost. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_012009