American Civil War Cockades (Rosettes)
Cockade:
A knot of ribbons worn in the hat as a badge; a rosette worn in the hat by the
male servants of naval and military officers etc.
Rosette: A rose shaped
ornament, knot or badge; a bunch of ribbons, worsted, strips of leather, etc.
arranged concentrically more or less in the petals of a rose; a carved or
painted ornament in the conventional from of a rose.
The wearing of cockades had started
in the Revolutionary war as the Continental Army didn't have enough money
to buy uniforms and from private to general these was no rank distinction to
solve this George Washington wrote, "As the Continental Army has
unfortunately no uniforms, and consequently many inconveniences must arise
from not being able to distinguish the commissioned officers from the
privates, it is desired that some
badge of distinction be immediately provided; for instance that the
field officers may have red or pink colored cockades in their hats, the
captains yellow or buff, and the subalterns green."
Confederate: This covers all daguerreotype, ambrotypes and tintypes taken of supporters of succession and of the Confederate government from before succession and covers both civilian and military, of all ranks.
Union: This covers all daguerreotype, ambrotypes and tintypes taken of supporters of the Federal government from before succession and covers both civilian and military, of all ranks.
Palmetto leaf: This covers all South Carolina palmetto leaf succession cockades.
Cockades only: This list covers exiting original cockades of both sides in the war.
Unaffiliated: This list covers all daguerreotype, ambrotypes and tintypes that cannot be assigned to either side in the war.