Drums

The front of the drums will be painted with the arms of the United States, on a blue field for infantry, and on a red field for artillery. The letter of the company, and number of the regiment, under the arms, in a scroll.

Colors of Regiments of Artillery

Each regiment of artillery shall have two silken colors. The first, or the national color, of stars and stripes, as described for the garrison flag. The number and name of the regiment to be embroidered with gold on the centre stripe. The second, or regimental color, to be yellow, of the same dimensions as the first, bearing in the centre two cannon crossing, with the letters U.S. above, and the number of the regiment below; fringe yellow. Each color to be six feet six inches fly, and six feet deep on the pike. The pike, including the spear and fertile, to be nine feet ten inches in length. Cords and tassels, red and yellow silk, Intermixed.

Colors of Regiments of Infantry

Each regiment of infantry shall have two silken colors. The first, or national color, ... as described ... (above). The number and name of the regiment to be embroidered with silver on the centre stripe. The second, or regimental color, to be blue, with the arms of the United States -brnidered In silk on the centre. The name of the regiment in a scroll underneath the eagle. (The size of the colors and length of the pike were the same as for the Artillery.) The fringe, yellow; cords and tassels blue and white silk intermixed.

Camp Colors

The camp-colors to be of bunting, eighteen inches square; white for infantry, and red for artillery, with the number of the regiment on them. The pole eight feet long.

Standards and Guidons of The Cavalry

Each regiment will have a silken standard, and each company a silken guidon. The standard to bear the arms of the United States embroidered in silk, on a blue ground with the number and name of the regiment, In a scroll underneath the eagle. The flip of the standard to be two feet five inches wide, and two feet three inches on the lance, and to be edged with yellow sill, fringe.

The flap of the guidon to he made swallow-tailed, three feet five inches from the lance end to the slit of the swallow-tail fifteen Inches to the fork of the swallow-tail, and two feet three inches on the lance. To he half red and half white, dividing at the fork, the red above. On the red, the letters US in white; and on the white, the letter of the company in red. The lance of the standards and guidons to be nine feet long, including the spear and fertile.