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Regulations (1768-1833)
Published in 1779, established the Army uniform as blue wth colored facings based on region. White for New England, red for the Mid-Atlantic, and blue for the South. -
Blue (1782)
Blue coats faced with red bacame standard for everyone except generals and staff officers -
Early America (1786-1833)
Uniforms were made of drab, black, brown or gray cloth and were issued to various Regular Army infantry regiments during the winter of 1812-13. -
White goes away
In February 1813, the white binding was dropped altogether. The uniform used to have the regulation coatee with red cuffs and collar -- and, in most cases, the white binding -
Military Revision
The new uniform coatee was single-breasted with a 10-button closure in front. The red collar and cuffs were eliminated, and lace binding was to be on the collar only in either white for infantry or yellow for artillery. The regulations also introduced a new cap or shako (picture closest to it I think) -
Army Uniforms 1833
It was single-breasted for privates with nine buttons in front and lace on the collar. The buttons were of a new pattern, and worsted epaulettes replaced the shoulder wings used previously. The wool lace continued to be white for infantry and yellow for artillery. The new regiment of dragoons also received yellow lace. -
Army Uniforms
The uniforms introduced under the regulations of 1851 were relatively short-lived, but the changes that were made were significant for the Army. The frock coat was introduced as the service uniform for all soldiers, thus eliminating the coatee. A system of branch colors was introduced: Prussian blue for infantry, scarlet for artillery, orange for dragoons, green for mounted rifles and black for staff (The picture closest to it I think. -
Early 19th Century (1872-1902)
For field service, the Army adopted the "Swiss blouse" recommended by Assistant Surgeon Alexander Woodhull. The distinctive feature of this garment was four pleats running down each side in front from the shoulders to the bottom of the skirt. The purpose of the pleats was quite revolutionary, introducing the concept of layering -
Army Uniforms 1902
From 1902-04, the Army introduced a staggering variety of rank, branch and specialist insignia in either bright colors for full dress and drab or bronze colors for the field, far more than we can deal with in this study -
Mid-19th Century
In 1938, summer and winter service breeches were eliminated except for soldiers engaged in mounted duties. They were replaced with the Pattern 1937 service trousers, in olive drab light shade wool serge for winter and cotton khaki for summer. -
May 1941
The blue denim fatigue uniform would be phased out and replaced with an olive drab, herringbone cotton twill uniform. The new uniform was single-breasted with five black metal tack buttons in front, plus a waist band with two additional buttons -
November 1942
Based on field experience, the breast pockets were made larger with a bellows gusset on the outer edge, and the waistband was eliminated. Treated with an anti-vesicant compound, HBTs were also used as chemical protective garments, particularly during the Invasion of France in June 1944 -
March 1943
a specification change was made, changing the color of HBTs to a darker olive drab shade 7 -
Army Uniforms 1954
A new philosophy that officers and enlisted uniforms should be the same, distinguished only by insignia. Although the changes began in 1954, it would take until the end of the decade before they were implemented fully. -
Scorpion W2
The military had invested millions of dollars in a custom version of the digital camouflage that raised the Marines created. The services have moved away from that system, however, with the Army, Air Force and Space Force using the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP), which originated with the Army in 2015.