"Uniform for Scammell's Light Infantry AWI" Topic
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| AJ Wright | 22 Apr 2013 6:48 a.m. PST |
link Any info on what uniforms these guys wore? I already have Morgan's rifles in white hunting shirts, seems a pity if these are also similarly uniformed, although I'd like to paint them up either way. thanks in advance,
AJ
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| AICUSV | 22 Apr 2013 7:59 a.m. PST |
As Scammell came out of the New Hampshire line, is it possible that his battalion was created from the light companies there? In which case they would be so uniformed. You can always use the uniform of the LT Division at Yorktown. link |
| Camcleod | 22 Apr 2013 10:15 a.m. PST |
From the Wikipedia article: "The men of this unit were selected from the Continental Line regiments from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire that were garrisoned at West Point." And from the Yorktown Order of Battle: "Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Scammell's battalion
(2 New Hampshire, 3 Massachusetts, and 3 Connecticut light infantry companies) " |
| Supercilius Maximus | 24 Apr 2013 5:22 a.m. PST |
According to Katcher:- CONNECTICUT
The Line was reorganised at the start of 1781, but there is no record as to whether the official uniform was worn then or not. Prior to 1781, captured British coats (undyed and with white facings), and hunting shirts were common. MASSACHUSETTS
Deserter reports for a few regiments show that the Regulation uniform of blue coats faced white appears to have been issued to some extent in 1779, but few details appear for 1780-81.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
By 1781, the officers at least appear to have been issued with (or had made for them) the dark blue coats with white facings for the New England regiments. Musicians seem to have worn reversed colours.
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| AJ Wright | 30 Apr 2013 11:31 a.m. PST |
Thank you all gentlemen. I think I'll go with blue with white facings, maybe mix in the odd figure or two of hunting shirt. |
| epturner | 30 Apr 2013 4:15 p.m. PST |
And add in the odd brown coat with red facings, as Massachusetts drew brown with red lottery coats as well as Blue Faced White… Eric |
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