The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps was established on 29 July 1775. “The legal origin of the Chaplains is found in a resolution of the Continental Congress … which made provision for the pay of chaplains.”[1]
Prior to 1880, there was no distinctive Chaplain Corps branch insignia.
Chaplains had no official branch insignia nor officer rank insignia. However, during the Civil War, chaplains generally wore captain officer rank insignia. From 1880 to 1888, a shepherd’s crook was used as branch insignia.[2] In 1898, the silver Latin cross was adopted as the branch insignia for Christian chaplains, and it remains in use today.[3]
For more information about the Chaplain Corps branch insignia, Corps plaque and logo, and Corps history, see the following:
- U.S. Army Chaplaincy Museum
- The Institute of Heraldry: Chaplain Corps Branch Insignia
- Army Study Guide: Chaplain Corps Branch Insignia
- Army Study Guide: Chaplain Assistant Branch Insignia
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