12/29/2023 0 Comments 18th century military queue hair![]() A Continental officer on the other hand, especially at the lower ranks, was most likely to be a working farmer or small businessman well regarded and popular with his peers. A gentlemen was expected to act and dress as one, which included wearing a powdered wig. The consequence of this difference is that British (army) officers, with only rare exceptions, men-of-means: which is to say gentlemen. The latter were, largely if not universally at the lower levels up to Captain, elected by their comrades-in-arms. ![]() The former, overwhelmingly, had purchased their commissions into a specific regiment and were required to purchase their promotions (usually within the regiment) as vacancies occurred which they were eligible for. It's important to note here a key distinction between British (army) officers and Continental officers. I find these contradicting pieces of information incredibly frustrating, as I just can't decide on the appearance of my character in my WIP (he is a Continental Army captain). It doesn't help either that most results I found from search engine mostly talk about the uniform of the British Army and very few resources are dedicated to the Continental Army. Most movies/TV shows about the Revolution also tend to show American officers with hair of the same color as those paintings. But then I came across paintings like this, or even this, which show the American soldiers with natural, unaltered hair, a clear contrast from their British counterparts (the second painting even depicts a general and a captain with natural hair color). This website basically says their hairstyle was similar to that of British army, with the wigs and powder and all. ![]() While I know British enlisted men weren't allowed to wear wigs but were forced to grow long hair tied in a queue and powdered their hair, and British officers could wear wigs, the information about American soldiers' hairstyle is just all over the place. I just can't find any concrete answer to this question because there is just too much conflicting information. ![]()
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