_The saber knot_ worn on the hilt of the saber for attaching the sword to the wrist, for wear with full dress uniform is of heavy gilt cord ending in a gilt braided acorn for General officers and for other officers a strap of flat gold braid with a row of black silk interwoven in it near each edge; and for wear with service uniform it is made of plaited leather cord ending in a leather tassel. INSIGNIA OF RANK AND CORPS The rank of an officer of the Army is indicated in two ways, first, by insignia of rank placed upon the epaulets and shoulder knots worn with full dress uniform, upon the shoulder straps worn with dress uniform, upon the cloth shoulder straps of the service coats and white coats and upon the collar of the olive-drab flannel shirt when it is worn without the coat; second, by the insignia upon the sleeves of the full dress coat, the special evening dress coat, the overcoat and the blue and white mess jackets, this braiding being of gold on the full dress coat, special evening dress coat and blue mess jacket, black upon the overcoat and white upon the white mess jacket. The insignia of rank referred to above for the various ranks of officers, as shown in the illustrations, are as follows: _General_—Four silver stars. _Lieutenant General_—One large silver star and two smaller ones, one on each side of the larger star. _Major General_—Two silver stars, one inch in diameter. _Brigadier General_—One silver star, one inch in diameter. _Colonel_—A silver spread eagle, three-quarters of an inch high and two inches from tip to tip of wings. _Lieutenant Colonel_—A silver oak leaf, one inch high and one inch wide. _Major_—A gold oak leaf, one inch high and one inch wide. _Captain_—Two silver bars, one inch long and one-quarter of an inch wide. _First Lieutenant_—One silver bar, one inch long and one-quarter of an inch wide. _Second Lieutenant_—One gold bar, one inch long and one-quarter of an inch wide. _The insignia of rank upon the sleeves_ of the full dress coat, special evening dress coats, and blue mess jacket, are as follows: _General_—A band of oak leaves in gold at the top of the cuff and four silver stars below the band. _Lieutenant General_—A band of oak leaves in gold at the top of the cuff and one large silver star and two smaller silver stars, one on each side of the large star, below the band. _Major General_—A band of oak leaves in gold at the top of the cuff and two silver stars one inch in diameter, below the band. _Brigadier General_—A band of oak leaves in gold at the top of the cuff and one silver star one inch in diameter, below the band.