Re: Ensign vs. Lieut/ Navy vs. Army - both?
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Re: Ensign vs. Lieut/ Navy vs. Army - both?
Kenneth Walker 10/31/00
"Ensign" started in the French army as a junior officer and soon entered the French navy whose lowest commissioned rank is still Enseigne.
Ensigns served in the American Revolutionary War in infantry regiments where they were the lowest ranking commissioned officers. After the war they also served in Regular US Army infantry regiments from 1796 to 1814.
Ensigns did not join the US Navy until 1862.
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Thank you
Nancy Josue 11/03/00