Across Morris Street, slightly northeast of the Ford Mansion (No. 2), is
the site occupied in 1779-80 by Washington’s Life Guard (officially, the
Commander in Chief’s Guard). Erskine’s map of Morristown (p. 13) shows
the exact position of some 13 or 14 log huts built by this unit for its
winter quarters. Except for minor changes introduced at some uncertain
date after March 1779, the Guard uniform consisted of a dark blue coat
with buff collar and facings, red vest, fitted buckskin breeches, black
shoes, white bayonet and body belts, black stock and tie for the hair,
and a black cocked hat bound with white tape. The buttons were gilt.