Towards the end of the movie the Union doctor and the hot chick are left behind with the wounded as the Confederate calvary appears. The commander of the calvary says "Doctor do you need any assistance?". How could he have known that he was a doctor?
shareUS Army shoulder strap rank insignia were color- coordinated, with different colors for different branches of the Army. For example, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery, blue for infantry. Medical Corps was black, with
MC embroidered between the rank insignia. Any experienced Confederate officer would know how to read rank and branch insignia for the Union Army.
"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's LIVING!"
Captain Augustus McCrae
You're right about the colorcodeing, but I believe Kendal was in shirtsleeves
and on his feet with an apron, the reb officer probably assumed he was a doctor
Mongo like candy!
Just watched the movie. When Kendal is speaking to the Confederate Officer he is in his service blouse with the rank tabs attached, and not wearing an apron. Earlier, when he is operating on Marlowe's leg you can see the rank tabs in a long close up. They are colored either dark green or black. There is no MC embroidered on them.
shareAccording to Wikipedia, in the US Civil War the background color for shoulder straps was emerald green for the Medical Department, and Kendal's background color seemed clearly green in at least one shot as I watched the movie a few hours ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_of_the_Union_Army
Besides, would a line officer of the Union army be so casual watching the rebels ride by?