Forage cap

Description:

This Baltimore Mounted Rifleman cap was purchased from Canfield Bros. & Company. Militiaman Thomas Hill of the Maryland National Guard wore it when he went to fight for the Union. During the Civil War it was common for soldiers to have two kinds of headgear. An order issued by the U.S. War Department in 1858 called for enlisted men to receive each year one dress hat and a fatigue or forage cap like this red one.

Associated Date: 1860-1880

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military, Civil War, Military

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Credit Line: Mrs. George Stansfield

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.65427MCatalog Number: 65427MAccession Number: 227582

Object Name: capOther Terms: cap; Man; Militia

Physical Description: blue (trim color)red (cap color)wool (overall material)Measurements: overall (boxed): 12 1/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in; 31.115 cm x 34.925 cm x 34.925 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-4c3c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_431507

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