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Description:

Chapeau worn by Frederick Forsyth of the Portland Rifle Company, late 1850s. Little is recorded in the museum files about Forsyth, but we do know he was commissioned as a Captain of Company A, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Volunteer Militia, State of Maine. He resigned his commission on April 26, 1861.

Associated Date: 1856

Associated Person: Forsyth, Frederick

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Thomas S. Forsyth

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.35633(1)Catalog Number: 35633(1)Accession Number: 96111

Object Name: chapeauOther Terms: chapeau; Man; M, Portland Rifle Corps; Officer

Measurements: overall: 11 in x 16 in x 4 in; 27.94 cm x 40.64 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-688b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_439642

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