This Pattern 1864 cap, like several others in the Schuylkill collection, was manufactured by the firm of W.C. Dare in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania according to government specifications. Made of stiffened felt, it has light artillery insignia, including the brass crossed-cannons and eagle emblem on the brim and the scarlet plume, cord, and tassel.
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