Union Civil War Forage Cap

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Union civil war forage cap.

In the civil war the m1858 forage cap based on the french kepi was the most common headgear worn by union troops even though it was described by one soldier as shapeless as a feedbag. Civil war hats and headwear fall creek suttlery p o. Made in usa made in idaho. Corps badges in the american civil war were originally worn by soldiers of the union army on the top of their army forage cap left side of the hat or over their left breast the idea is attributed to maj.

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The m1839 cap of the mexican war was of an identical pattern to the 1833 cap but with the addition of a neck flap as protection from the sun. Planter hat gambler hat. Kepis for lieutenant captain major colonel general with quatrefoil braid.