Civil War Forage Cap

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Civil war forage cap.

Civil war kepi forage caps hats. Infantry of the union army had fatigue uniform with a forage cap that had a floppy crown. 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. Typical leather chin straps are 5 8 or 1 2 wide depending upon cap ordered.

This has a distressed or broken in look commonly referred to as a beehive. Try for an agricultural look. We use only the best materials. Citation needed there were two types of brims.

Boy what a mistake stay away from forage caps. Officer cavalry artillery and infantry caps are among the easiest to recognize in terms of civil war uniforms. Usa made kepis and forage caps are running 6 7 weeks to be made due to the holidays. 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.

Please call or email for ship times for your order. Civil war hats and headwear fall creek suttlery p o. We offer the finest handmade kepi s forage caps available. 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 and indian war period us army and confederate army caps and insignia the quartermaster shop s civil war forage caps and kepis are made using our top quality wools and supple leather pieces. The forage cap used during the american civil war period was often referred to as a kepi which is a visored hat. 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. Philip kearny who ordered the men in his division to sew a two inch square of red cloth on their hats to avoid confusion on the battlefield.

9592 civil war officer forage cap 4200 1813 1 sailor s rigging knife 450 2 1862 usn marked rattle used to alert the troops 750 9113 company h kepi made by noah walker co washington d c. The term forage cap may also refer to the specific style of uniform hats worn by the armies of the united states of america and the confederate states of america during the period before and after the american civil war of 1861 1865. I coined this term a long time ago as a euphemism for the distressed look.