Original Civil War Forage Cap

Infantry of the union army had fatigue uniform with a forage cap that had a floppy crown.

Original civil war forage cap.

Very nice civil war cavalry forage cap in good shape and has a identification to pvt samuel forbes 12th new york cavalry its identified with a very old business card that says that this cavalry cap belonged to fred b. This form failed just prior to the civil war but recovered with army contracts. Typical leather chin straps are 5 8 or 1 2 wide depending upon cap ordered. Civil war union original forage cap.

Boy what a mistake stay away from forage caps. Try for an agricultural look. George hoff company contracted approximately 620 000 forage caps from 1861 to 1865. Please call or email for ship times for your order.

Civil war kepi forage caps hats. Box 92 whitestown in 46075 765 482 1861 765 482 1848 fax. 0 bids 15 05 shipping. 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.

This has a distressed or broken in look commonly referred to as a beehive. I coined this term a long time ago as a euphemism for the distressed look. Officer cavalry artillery and infantry caps are among the easiest to recognize in terms of civil war uniforms. 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.

Schultz 9th august 1977 from omaha nebraska and this card was in the inside sweet band of this forage cap. 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. We use only the best materials. We offer the finest handmade kepi s forage caps available.

Usa made kepis and forage caps are running 6 7 weeks to be made due to the holidays. 465 results for civil war forage cap save civil war forage cap to get e mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed. This cap is characterized by a larger disc and a more cylindrical body. Civil war hats and headwear fall creek suttlery p o.

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