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.

We offer the finest handmade kepi s forage caps available. Time left 5d 13h left. 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. Boy what a mistake stay away from forage caps.

This has a distressed or broken in look commonly referred to as a beehive. Please call or email for ship times for your order. Civil war kepi forage caps hats. This cap is characterized by a larger disc and a more cylindrical body.

I coined this term a long time ago as a euphemism for the distressed look. 0 bids 15 05 shipping. Civil war union original forage cap. 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.

Box 92 whitestown in 46075 765 482 1861 765 482 1848 fax. Unfollow civil war forage cap to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. We use only the best materials.

Try for an agricultural look. This form failed just prior to the civil war but recovered with army contracts. George hoff company contracted approximately 620 000 forage caps from 1861 to 1865. Civil war military suggestions confederate generic c19 in tan brown gray or black.

Federal generic us20 lj. 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. Civil war hats and headwear fall creek suttlery p o.

7 s 0 p o n s o a r p a 7 e e d 1 1 u j 1 0 f j 1 1. Original civil war kepi forage cap ny made union army. 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. Schultz 9th august 1977 from omaha nebraska and this card was in the inside sweet band of this forage cap.