Object Details
Description
Dragoon helmet, First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1835 (missing horsehair crest).
When the conflict began it was apparent that in order to even fight a short war both sides needed more men. A call for volunteers was issued by the Confederacy and the Union. Many men who answered those calls wore their militia uniforms; others received uniforms of various patterns from local depots or tailors, resulting in considerable variation in dress even among companies within the same regiment.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
AF.61151M
catalog number
61151M
accession number
223708
collector/donor number
SK905
Object Name
helmet
Measurements
overall (boxed): 12 1/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in; 31.115 cm x 34.925 cm x 34.925 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1405466