Object Details
Description
This Baltimore Mounted Rifleman cap was purchased from Canfield Bros. & Company. Militiaman Thomas Hill of the Maryland National Guard wore it when he went to fight for the Union. During the Civil War it was common for soldiers to have two kinds of headgear. An order issued by the U.S. War Department in 1858 called for enlisted men to receive each year one dress hat and a fatigue or forage cap like this red one.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Mrs. George Stansfield
associated date
1860-1880
ID Number
AF.65427M
catalog number
65427M
accession number
227582
Object Name
cap
Other Terms
cap; Man; Militia
Physical Description
blue (trim color)
red (cap color)
wool (overall material)
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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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
Civil War
Military
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_431507