Civil War Forage Cap

The forage cap used during the american civil war period was often referred to as a kepi which is a visored hat.

Civil war forage cap.

The first called the mcdowell cap was flat. 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. 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. The second was curved.

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. Typical leather chin straps are 5 8 or 1 2 wide depending upon cap ordered. 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. Try for an agricultural look.

Please call or email for ship times for your order. Boy what a mistake stay away from forage caps. Civil war hats and headwear fall creek suttlery p o. I coined this term a long time ago as a euphemism for the distressed look.

We use only the best materials. 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. Box 92 whitestown in 46075 765 482 1861 765 482 1848 fax. Citation needed there were two types of brims.

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. 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. Civil war kepi forage caps hats.

This has a distressed or broken in look commonly referred to as a beehive. We offer the finest handmade kepi s forage caps available. Infantry of the union army had fatigue uniform with a forage cap that had a floppy crown.