Confederate Generals Kepi

[D Serrano]

Thought you guys would like to see this. A friend bought it at a Pa auction and its the real thing.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I have to ask, do you know what he paid for it ?

 

[AUG]

Any idea who it belonged to?

 

[AndyHall]

With the infantry button, color and three bands of braid, might that be a Colonel's kepi, maybe someone later promoted to General?

 

[Klaudly]

Andy, this is also my opinion.

 

[101combatvet]

Thought you guys would like to see this. A friend bought it at a Pa auction and its the real thing.View attachment 28784

Enlisted buttons? Possible, but what makes you think it's real?

 

[D Serrano]

Heres another pic. Ive never asked what he paid. he did try to sell it a while back for a lot of money. And yes its very very real. Theres an article on www.confederateplanet.com about this kepi that explains it. We would like to Id it. theasy

 

[Bob Owen]

Could be a GAR kepi. If he was the commander of the battalion, he would be a LTC.

 

[AndyHall]

ID in the kepi:

Hildebrand, James W.
Regiment Name: 139th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Side: Union:
Company: A
Soldier's Rank In: Private
Soldier's Rank Out: Private
Alternate name:
Film Number: M554 roll 54
Notes:
Plaque Number:​

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

It's not a Venezuelan kepi

 

[101combatvet]

Heres another pic. Ive never asked what he paid. he did try to sell it a while back for a lot of money. And yes its very very real. Theres an article on www.confederateplanet.com about this kepi that explains it. We would like to Id it. theasyView attachment 28854

IDing it would be a pipe dream. I'm still not at all convinced it is period. Instead of writing a dissertation on what could be, he should have an analysis done on the material used in it's construction.

 

[D Serrano]

Its absolutely positively real. Practically every dealer at the 2012 Richmond show wanted to buy it. The soldier who found it was in the 6th corps AOP. From Gburg to Appomattox. The guy helped bury the dead at 2nd Manassas. It could be almost any CS generals. Im trying to trace his GAR post that might be a clue.

 

[101combatvet]

Its absolutely positively real. Practically every dealer at the 2012 Richmond show wanted to buy it. The soldier who found it was in the 6th corps AOP. From Gburg to Appomattox. The guy helped bury the dead at 2nd Manassas. It could be almost any CS generals. Im trying to trace his GAR post that might be a clue.

Has Shannon Pritchard seen it?

 

[TinCan]

Nice hat Andy!

 

[djr1285]

Thought you guys would like to see this. A friend bought it at a Pa auction and its the real thing.View attachment 28784

hi! I am researching the history of the 139th PA Volunteers. Would your friend have more information regarding this hat and the person who found it? I would be interested. Thanks.

 

[E_just_E]

hi! I am researching the history of the 139th PA Volunteers. Would your friend have more information regarding this hat and the person who found it? I would be interested. Thanks.

Not sure about the kepi, but if you are interested in the history of the 193th PA:

Here is the original register from the state of PA (open each image separately)
Here and here are some brief histories of the regiment written just after the war
and here is a summary page with list of engagements etc.

Good luck.