dzyner
Cadet
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- Feb 7, 2017
Hi all.
This is my first post under this forum so please forgive me if I go outside of any forum rules (and please let me know if I do).
I acquired this cap along with a Civil War veteran GAR cap recently (that cap is posted here). However, while I do know there was naval military activity during the Civil War, I'm not sure that this style cap was in place yet (maybe I'm wrong?).
I'm hoping some of you experts can either confirm or deny that this is a Civil War period cap, and if it is a Civil War period cap can you provide any details related to its use during that period (who would have been the wearer, generally speaking)?
I can say that the deep blue color of the wool, as well as the texture, on this cap is almost an identical match to that of the GAR cap. There are also some very similar construction details that are shared between the two caps, including the way a small amount of the blue cloth folds over the bill where it meets the rim of the cap on either side (see the last photo). I'm very curious if it is indeed from that period.
Thanks!
Dzyner
This is my first post under this forum so please forgive me if I go outside of any forum rules (and please let me know if I do).
I acquired this cap along with a Civil War veteran GAR cap recently (that cap is posted here). However, while I do know there was naval military activity during the Civil War, I'm not sure that this style cap was in place yet (maybe I'm wrong?).
I'm hoping some of you experts can either confirm or deny that this is a Civil War period cap, and if it is a Civil War period cap can you provide any details related to its use during that period (who would have been the wearer, generally speaking)?
I can say that the deep blue color of the wool, as well as the texture, on this cap is almost an identical match to that of the GAR cap. There are also some very similar construction details that are shared between the two caps, including the way a small amount of the blue cloth folds over the bill where it meets the rim of the cap on either side (see the last photo). I'm very curious if it is indeed from that period.
Thanks!
Dzyner
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