- Joined
- Aug 25, 2012
I thought we might take a new look at Civil War caps and hats and how the experience of the Civil War impacted the U.S. Army's search for proper head wear.
The Civil War should have clearly demonstrated to the U.S. Army what kind of head wear was best for soldiers. But did the U.S. Army use the information gained during the civil War? To better understand this we should look at Army head wear in the years leading up to the Civil War and the use of caps and has during the Civil War. Then if we look at Army caps and hats in the few years following the Civil War, we can see what the Army leaned about soldiers' head wear during the Civil War.
The Civil War should have clearly demonstrated to the U.S. Army what kind of head wear was best for soldiers. But did the U.S. Army use the information gained during the civil War? To better understand this we should look at Army head wear in the years leading up to the Civil War and the use of caps and has during the Civil War. Then if we look at Army caps and hats in the few years following the Civil War, we can see what the Army leaned about soldiers' head wear during the Civil War.