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The Union uniform consisted of a dark blue wool coat with light blue trousers and a dark cap called a forage cap or “kepi” after the French caps of that name. They typically wore shoes that went up to their ankles called "brogans.” Their coats often had bright buttons that sometimes indicated the
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Background. A Virginia artilleryman photographed at the Rees Gallery in Richmond wearing a branch of service-trimmed kepi. Courtesy of Paul and Gloria Barr. A relatively large number of military caps issued to soldiers serving in Virginia in 1864 and 1865 via the Confederate Quartermaster Department in Richmond survive today.
Its title, THE KEPI, was chosen because the cap itself symbolizes the Civil War. Worn by both North and South, officers and privates, the kepi is a non-partisan capsulization of the War Between the States. This is exactly what we hope to achieve, an unbiased representation of the war years.
23 lut 2013 · Most Civil War era kepis both North and South seems to fall into three basic types. There were several names for each style and some variance in each basic style. 1) M1858 Forage Cap, Forage Cap, or the Bummer Cap. This is the most common style and was rather tall. 2) The Chasseur Cap or Kepi.
George McClellan's forage cap. Worn by General George McClellan, this well-tailored kepi, also known as a chasseur cap, was a taller type than most Civil War kepis and popular with soldiers of all ranks, who sometimes placed a wet sponge or handkerchief under the crown to keep cool.
3 cze 2013 · Ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated by the Civil War forage cap, or bummer. Often erroneously called a kepi, the forage cap is distinguished by the taller crown and lack of a prominent welt around the crown disc’s top edge.
