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5 cze 2023 · Hi All, I just received my bummer cap from C&C sutlery and am unsure where to place the insignia. I am inclined to place the bugle in the center of flat top, and the company letter above it. I can place the regimental number below the bugle or inside the bugle loop with smaller numbers...
3 cze 2013 · 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. This gives the appearance that someone has sewn a plate into the top of the hat, and the weight of it usually allows the crown to droop forward over the forehead.
When a person looks at a photo of a Civil War soldier, somehow they can always tell if he is a real 19 th century soldier or a Reenactor. How? The answer is easy: look at the hat. If the man is wearing a brass bugle on his kepi or forage cap, chances are that it is a photo of a Reenactor.
A Richmond-produced enlisted artillery kepi matching the 1862 specifications. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions. On November 7, Major Richard P. Waller, the officer in charge of the Richmond Clothing Bureau, reported shortages of wool cloth to the Assistant Quartermaster-General.
Using the same approximate caliber size as the musket ball rifles of prior wars, the new conical ammunition would shatter bones that would have broken with the lower velocity, round musket balls. So because there was no real advantage to wearing a helmet and because metal was in short supply during the war effort, kepi hats were worn instead.
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
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.
