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Kepi worn by John Hillary Gary, Captain of the South Carolina College Cadets during the siege of Fort Sumter in 1861. The South Carolina College Cadets were students at South Carolina College who formed a militia company during antebellum South Carolina and during the Civil War to fight for the South.
5 wrz 2014 · Also known as the “forage cap,” the kepi had remained a popular style of daily headwear for soldiers following the Civil War. The 1872 pattern was made of blue wool with a shorter crown and sat higher on the wearer’s head.
10 lis 2023 · Confederate South Carolina High Crown Kepi Cap – This unique war period, South Carolina kepi is constructed of a light blue, fine quality wool, trimmed with a flat, bullion quatrefoil; the exterior of the cap’s base is encircled with a dark, wool band.
3 cze 2013 · Civil War Forage Caps: A Review of Major Sutlers. 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.
US Civil War South Carolina Butternut Kepi. This civil war kepi represents a South Carolina Infantry units kepi and the list of features are: made in USA by the Top American Cap maker. aged to look 150+ years old. makers label to the inside. leather chinstrap suitably aged peak in leather, varnished and cracked dry and worn headband wear and ...
28 cze 2012 · To save leather for shoes and accoutrements, by mid-war Confederate kepi brims often were made of tarred cloth; chinstraps were sometimes omitted. Many Confederate units wore unique versions of the kepi. These included: Winchester Zouave Cadets (of South Carolina) – all red; Kentucky Brigade cavalry – all yellow
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.
