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28 lip 2015 · here is the pattern for the US Marine Corps fatigue cap, 1859 (kepi) which might be modified to the dimensions given in Mr. Thomas' book above in making up...
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.
After the war the U.S. Army issued a series of kepi undress caps, characterised by their increasing smartness and decreasing practicality. The last model was issued in 1896. When the United States introduced a revised blue dress uniform in 1902, the kepi was discontinued in favour of a conventional visor cap with wide top and a steep visor.
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.
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
