What does CCA mean on Artillery Brass?

[vintageproductions]

On artillery brass what does CCA stand for?

I looked in Emerson's book but there was no mention of it.

Thanks.

 

[thefallenbuddha]

Corps of coast artillery?

[Mitter2k1]

I found a site selling a similar one and they referred to it as being the California Coast Artillery.

 

http://www.flyingtigerantiques.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=uaibi00008cca&Category_Code=04uaihb

 

Mike

[thefallenbuddha]

The only 11th related coast artillery unit I could find was on the east coast.

[vintageproductions]

Plus there was no California Coast Artillery

[vintageproductions]

Thanks for the help.

Some day these will get identified.

[patches]

Combat Command A, 11th Armored Division?? Nah, hey how old is this badge?

[KurtA]

Combat Command A, 11th Armored Division?? Nah, hey how old is this badge?

1904 to WW1 time frame. And....whatever it is, there were enough guys to require a bunch of different units (see photo). I was really hoping somebody could ID "CCA", as I've been waiting for years to put mine on Ebay.

 

[vintageproductions]

Here's more.

So lots for different time frames and different units.

 

 

[vintageproductions]

Just noticed one of these is marked CAC.

[atb]

"CAC" may be an error. Before WW1, I believe the California National Guard coast artillery units, when not in Federal service, were part of what the state called the California Coast Artillery. They were probably organized as the Regular CAC units were in separate numbered companies. Regular Army CAC company insignia had the number below the crossed cannon. Maybe the Ft. MacArthur museum can help.

[vintageproductions]

Thanks everyone.

I ran this by Steve Nelson who is the curator at the Ft Mac museum first and he said he had never heard of these initials before. I also threw the California CA connection, and he said there wasn't a Calif. Coast Arty but that he would look further into it, so we will see.

[Mitter2k1]

How about Chief of Coast Artillery?

 

Mike

[Ranger-1972]

CCA (in the case of these insignia) refer to "Company of Coast Artillery."

 

This is the hat insignia worn by enlisted men assigned to various Coast Artillery companies between 1904 (when the thin crossed cannon were introduced) until about 1910 (when the 'modern' cap insignia with an eagle on a flat disc was introduced). As is typically the case, the insignia tended to be worn longer than formally authorized.

 

The screw post is the indicator that this was a cap insignia.

 

The brass version was worn on the dress cap, and the bronze insignia on the khaki or OD cap.

 

This insignia was worn only on visor caps, not on the campaign hat (on that, enlisted men and officers both wore their regimental crest, affixed with a screw post).

 

In 1901, Congress abolished the Regiments of Artillery and established the Artillery Corps (General Order 9, War Department, 6 February 1901, pursuant to the Army Reorganization Act (31 Stat 748), 2 February 1901). The Artillery Corps had an established strength of 30 field artillery batteries and 130 coast artillery companies. The seven Regiments of Artillery that had existed in 1900 were divided into 16 field artillery batteries and 82 coast artillery companies (General Order 15, War Department, 13 February 1901).

 

An additional 43 companies of coast artillery (83-126) were created by splitting several of the first 82 companies (General Orders 25, 78, 101, 108 and 131, War Department, dated February 28, June 6, August 2, August 14, and October 7, respectively).

 

In 1904, the insignia for both field artillery and coast artillery enlisted men was changed from the thick cannon to thin field guns (of the style shown in these insignia).

 

In 1907, Congress abolished the Artillery Corps and created the Field Artillery and Coast Artillery (General Order 118, 31 Mar 1907). Six regiments of field artillery (each of two battalions, totaling six 4-gun batteries) were established in 1908.

 

The Coast Artillery Corps was increased in size to 170 companies (with companies 125-170 being created).

 

 

 

 

[atb]

Ranger-1972, what is a reference specific to the use of the letters "CCA?"