tsgalloway Posted May 28, 2012 Share #1 Posted May 28, 2012 This kepi has been in my collection for about 15 years. I purchased it as a Civil War Kepi. In my opinion, it conforms to 1860s construction. The part that baffles me are the letters on the cap. Could this have actually been from a militia unit, military school or from the Indian Wars? Anyone have any thoughts? http://www.flickr.com/photos/79481628@N02/...57629928526328/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted May 28, 2012 Share #2 Posted May 28, 2012 My first instinct when looking at it is perhaps 1870s. It is definitely a kepi......it has a bound visor, recessed crown, etc. The letters are from the CW era....I suspect it was for a military school or a militia unit. Either way it's still a nice piece of headgear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayg Posted May 28, 2012 Share #3 Posted May 28, 2012 My first instinct when looking at it is perhaps 1870s. It is definitely a kepi......it has a bound visor, recessed crown, etc. The letters are from the CW era....I suspect it was for a military school or a militia unit. Either way it's still a nice piece of headgear! Agree, 1870-80 period, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsgalloway Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted May 29, 2012 Good, good. It would be nice to know what the letters indicate, but that's a lot to hope for. Thanks for the replies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted May 29, 2012 Share #5 Posted May 29, 2012 Good, good. It would be nice to know what the letters indicate, but that's a lot to hope for. Thanks for the replies... In the past month I believe we had a relevant thread here which ended up in a consensus that a kepi with that wreath form was more probably a GAR piece. If my memory has not totally failed... Found the link: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...howtopic=143163 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrrldoc Posted June 10, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 10, 2012 Definitely post-war. More than likely had a brown, polished cotton fabric lining the crown (check under the sweatband and see if you can see any remnants of such). A GAR cap. Melanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted June 10, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 10, 2012 Definitely post-war. More than likely had a brown, polished cotton fabric lining the crown (check under the sweatband and see if you can see any remnants of such). A GAR cap. Melanie Agree, a GAR cap. Interesting thing, they were making Repros of this stuff back then, although it was made by the same folks that made the originals, and were sold to gar members. Many Navy G AR members wore flat hats with hat ribbons of the ships they served on during the war. These were produced for the GAR market. Sadley, that has led to the mistaken belief that during the ACW, Sailors of the USN (and CSN) wore cap ribbons all the time. This is false, as they were not a prescribed uniform item. Those that did exsist were hand painted by the Sailors (some were printed commercially for sale) and worn on their liberty caps. Also, they did not carry the prefix USS (or CSS) until the regulations of 1866. Any way, there are now very old cap ribbons with USS on them that people swear are "Civil War" which are in fact GAR. Just an aside. Sorry Steve Hesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsgalloway Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted June 12, 2012 Agree, a GAR cap. Interesting thing, they were making Repros of this stuff back then, although it was made by the same folks that made the originals, and were sold to gar members. Many Navy GAR members wore flat hats with hat ribbons of the ships they served on during the war. These were produced for the GAR market. Sadley, that has led to the mistaken belief that during the ACW, Sailors of the USN (and CSN) wore cap ribbons all the time. This is false, as they were not a prescribed uniform item. Those that did exsist were hand painted by the Sailors (some were printed commercially for sale) and worn on their liberty caps. Also, they did not carry the prefix USS (or CSS) until the regulations of 1866. Any way, there are now very old cap ribbons with USS on them that people swear are "Civil War" which are in fact GAR. Just an aside. Sorry Steve Hesson Thanks for the insight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 12, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 12, 2012 For future reference...the cap being discussed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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