Civil War private purchase infantry officer's forage cap. Manufactured by Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham, New York.

Private purchase forage cap made of a quality blue wool with a 6 1/2 in. dia. flat sloping crown. The body rises nearly 4 in. in the front and 5 1/2 in. in the back. It has a 1 3/4 in. brim, tarred on top with a colored green underside and a black leather edging. The leather chinstrap is 11/16 in. with a typical flat brass adjustment buckle held on by two Infantry officer’s eagle buttons. The interior of the hat has a 1 3/8 in. brown leather sweatband. The inside is complete with black quilted lining. Embossed in the interior crown is “Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham / 19 Maiden - Lane / New York."

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Civil War private purchase infantry officer's forage cap. Manufactured by Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham, New York.

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

Civil War private purchase infantry officer's forage cap. Manufactured by Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham, New York.

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Civil War private purchase infantry officer's forage cap. Manufactured by Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham, New York.