[CIVIL WAR]. Forage cap with contractor label featuring 104th regimental number and insignia.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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Jun 21, 2022
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[CIVIL WAR]. Forage cap with contractor label featuring 104th regimental number and insignia.
Visor to crown 4 1/2 in. dark blue wool felt forage cap, tarred leather visor, chinstrap with 15 mm brass general service eagle buttons, leather sweatband, brown polished cotton lining to crown interior (mothing, wear particularly to crown edge, puncture to visor, sweatband partially replaced); width 3 1/2 in. 1858 pattern enlisted infantry die-struck brass insignia; regulation size height 5/8 in. die-struck regimental numbers "104." Small paper label affixed to crown interior reads: "Size no. 6 / 7 1/2 / U.S. Army / T. G. & Co." indicating a contractor hat.
Though the state is not specified, there were only 7 regiments with the designation.
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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