. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 21.—Forage Cap, 1825-1832 X. Figure 22.—Forage Cap, 1825-1832. is dark green. Five of the buttons in the center of the tops are correct for the period and branch of service. There is no hning. Compared with the leather dress caps of the period and preceding periods, the forage caps are rather crudely made. Clothing allowances called for the issue of but one during a five year enlistment, and no cap cover was issued with if""—although, oddly enough, a cover was issued with the leather cap—which led to numerous complaints from
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 21.—Forage Cap, 1825-1832 X. Figure 22.—Forage Cap, 1825-1832. is dark green. Five of the buttons in the center of the tops are correct for the period and branch of service. There is no hning. Compared with the leather dress caps of the period and preceding periods, the forage caps are rather crudely made. Clothing allowances called for the issue of but one during a five year enlistment, and no cap cover was issued with if""—although, oddly enough, a cover was issued with the leather cap—which led to numerous complaints from unit commanders because of its previousness to water and the fact that it was worn almost to the exclusion of the bell crown except when on guard or dress ;" The cap was priced at $ in ; NOTES "'Cecil C. P. Lawson, A History of the Unijorms of the British Army (London, 1961), vol. 3, pp. 44-46. Law- son's authority is Captain Cuthbertson, 5th Foot, in his System for the Interior Management arid Economy of an Infantry Battalion, published in 1768 and again in 1776. •"' Descriptive Book, 1st Infantry, Detroit, 1 Oct. 1801, Commands, RG 98, NA. 24. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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