George McClellan's forage cap
name: label: associated person
content: McClellan, George B.
notes: label: Description
content: Worn by General George McClellan, this well-tailored kepi, also known as a chasseur cap, was a taller type than most Civil War kepis and popular with soldiers of all ranks, who sometimes placed a wet sponge or handkerchief under the crown to keep cool.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Army
label: Subject
content: Headgear
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Muriel E. Sands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.56531
label: catalog number
content: 56531
label: accession number
content: 200641
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap
label: Other Terms
content: cap; Man; Army; General Officer; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (cap material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (cap color)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (visor material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (visor color)
label: Measurements
content: overall (boxed): 37 1/2 in x 15 in x 9 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 38.1 cm x 24.13 cm