Model 1858 Hardee hat
notes: label: Description
content: This Pattern 1858 Army Hat, also known as a Hardee hat, was authorized by the War Department three years before the Civil War began and was worn by some soldiers during the conflict. Made of stiff black felt, it replaced the Pattern 1851 Army Hat. This example is marked with the crossed-cannons insignia of the artillery branch.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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: U.S. War Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.25124.008
label: catalog number
content: 25124.008
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
label: Other Terms
content: hat; Man; Army; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 10 1/4 in x 13 in; 15.24 cm x 26.035 cm x 33.02 cm