1835 Militia Dragoon Helmet
notes: label: Description
content: Dragoon helmet, First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1835 (missing horsehair crest).
label: Description
content: When the conflict began it was apparent that in order to even fight a short war both sides needed more men. A call for volunteers was issued by the Confederacy and the Union. Many men who answered those calls wore their militia uniforms; others received uniforms of various patterns from local depots or tailors, resulting in considerable variation in dress even among companies within the same regiment.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.61151M
label: catalog number
content: 61151M
label: accession number
content: 223708
label: collector/donor number
content: SK905
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall (boxed): 12 1/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in; 31.115 cm x 34.925 cm x 34.925 cm