Confederate Officer's Kepi
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Gray wool with leather brim. Gold lace trim.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This is the type of kepi worn by a Confederate officer. The faded gold quatrefoil and three lines of lace signify that it was worn by a major or colonel.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The kepi was similar to the forage cap. It was copied from the French officer's hat. The crown was colored, usually for the branch of service of the wearer. The kepi was shorter than the forage cap, and was not very popular because it did not protect the wearer from the rain or sun.
topic: label: related event
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Civil War and Reconstruction
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0399.1166
label: accession number
content: 1980.0399
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0399.1166
objectType: label: Object Name
content: kepi
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (brim material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (trim material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in x 9 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm x 22.86 cm