William T. Sherman's General of the Army forage cap
date: label: date made
content: ca 1870s
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
notes: label: Description
content: Forage cap worn by William Tecumseh Sherman when General of the Army, 1869-1883. The cap is a custom-made modification of a Model 1872 US Army officer's forage cap, with leather brim, velvet band, and dark blue wool upper. The cap is ornamented with an embroidered US insignia inside a wreath and a gold thread knot on top to signify the rank of General of the Army.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: William Tecumseh Sherman
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hon. P. Tecumseh Sherman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.15934
label: catalog number
content: 15934
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap
label: Other Terms
content: cap; Man; Army; General Officer; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: velvet (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall (boxed): 11 1/4 in x 11 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 28.575 cm x 29.21 cm x 29.21 cm