US Army chapeau worn by William Tecumseh Sherman
date: label: date made
content: ca 1865
label: associated date
content: 1865
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
notes: label: Description
content: US Army uniform chapeau worn by William Tecumseh Sherman after he was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1865. The chapeau is made of black fur with black fabric ribbon stripes. It is ornamented with a gold and black sunburst-type insignia topped with gold eagle and shield and bordered in stars, made of gold thread, and a black feather plume. The hat features gold tassels on either side.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
label: Subject
content: Civil War
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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.15933
label: catalog number
content: 15933
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: chapeau
label: Other Terms
content: chapeau; Man; Army; Commanding General; Officer; Dress, Full
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fur (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: feather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 1/2 in x 7 in x 2 in; 46.99 cm x 17.78 cm x 5.08 cm