Original U.S. Civil War Union Army Bummer Forage Cap Enlisted Infantry Kepi Category_Water Jacket Assembly It is dated 1954 on

It is dated 1954 on the receiver but also contains some WWII era parts

it bears "Crowned" shield of Arms that reads:

there’s no spiral and the needle is of a slightly different design

308th and 309th

More than 100 on site color photographs of the weapons as found and how and when packed over a five month period

Original U.S. Civil War Union Army Bummer Forage Cap Enlisted Infantry Kepi Category_Water Jacket Assembly It is dated 1954 onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This highly desirable article of Federal Civil War uniform cloth is a fine piece of headgear commonly referred to as Bummer's cap or forage cap. Issued to most Federal soldiers as part of their Civil War uniform, this all original, dark blue forage cap is a nice specimen that was worn by an unknown enlisted Union soldier. Stands 3. 5 inches high at the front, dark indigo blue wool body exhibits some scattered moth