Object Details
- Description
- Worn by General George McClellan, this well-tailored kepi, also known as a chasseur cap, was a taller type than most Civil War kepis and popular with soldiers of all ranks, who sometimes placed a wet sponge or handkerchief under the crown to keep cool.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- associated person
- McClellan, George B.
- Subject
- Civil War
- Army
- Headgear
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Credit Line
- Muriel E. Sands
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- AF.56531
- catalog number
- 56531
- accession number
- 200641
- Object Name
- cap
- Other Terms
- cap; Man; Army; General Officer; Officer
- Physical Description
- wool (cap material)
- blue (cap color)
- leather (visor material)
- black (visor color)
- Measurements
- overall (boxed): 37 1/2 in x 15 in x 9 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 38.1 cm x 24.13 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_447170