United States Army Headgear 1855-1902 - Libreria Militare Ares

94SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY" On this, see OQMG, LS, Clothing, for latter half of 1858and 1859, RG 92, NA."^ Uniform Regulations for the Army of the United States,1861, paragraph 1488."' The 2d Dragoons were redesignated the 2d Cavalry on3 August 1861, the 2d Cavalry becoming the 5th. The 1861uniform regulations, which do not mention the Dragoons,placed the regimental number of the Cavalry in the upperangle of the crossed sabers."^Illustrated Catalogue of Arms and Military Goods, p. 48.«^ Ibid.'" U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT, Regulations for the Uniformand Dress of the Army, plates 6, 14, 15." On this, see HOWELL and KLOSTER, "United StatesArmy Headgear to 1854," p. 59."On 3 August 1861, the 1st and 2d Dragoons and theRegiment of Mounted Riflemen were redesignated the 1stthrough the 3d Cavalry respectively, with the then 1st and2d Cavalry becoming the 4th and 5th. Although no mentionof the revival of the trumpet has been found in orders, theinsignia is listed in statements of cost of clothing for theperiod along with a letter and number. See G.O. No. 23WD, 30 November 1859, RG 94, NA.~'^ The bugle in Illustrated Catalogue of Arms and MilitaryGoods is on an oval 3/a X 2Ys inches with the bugle 3^inches wide and 1Y2 inches across the loop; the sabers areon an oval 3% X 25^2 inches with the sabers 2>Ys incheslong. These same insignia in the 1851 regulations are onlyslightly smaller. Of the documented specimens mentioned,the bugle is on an oval 3% X 2Ys inches with the bugle3 X 1 ^ inches, the crossed sabers on an oval 3 §4 X 2^4inches with the sabers 3 inches long.'•' Churchill to Sec. of War Davis, 27 February 1854, AGOfile No. B 136, 1844, RG 94, NA." Col. T. T. Fauntleroy, CO. 1st Dragoons, to Col. SamuelCooper, The Adjutant General, 30 October 1854, in U. S.Army Commands, Hq. 1st Dragoons, LS, 25 October 1849-9 October 1863, RG 98, NA.'"Donelson to Totten, 4 February 1857, file No. M.A.1574, AG, LR, re USMA, RG 94, NA; U.S. WAR DEPART­MENT, "Stations of Engineer Units Regular Army 1846-1937," p. 2. Donelson commanded the Company from 14February 1851 until 13 March 1858. See YOUNGBERG, Historyof Engineer Troops in the United States Army 1775—1901, p. 76."Delafield to Totten, 9 February 1857, and coveringendorsements, filed with Donelson to Totten, 4 February1857 [note 76]."Totten to Delafield, 3 April 1857, AG, LS re USMA,RG 94, NA. Just what "the desired modifications" were areunknown.'"Donelson to Totten, 26 June 1857, AG, LR re USMA,RG 94, NA.-"Totten to Jesup, 10 July 1857, OQMG, Reg. LR, Clothing,RG 92; Totten to Delafield, 15 July 1857, Records ofthe Office of the Chief of Engineers. RG 77, LS; Jesup toCapt. E. S. Babbit, Phila., 14 July 1857, OQMG, LS, Clothing,RG 92; all NA. The total of but 150 caps to be mademay seem low, but as of 1 January 1856, there were but 150enlisted men authorized the Corps of Engineers. See U.S.WAR DEPARTMENT, Official Army Register for 1856.'^ No contracts for forage caps are listed in the contractlists in Executive Documents of the Senate or House ofRepresentatives in the period 1857-1860. See also noteCapt. Geo. Gibson, MSK, Phila., to Major Henry Wayne,asst. QM, Phila., 18 December 1857, CCF (Uniforms), RG92, NA.•*'Donelson to Totten, 26 June 1857, AG, LR re USMA,RG 94, NA."Donelson to Totten, 4 February 1857, AG, LR reUSMA, RG 94, NA.''Jesup to Col. Chas. Thomas, asst. QM at Phila., 20January 1858, OQMG, LS, Clothing, RG 92, NA. Theseengineer troops were a part of the Company of Sappers atWest Point transferred west to participate in the MormonExpedition."^Donelson to Totten, 26 June 1857, AG, LR re USMA,RG 94, NA.'" On this, see MALIBRAN, Guide u I'usage des artistes etdes costumiers, p. 305, and MARGERAND, "Les coiffures deI'armee francaise," in Revue, No. 3, (June 1909), esp.Etat Major General, plate 8: fig. 6. Both Malibran (p. 305)and Margerand (p. 26) quote the Description du 8 Octobre1845, which gives the diameter of the cap as varying from120 mm at top to 140 mm at the bottom and the height infront as 120 mm and the height in rear as 160 mm.^^ Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 4 April 1857, p.268.^' U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT, The Centennial of the UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point, New York, vol. 2.,p. 111.^"Donelson at least made an official offer to help get themanuscript in shape for the printer. See Donelson to AG,29 September and 1 October 1857, in AG, LR, RG 94, NA.And as commanding officer of the engineer unit at theAcademy, he would have been closely associated with Mc­Clellan in the construction of the batteries.°" Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating theReport of Captain George B. McClellan, p. 248."Capt. Geo. Gibson, MSK, Schuylkill Arsenal, to Maj.Henry Wayne, Asst. QM, Phila., 18 December 1857, CCF,box 1169, RG92, NA."'French to Cooper, 11 August 1858, AG, LR, 102-F-1858, RG94, NA."' Normal practice would have sent the letter with thecaps to the Secretary of War, with endorsements both waysand the Secretary's decision. If he had approved the suggestion,the letter would then have gone, through the AG, tothe Quartermaster General (QMG) with an endorsementindicating the action to be taken.'^ Jesup to Thomas, 12 November 1858, OQMG, LS,Clothing, RG 92, NA."''Thomas to Jesup, 15 November 1858, OQMG, Reg.LR, Clothing, with endorsement, RG 92, NA. The orangewas for dragoons as prescribed in the 1851 regulations. Thecap actually received the Secretary of War's authorizationon 29 November. See Jesup to Thomas, 30 November 1858,OQMG, LS, Clothing, RG 92, NA.""Jesup to Thomas, 1 December 1858, OQMG, LS, Clothing,RG 92, NA.