United States Army Headgear 1855-1902 - Libreria Militare Ares

NUMBER 30 31FIGURE 17.—"The [Scotch] cap with an additional piece ofcloth, as used in winter on the plains." (From WoodhullReport, 1868, fig. 4.)FIGURE 19.—-"External view of the Ventilated or EasternHat." (From Woodhull Report, 1868, fig. 6.)FIGURE 18.—"The cloth detached from the [Scotch] cap,showing its attachment by button holes and tapes." (FromWoodhull Report, 1868, fig. 5.)the head, as is here illustrated [Figures 19, 20]. The exeatform, for which there are several suggestions, is immaterialwhile the principle is adhered to.5. A light-colored, brimmed felt hat. This is, by all odds,the most generally recommended, either as a simple felt orlooped up for dress, somewhat as in these imperfect illustrations[Figures 21, 22]. This may be kept perfectly simple,or be adorned in the most ornate manner. The brimshould have a width about equal to the height of the crown.Probably the most serviceable hat ever used in the UnitedStates Army was supplied the Second Dragoons by GeneralHarney, in Texas, in 1853. It was a broad-brimmed, softfelt, of a pearl or stone color, capable of being looped up,but with a stiff brim when let down, and with an orifice forFIGURE 20.—"Sectional views of the Ventilated Hat."(From Woodhull Report, 1868, fig. 7.)