United States Army Headgear 1855-1902 - Libreria Militare Ares

ABSTRACTHowell, Edgar M. United States Army Headgear 1855-1902: Catalog of UnitedStates Army Uniforms in the Collections of the Smithsonian Institution, II.Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, number 30, 109 pages, 63 figures,1975.—This volume brings the story of the evolution of headgear in theUnited States Regular Army from just prior to the Civil War to the opening ofthe modern era. Strongly influenced by French, British, and German styles, theU.S. Army tried and found wanting in numerous ways a number of models, andit was not until the adoption of the "drab" campaign hat in the early 1880sthat a truly American pattern evolved. The European influence carried on untilthe 1902 uniform change, and, in the case of the "overseas" cap and chapeau,even beyond.OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recordedin the Institution's annual report, Smithsonian Year. SI PRESS NUMBER 5226. COVERDESIGN: "New Regulation Uniform of the United States Artillery" by A. R. Waud (fromHarper's Weekly, 8 June 1867).Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data.National Museum of History and Technology.United States Army headgear 1855-1902.(Catalog of United States Army uniforms in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution: 2)(Smithsonian studies in history and technology: no. 30)Supt. of Docs, no.: SI 1.28:301. United States. Army—Uniforms—Catalogs. 2. Head-gear—Catalogs. 3. SmithsonianInstitution. I. Howell, Edgar M. II. Title. III. Series. IV. Series: Smithsonian Institution.Smithsonian studies in history and technology; no. 30.UC483.C37 vol. 2 [UC503] 355.1'4'0973s [355.1'4] 75-619152For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing OfficeWashington, D.C. 20402—Price $5.90 (cloth cover)Stock Number 4701-00120