United States Army Headgear 1855-1902 - Libreria Militare Ares

54SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGYFIGURE 37.—1872 campaign hats.down is eliptical rather than round, measuring 5inches in width on the sides, 33/^ inches at thehooks and eyes, and 4i/4 inches directly in the frontand rear. The crown is 5i/4 inches top to bottomwithout the crease. The brim is edged with tworows of black stitching i^ inch from the edge andan equal distance apart. The hat band is of blackribbed silk one inch wide with a bow on one side.Two of the specimens examined still carry sweatbands of tan leather, 2 inches wide, and carryingthe maker's label "P. Herst & Son/Manufacturers/Philada./Contract Oct. 12, 74." One officer's modelis known, that formerly belonging to Capt. FrederickW. Benteen (Figure 38). It conforms to thedescription above and differs from the enlistedmodels only in quality and in the black silk bindingon the edge of the brim.Reaction to the hat was somewhat slow to surface,but when it did, it was little short of violent,creating something of a minor crisis in the Quar-