90YearcontractawardedFirm1872 Bent & Bush, Boston1874 P. Herst, Phila.1874 C. W. Walton, Phila.1874 Bent & Bush, Boston1874 Bent & Bush, Boston1874 L. J. Phillips1875 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1875 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1875 C.W.Walton1876 Edmund R. Lyon, Phila.1878 Charles F. Bush, Boston1878 Charles F. Bush, Boston1878 P. Herst, Phila.1878 D. L. Kottshofski, N.Y.1878 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1878 J. H. Wilson, Phila.1878 Edmund R. Lyon, Phila.1878 Edward S. Mawson1878 P. Herst, Phila.1878 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1878 C. H. Tenney1879 Baldwin & Flagg1879 J. H. Wilson, Phila.1879 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1879 Edward S. Mawson1879 C. H. Tenney1880 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1881 Apple & Co.1881 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1881 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1881 John M. Kennedy1881 Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.1881 C.H. Tenney1882 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1882 Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.1882 Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.1883 Lyon Bros1883 Henry V. Allien, N.Y.1882 Hirschberg1883 Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.1883 C. H. Tenney1884 Wm. A. Wheeler, N.Y.1884 Hirschberg & Co., N.Y.1884 Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.1884 Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.1885 W. H. Hurlbut, N.Y.1885 B. Y. Pippey, N.Y.1885 Horstmann Bros., Phila.1885 Jacob S. Issacs, N.Y.1885 Hirschberg & Co., N.Y.1885 Charles Lehman, N.Y.1885 J. H. McKenney, N.Y.1885 Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.1885 J. S. Isaacs, N.Y.Type ofheadgearForage capsCampaign hatsForage capsDress capsHelmetsForage capsDress capsHelmetsForage capsSealskin capsHelmetsDress capsForage capsForage capsHelmeitsDress capsDress capsMuskrat capsForage capsHelmetsCampaign hatsCampaign hatsDress capsForage capsMuskrat capsCampaign hatsCork helmetsCork helmetsForage capsCutting down1872 helmetsMuskrat capsHelmetsCampaign hatsForage capsHelmetsCork helmetsMuskrat capsCork helmetsForage capsHelmetsCampaign hatsForage capsForage capsHelmetsCampaign hatsCampaign hatsForage capsCork helmetsCampaign hatsForage capsCork helmetsCork helmetsHelmetsCampaign hatsNumber ofheadgear28,00022,00010,00010,8008,50010,0003,12516030,0002,0008001,5406,00024,0001,5001501,5502,50040,0001,00010,0005,0002,50014,2505,00010,0005006,00025,0003,00016,00013,00030,00015,0005,0006,0006,00030,00018,00012,00012,00035,0002,5008,0075,00015,0004,9933,00015,0005,0004,0006,0005,000Yearcontractawarded887887887887887887889889889889889889889889889889890890890890890890890890890SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGYFirmHorstman Bros., Phila.Chas. F. Lehmann, N.Y.Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.J. S. Isaacs, N.Y.Lyon Bros., N.Y.M. L. Kottshofski, N.Y.Horstmann Bros., Phila.J. H. McKenney, N.Y.Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.Raymold & Whitlock, N.Y.Van Alstyne & Keck,JohnVtown, N.Y.B. Y. Pippey, N.Y.Benj. M. Whitlock, N.Y.Lyon Bros., N.Y.B. Y. Pippey, N.Y.Horstmann Bros., Phila.Benj. M. Whitlock, N.Y.Chas. F. Lehmann, N.Y.W. H. Hurlbut, N.Y.W. H. Hurlbut, N.Y.Horstmann Bros., Phila.Benj. M. Whidock, N.Y.W. H. Hurlbut, N.Y.Horstmann Bros., Phila.B. M. Whidock, N.Y.Chas. F. Lehman, BrooklynHorstmann Bros., Phila.B. M. Whidock, N.Y.B. M. Whitlock, N.Y.B. M. Whidock, N.Y.E. R. Lyon, N.Y.J. R. Michael, N.Y.Lyon Bros., N.Y.W. H. Hurlbut, N.Y.B. Y. Pippey, N.Y.Horstmann Bros., Phila.Chas. F. Lehman, BrooklynB. M. Whitlock, N.Y.B. M. Whitlock, N.Y.B. M. Whidock, N.Y.Ridabock & Co., N.Y.Horstmann Bros., Phila.890 W. H. Hurlbut, N.Y.891 Horstmann Bros., Phila.891 Horstmann Bros., Phila.891 Edmund R. Lyon, N.Y.891 B. Y. Pippey, N.Y.891 B. Y. Pippey, N.Y.891 Edmund R. Lyon, N.Y.891 Horstmann Bros., Phila.891 Horstmann Bros., Phila.900 Marc Sternberg, N.Y.Type ofheadgearForage capsCork helmetHelmetsCampaign hatsMuskrat capsForage capsForage capsCork helmetsHelmetsCampaign hatsMuskrat capsForage capsCampaign hatsMuskrat capsForage capsForage capsHelmetsCork helmetsCampaign hatsCampaign hatsForage capsHelmetsCampaign hatsForage capsCork helmetsCork helmetsHelmetsHelmetsCampaign hatsCampaign hatsMuskrat capsMuskrat capsMuskrat capsCampaign hatsForage capsForage capsCork helmetsHelmetsHelmetsCampaign hatsCork helmetsIndian scoutcampaign hatsIndian scoutcampaign hatsHelmetsCampaign hatsMuskrat capsForage capsCampaign hatsMuskrat capsCork helmetsHelmetsForage capsNumber ofheadgear20,4006,0001,00012,0045,00024,00010,0002,0001,50017,0002,50010,0005,0007,00023,50011,0005,0002,00010,0005,00010,0001,0001,20018,1682,0001,6004,5065,00010,0007,9965,0002,5002,5006,0004,97810,0001,0002,5005,0004,1503,0005774002,0004,0002,00010,00015,0005,0002,0002,500?
List of AbbreviationsAAGAAQMAGAGOAQMAQMGARArtyCCFG.E.CGof PCloth. Estab.Div. of Mil. Hist.G.O.HQof ALRLSMCMSMSKNAn.d.n.p.n.v.OAC&EOQMGQMQMDQMGReg. LRRGSec. WarSGOS.O.T.E.USMAUSNMWDAssistant Adjutant GeneralActing Assistant QuartermasterAdjutant GeneralAdjutant General's OfficeAssistant QuartermasterAssistant Quartermaster General<strong>Army</strong> RegulationArtilleryConsolidated Correspondence File, Records of the QuartermasterGeneralCorps of EngineersCommissary General of PurchasesClothing Establishment, Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia,PennsylvaniaDivision of Military History, Smithsonian InstitutionGeneral OrderHeadquarters of the <strong>Army</strong>Letters ReceivedLetters SentMicrocopyManuscriptMilitary StorekeeperNational Archives, Washington, D.C.No dateNo paginationNo volumeOffice of <strong>Army</strong> Clothing and Equipage, Philadelphia DepotOffice of the Quartermaster GeneralQuartermasterQuartermaster DepartmentQuartermaster GeneralRegister of Letters ReceivedRecord GroupSecretary of WarSurgeon General's OfficeSpecial OrderTopographical Engineers<strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> Military Academy<strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> National MuseumWar Department91
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ABSTRACTHowell, Edgar M. United Sta
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ContentsPagePrefaceiiiThe 1855 Cava
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United States Army Headgear 1855-19
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NUMBER 30the pattern." The rate of
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NUMBER 30FIGURE 3.—1858 Army hat.
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NUMBER 3011model, number 60 in the
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NUMBER 30 17FIGURE 8.—1858 forage
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NUMBER 30 19Hardtack and Coffee, ca
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NUMBER 3021FIGURE 11.—a, Brigadie
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NUMBER 30 29This communication elic
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NUMBER 30 31FIGURE 17.—"The [Scot
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NUMBER 30 33time for issue in the c
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