Lincoln's 90-Day Volunteers 1861 by Ron Field

Author:Ron Field
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lincoln’s 90-Day Volunteers 1861
ISBN: 9781782009207
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

The Edmands hat

Haughton, Sawyer, & Co additionally supplied a distinctive form of headgear for Massachusetts troops, which was also received by some Ohio three-year regiments, including the 34th Ohio (also known as the Piatt Zouaves). On May 2, the Salem Register reported that “a style of head dress… combining several suggestions of practical men who have seen service in warm latitudes, has been prepared and offered to our State authorities by General B.[enjamin] F. Edmands. It is in appearance a combination of the old continental, the army and the Kossuth hats, and is designed to afford the best means of protecting the head from the sun’s rays and consequently sunstroke.” Designed by Gen Edmands, a member of the Boston Committee, this hat was made of gray felt and buttoned up on all four sides, its front being embellished with a vertical strip of red trim. Photographic evidence indicates that the 3rd, 4th, and 6th MVM were issued with this headgear.

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