Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Kepi |
Catalog Number |
0985.00.00020 |
Description |
Infantry officer's kepi of blue wool broadcloth; leather chin strap; gold braid on top of crown, front, back, and sides; U.S. eagle cuff buttons on either side of the chin strap; foul weather cover (.20a) of waterproofed cotton cloth. |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 W-7 L-8 inches |
Owned |
John Cole |
Owner Regiment |
11th Alabama Infantry, Co. D (tentative) |
Event |
Battle of the Crater |
Provenance |
"Kepi and cover worn by Lieutenant John Cole of Alabama when killed near Petersburg on the memorable day when the U.S. forces exploded the mines that became the 'Crater'." Possibly Sgt. John W. Cole, 11th Alabama Infantry, Co. D, who was killed at the Battle of the Crater. |
People |
Cole, John |
Search Terms |
Petersburg Campaign / Siege of Petersburg Battle of the Crater items pierced by bullets |
Subjects |
Uniforms Headgear Hats Dead persons Casualties, War War casualties |