Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Cap |
Catalog Number |
0985.09.00027 |
Date |
1864 |
Description |
Brown flannel cap with red pinstripes and a brass flower button on the front holding up false neck flaps. The cap is trimmed with a braided thread ribbon, and the lining is a dark, blue cotton. |
Dimensions |
L-6 inches |
Owned |
William H. S. Burgwyn |
Owner Regiment |
A. A. G. Clingman's Brigade |
Made |
Mary Galt |
Event |
Battle of Cold Harbor / Second Cold Harbor |
Provenance |
Mary Galt made this cap for Capt. W. H. S. Burgwyn, A. A. G. in Clingman's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia while he was at home in Northampton County, North Carolina, recuperating from a wound received at the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 1, 1864. |
People |
Burgwyn, William Hyslop Sumner Galt, Mary |
Search Terms |
Overland Campaign Battle of Cold Harbor / Second Cold Harbor |
Subjects |
Teenagers boys Headgear Hats women Wounded in war Wounds & injuries Gifts |