Object Details
- Description
- Worn by General George McClellan, this well-tailored kepi, also known as a chasseur cap, was a taller type than most Civil War kepis and popular with soldiers of all ranks, who sometimes placed a wet sponge or handkerchief under the crown to keep cool.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- associated person
- McClellan, George B.
- Credit Line
- Muriel E. Sands
- Physical Description
- wool (cap material)
- blue (cap color)
- leather (visor material)
- black (visor color)
- Measurements
- overall (boxed): 37 1/2 in x 15 in x 9 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 38.1 cm x 24.13 cm
- Object Name
- cap
- Other Terms
- cap; Man; Army; General Officer; Officer
