Object Details
- Description
- This Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) cap was worn by John Doran-Donahue during organization meetings. The GAR and its counterpart, the United Confederate Veterans, were organizations in which veterans and their families joined to remember the dead and salute the living. These groups were an important facet of veteran life that supplanted wartime camaraderie.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- user
- Doran-Donahue, John
- manufacturer
- Ridabock and Company
- associated user
- Grand Army of the Republic
- maker
- Ridabock and Company
- Physical Description
- fiber, wool (overall material)
- skin, leather, patent (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 4 in; 23.495 cm x 19.05 cm x 10.16 cm
- Object Name
- cap
