LJ & I Phillips, "type II" forage cap
In referencing Philip Langellier's book US Army headgear, he quotes the so called Type II forage cap as being the pattern 1861. This would explain the presence of both Type I and II forage caps during the entire course of the war. In addition, one sees both types being produced by the same contractor during the war. Our forage cap is based upon an original in our collection, which was identified to Massachusetts T.F. Bailey, of Company K 11th Massachusetts,. He was a 22 year old carpenter from Dorchester Mass, who was wounded at Second Bull Run and Gettysburg. The original cap came with his ambrotype in civilian clothes, knapsack, canteen, and Smith and Wesson revolver.Pvt. Bailey was mustered out on July 14th, 1865
Our sizing labels are taken from Pvt. Bailey's original, and we offer them in all sizes. In addition, we have commissioned a custom made forage cap buckle.

We had a custom embossing die produced to duplicate the cross hatched sweatbands. The body of the cap is much fuller, with a larger 5¾” disk. The visor is squarer and is more straight out. (See our reference page for differences in cap types)

Lewis J. & Isaac Phillips were a New York firm, that produced a large quantity of caps during the war
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Inside view of Pvt. Bailey's cap
Price
$95.00ppd