[CIVIL WAR]. Chasseur-style cap with 3rd regiment number and insignia and officer's sash.

Visor to crown 2 3/4 in. blue wool chasseur-style private purchase hat, black braided embellishment, tarred and bound leather visor, 14 mm brass general service eagle buttons, cord chinstrap below visor, leather sweatband, black silk lining with quilted crown (mothing, slight separation at crown, deterioration of lining, partial loss of sweatband, visor has been restored); 2 x 1 1/4 in. gold bullion infantry horn embroidered on black felt with 1/4 in. die-struck regimental number "3" (heavy tarnish to embroidery, almost entirely darkened). Interior crown label identifies the retailer as Reiley of Baltimore, MD.

[With:] Approx. length 88 in., width 3 1/16 in. red woven officer's sash with knots and tassels (some mothing with losses, some discoloration/fading to tassels). 


The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann