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Thanks to all of you!
Cheers :)
John
Thanks to all of you!
Cheers :)
John
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[FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]John R. Legg[/SIZE][/FONT]
[email]Johnlegg90@gmail.com[/email]
"Alright, Legg, what did you screw up now?" - C. Henderson
Ft.Blakeley LH - May 25-27
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Re: Quilted Civilian Hat.
Cody's New site is: http://companytailor.googlepages.com/home
However the quilted hat is not shown in detailed pictures. You can see the first one on Cody Farell on the right of the line of fellows standing. If you e-mail him he can send you the pictures of the few he has made in the past as well. His e-mail is : companytailor@gmail.com
Best of luck man!Mitchell L Critel
Wide Awake Groupie
Texas Ground HornetsComment
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Re: Quilted Civilian Hat.
General Lee's quilted hat is currently on display in the lobby of the MOC along with the newly-surfaced war era oil portrait of him. It's unknown whether he ever wore this hat. It was a gift to him that he re-gifted to someone else.[IMG]http://www.cleydael.org/photos/kcsignature.gif[/IMG]
Kathryn Coombs
[URL=http://www.agsas.org]Cleydael Farm[/URL]
(former civilian moderator of this here place until captured by film industry... missing my hobby!!)Comment
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Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
I was wondering what your guy's thoughts on the quilted Brimmed hat's The Company Taylor sells. I dont know how good that would be wearing in the rank's. I would imagine they would not hold up too good in the Rain.
Thanks...
Collin P.C. Potts
4th AlabamaComment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
Well... Robert E Lee had one but never wore it, or so the story goes. Would that give you an idea how well they were accepted?
Sam Hayle
Tinsmith MessComment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
Cody does excellent work. If you check his site, I think his explanation of the quilted hat is pretty self-explanatory. Thanks.Tom "Mingo" Machingo
Independent Rifles, Weevil's Mess
Vixi Et Didici
"I think and highly hope that this war will end this year, and Oh then what a happy time we will have. No need of writing then but we can talk and talk again, and my boy can talk to me and I will never tire of listening to him and he will want to go with me everywhere I go, and I will be certain to let him go if there is any possible chance."
Marion Hill Fitzpatrick
Company K, 45th Georgia Infantry
KIA Petersburg, VirginiaComment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
Oh, a quilted hat holds up in the rain.
Ask any man in the ranks at Banks Grand Retreat--those that could see through the sheets of rain certainly had the chance to observe one in action.Terre Hood Biederman
Yassir, I used to be Mrs. Lawson. I still run period dyepots, knit stuff, and cause trouble.
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Wearing Grossly Out of Fashion Clothing Since 1958.
ADVENTURE CALLS. Can you hear it? Come ON.Comment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
There are at least two in the Confederate volume in Echoes of Glory, as well as several accounts of western Confederates having them. Guards at Camp Sumter (Andersonville prison) were reported as having traded (forced ) their "shabby cloth hats" to Union prisoners , the same thing that happened to Si Klegg in the novel "Si Klegg and his Pard". The consensus from some comrades in the know is that they were not common, but certainly around, as they are simply made (although quite labor intensive) with cloth scraps, but when faced with shortages of wool felt or beaver, they made a decent enough cover for the brainpan. As for the rain, I've worn mine several times in the elements, and found it adequate. The tight stitching around the brim and the body tends to hold it in.Ross L. Lamoreaux
rlamoreaux@tampabayhistorycenter.org
"...and if profanity was included in the course of study at West Point, I am sure that the Army of the Cumberland had their share of the prize scholars in this branch." - B.F. Scribner, 38th Indiana Vol InfComment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
Thank you guy's ( and ladies) for the info.C. Potts
4th AlabamaComment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
BTW, Mr Lamoreaux makes a fine quilted hat...:wink_smil[SIZE=3][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen][B]Howard Davis[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]
[I]Retired[/I]Comment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
There's also several Federal Photos with guys that have them... I'll see if I can get them posted when I have more time.I am, Yr. Ob't Servant,
Riley Ewen
VMI CLASS OF 2012
Hard Head Mess
Prodigal Sons Mess, Co. B 36th Illinois Infantry
Old Northwest Volunteers
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
One of my favorite references to this style of hat (as relayed to me by Joe Walker several weeks back) was that of a Confederate enlistedman during the battles around Nashville.
He wrote that "a burst shell ruined my stitched cloth hat and singed my cotton jacket..."Cody Mobley
Texas Ground Hornets
Texas State Troops
[HOUSTON] TRI-WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, October 28, 1863,
Wanted.
All ladies in Houston and surrounding counties who have cloth on hand, which they can spare, are requested to donate it to the ladies of Crockett for the purpose of making petticoats for the Minute Men of this county, who have "backed out" of the service. We think the petticoat more suitable for them in these times.Comment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
This is an original that was sent home in 1862 by a Wisconsin officer. It was picked up off the battlefield at Chantilly, Virginia.
So one of these were worn in the fall of 1862, eastern theater.
Steve SullivanAttached FilesComment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
Steve,
Is it a quilted hat though? I can't really tell from the photos. Not being able to see the quilting, it looks like just a cloth hat.Michael Comer
one of the moderator guysComment
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Re: Quilted Brimmed hat's Authentic ?
Oops, I posted in error, yes, cloth, NOT quilted! I have been off my meds, and it shows.
S.SullivanComment
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