Rain headgear for federal soldiers

[fedhead]

I wish to construct a vucanized rubber cover for a type I federal forage cap and i have two questions
Would there be a rain cover around at the mid 1863 date and if so does anyone have any pattens
thanks
M Goddard :)

[markj]

Re: Rain headgear for federal soldiers

Hi,

You might want to contact Nick ************. As I recall, he recently offered a rubberized rain cap on his site:

https://www.skilletlicker.com

Regards,

Mark Jaeger

[FortyRounder]

Re: Rain headgear for federal soldiers

I wish to construct a vucanized rubber cover for a type I federal forage cap and i have two questions
Would there be a rain cover around at the mid 1863 date and if so does anyone have any pattens
thanks
M Goddard :)

The oft-reprinted photo of 6th Corps men at Fredericksburg in May 1863 shows quite a few rain covers. I can't find the link for it now, but it's in practically every illustrated Civil War book.

[JerseySkilletLicker]

Re: Rain headgear for federal soldiers

Dear Mark and all,
If you go to the link that Mark provided you will get yours truely. Nick is one of my vendors among many others, but the site is mine alone. That being said, you can email me at your leisure.
Thanks