The Artilleryman Magazine

The only red trimmed enlisted Artillery forage cap you should ever see and then, only early war.

Introduced in General Order #13 in late 1858, “ For fatigue purposes Forage Caps, of pattern in the Quar-
termaster General's Office, will be issued, in addition to hats,
at the rate of one a year. Dark blue cloth, with a cord or
welt around the crown of the colors used to distinguish the
several arms of service.”

General Order No. 4 of 26 February 1861 brought an end to the colored welt, stating that there-after forage caps were to be made with a dark blue welt.

The Noble Train of Artillery - REAL TIME REVOLUTION® On this date, December 10, 1775, Henry Knox reached the south end of Lake George with the first load of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga. Henry Knox began his...