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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9812862, member: 8267&quot;]I apologize - I know I am sometimes like a dog with a bone - I can&#039;t let go until I figure something out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Part of the confusion about the caps is that members of the US military adopted the French style of cap during the mid 19th century, and, according to this article, some were included in a purchase of French uniforms in 1861 -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]488101[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]488102[/ATTACH]</p><p>&quot;MI Senior Editor Michael J. McAfee is a curator at the West Point</p><p>Museum at the United States Military Academy, and author of</p><p>numerous books. He has curated major museum exhibitions, and has</p><p>contributed images and authoritative knowledge to other volumes</p><p>and projects&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The article is talking about Union uniforms, and does not mention the colors of the caps. But in almost all cases, the Union forces (the North) wore blue, while the Confederates (the South) wore gray or brown. All of the examples I have found on the web of similar Civil War caps are from Union forces. In any case, the entire uniform of the band members in the painting is also blue and so unlikely to be Confederate . </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples of French cap reproductions that are very similar to the ones in the painting -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.authentic-costumes.com/product-page/french-kepi-pattern-1852-1858-or-1867" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.authentic-costumes.com/product-page/french-kepi-pattern-1852-1858-or-1867" rel="nofollow">https://www.authentic-costumes.com/product-page/french-kepi-pattern-1852-1858-or-1867</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.doursoux.com/en/kepis/173-french-foreign-legion-kepi-1st-model-0.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.doursoux.com/en/kepis/173-french-foreign-legion-kepi-1st-model-0.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.doursoux.com/en/kepis/173-french-foreign-legion-kepi-1st-model-0.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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