{"title":"AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865)","description":"MC - AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865)","products":[{"product_id":"u-s-army-model-1858-enlisted-mans-infantry-insignia_p00z3","title":"U.S. Army Model 1858 Enlisted Man's Infantry Insignia","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMr. Kaufman says:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These historically accurate REPRODUCTION insignia were purchased by Mrs. Kaufman in 1965 during the American Civil War Centennial (1961-1965) from Stokes-Krik in Philadelphia, one of America’s oldest purveyors of Military Surplus, shortly before they closed and went out of business.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs issued to Union Army infantrymen and worn centered on the crown of their structured kepi or floppy forage or ‘bummers’ cap.*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*As the American Civil War dragged on for a fourth year into 1864 and General Sherman’s Union Army swept through Georgia and South Carolina, angry Southerners were said to have described the Yankee soldiers who wore their sloppy forage caps as ‘bums’ and the name stuck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts distinctive infantry horn design, lightweight construction and simple metal attachments on the reverse side are all identical to the originals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInsignia only, cap not included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Checkpoint Charlie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47315613188385,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/6231\/3761\/files\/Militarycollectorlist1_0151.jpg?v=1720709324"},{"product_id":"u-s-army-model-1858-enlisted-mans-field-artillery-insignia_p00z2","title":"U.S. Army Model 1858 Enlisted Man's Field Artillery Insignia","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMr. Kaufman says:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These historically accurate REPRODUCTION insignia were purchased by Mrs. Kaufman in 1965 during the American Civil War Centennial (1961-1965) from Stokes-Krik in Philadelphia, one of America’s oldest purveyors of Military Surplus, shortly before they closed and went out of business.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs issued to Union Army soldiers in field artillery batteries and worn centered on the crown of their structured kepi or floppy forage or ‘bummers’ cap.*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*As the American Civil War dragged on for a fourth year into 1864 and General Sherman’s Union Army swept through Georgia and South Carolina, angry Southerners were said to have described the Yankee soldiers who wore their sloppy forage caps as ‘bums’ and the name stuck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts distinctive cross cannon design, lightweight construction and simple metal attachments on the reverse side are all identical to the originals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInsignia only, cap not included.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Checkpoint Charlie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47315614728481,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/6231\/3761\/files\/Militarycollectorlist1_0148.jpg?v=1720709326"},{"product_id":"u-s-army-m1860-infantry-shako-plate_p0196","title":"U.S. Army M1860 Infantry Shako Plate","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAnother Warehouse No. 3 find!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWe recently uncovered a small number of original U.S. Army hand-painted metal helmet plates from the period of the American Civil War (1861-1865).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe plate features an infantry horn in the center and was originally attached to the front of a leather shako as shown in the photograph. These plates were purchased by the United States Army from the French Government at the beginning of the War.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHowever, the soft structured French Army style navy blue kepis were far more popular with Union troops, and the stiff leather shako fell into disuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the early 1900s, Stokes-Kirk, one of the earliest purveyors of military surplus in the United States and second only to Bannerman’s in the sale of antique militaria, mounted one of the shako plates onto a black painted wooden plaque, which is the way it is presented and offered for sale here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original metal helmet plate only, mounted on a wooden plaque, shako not included.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Checkpoint Charlie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48257525350689,"sku":"","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/6231\/3761\/files\/9C0515A762E64256B4C11C4CCDA1BE27edit_5427e3bd-c21b-4d40-bf30-a0a070d727f6.jpg?v=1724712171"}],"url":"https:\/\/checkpointcharlie.nyc\/collections\/american-civil-war.oembed","provider":"Checkpoint Charlie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}