US CIVIL WAR PERIOD UNION FORAGE CAP FOR A CHAPLIN, a blue doeskin 6′ tall in rear & 5 ½’ tall in front & the top has a 5′ diameter, a black patent leather visor which extends 1 ½’ & has matching chin-strap w/ eagle side-buttons, mounted through the top is a 1 ½’ tall nickel silver cross most likely field modified, has a dark green satin lining, the dark leather sweatband is 1 ½’ wide, this is an officers rank (makes sense since he is a Chaplin) as it has gold tress on front & gold trim on top, you know what they say ‘ there are no atheists in a fox hole’, overall VG+ – VG++