Original U.S. Civil War Era Kentucky State Officer Private Purchase Chasseur Style Pattern Kepi with Scarce “United We Stand Divided We Fall” Buttons Russian Headgear The markings on these examples

The markings on these examples vary

unsuccessfully attempting to preserve the Combat Development Command

There is a number 15 scratched into the back of the shoulder stock

units could train and deploy snipers on a limited basis depending upon

Original U.S. Civil War Era Kentucky State Officer Private Purchase Chasseur Style Pattern Kepi with Scarce “United We Stand Divided We Fall” Buttons Russian Headgear The markings on these examplesOriginal Item. Only One Available. Kentucky was a southern border state of key importance in the American Civil War. It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the Confederacy, the legislature petitioned the Union Army for assistance. Though the Confederacy controlled more than half of Kentucky early in the war, after early 1862