![]() ![]() ![]() He was lieutenant colonel of the 1st U.S. Hardee was Commandant of Cadets at West Point from 1856 to 1860. Army from 1838 until resigning his commission on January 31, 1861. The hardee hat was most famously worn, and easily identified, as the hat worn by the Union Army's Iron Brigade, which became their trademark and were popularly known, by the nickname, "The Black Hats". The unadorned, plain and often field-modified Hardee hat was worn by Union troops, especially in the Western theater. Most soldiers found the black felt hat to be too hot and heavy and shunned its use, preferring a forage cap or slouch hat. The Hardee hat was also worn by Confederate soldiers. The Hardee hat, also known as the Model 1858 Dress Hat and sometimes nicknamed the " Jeff Davis", was the regulation dress hat for enlisted men in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A Hardee hat with infantry adornment the brim on this hat at Gettysburg National Military Park is pinned on the right, inconsistent with regulations Union Army uniform of American Civil War era. ![]()
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