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Finished this mid-war deep South kepi, done in the Alabama/Mississippi style. It is made with "yeller dog" butternut jean wool material and has a red plaid homespun cotton lining. The visor and two piece chinstrap are leather with wooden buttons, and has an enamel painted sweatband. Size is 7 3/8; All hand stitched/hand made.

Finished this flag mod for the Historical Society as a tribute to Company D, 24th Georgia Infantry. The portrait is of John Heatherly Corn(1813-1872), who was the principle organizer of the company and was elected to the rank of Captain on Aug. 21, 1861. He commanded the company for the first 9 months and resigned in May 1862 with poor health. John H. Corn is my 3x great grand uncle. Deo Vindice! 🫡 Hand painted and lettered with acrylic screen printing ink; size is 3 ft. X 5 ft., sewn and embroidered cotton, 11-star 1st National flag.

Today is my 3x great grandpaw's 200th birthday. Samuel Nicholson was born on Sep. 25th, 1826. He and his younger brother joined the 1st Georgia Partisan Rangers in early 1862, which evolved into Smith's Legion. As Smith's Legion would be split into separate infantry and cavalry units, he went into Company G, 65th Georgia Infantry and would soon be appointed the rank of 3rd Sergeant. His brother went into the 6th Georgia Cavalry as a private in Company A. In late 1863, both were home on medical leave and in 1864, both left home for Athens to enlist in Company I, 11th Georgia Cavalry through the end of the war. Samuel died in Apr. 1885 from phthisis(tuberculosis). 🫡

Finished this mid-war forage cap a couple weeks back. The body is made from "yeller dog" jean wool. The visor and chinstrap are leather with wooden buttons. The sweatband is enameled cloth and the liner is traditional red-checked homespun cotton. Size 7 1/4; hand made and all hand stitched. Deo Vindice!

Finished this mid-war forage cap. The body is made of wheat jean wool, and he visor and non-functional chinstrap are leather with brass civilian buttons. The sweatband is enameled cotton canvas, and the liner is 1850's-1860's period floral pattern homespun cotton cloth. Size is 7 1/8; hand made and all hand stitched. Deo Vindice!

My aunt's family and I sincerely thank everyone for the words of encouragement and the prayerful thoughts. God bless all of youns!

I'm really sad to have lost my aunt yesterday. She was one of the most gentle and sweetest of women I have ever known. She will be missed, but it is glorious to know she has crossed over the river to rest under the shade of the trees, and reunited with family who have gone on to God's Heavenly shore.

Finished this Georgia forage cap. It is made of light gray wool flannel with black wool banding and piping. The visor and two piece chin strap are leather, and the sweatband is enameled cloth with floral homespun cotton lining. Buttons are brass Georgia State seal. Size is 7 1/4; hand made and hand stitched. Deo Vindice!

Finished this Deep South style kepi. It is made of wheat color jean wool with enameled visor, sweatband, and two piece chinstrap. Buttons are dark, burnt color wood. The liner is homespun cotton pillow ticking pattern. Size is 7 1/4; all hand made, hand stitched. I've had several ask about the prices of the hats. The base price is $85 and customized additions are extra.

Finished this Deep South style kepi. It is made of chestnut rust jean wool with enameled visor and sweatband. The non-functional chinstrap is buffalo hide leather with wooden buttons. Liner is period floral patterned homespun cotton. Size is 7 1/4; hand made and hand sewn. Deo Vindice!

Finished this early/mid-war Deep South Alabama-Mississippi style kepi. It is made of "wheat jean wool" with black wool banding. The lining is brown plaid homespun cotton with enameled cotton sweatband. The visor and 2 piece chinstrap are leather with copper coin buttons. Size 7 1/4; hand made/hand sewn. Deo Vindice 🫡

Finished this early war Louisiana Kepi. It is modeled from the New Orleans Depot hat worn by the gentleman pictured who belonged to the Crescent City Guards. This hat is made from light gray jean wool with black wool banding and top. The banding is thicker in the front, tapering around the sides. The visor and chinstrap are leather with brass Louisiana Pelican buttons. Liner is white Osnaburg cotton with enameled sweatband. Size is 7 1/4; handmade/hand sewn. Deo Vindice! 🫡

Been working on a little experimental project of trying to convert the oldest digital photos in my ancestral collection to a physical "tintype" form. The pictures here are of 2x, 3x, and 4x great grandparents, uncles/aunts, and some cousins of the corresponding generations. For those of you who may be interested in trying this with your own photos, you'll need to get 3 main items, a pack of 8x10 clear matte sticker sheets, a strip of .010" thick aluminum flashing(or cut up Coke cans), and some adhesive spray( I used Gorilla Glue spray). -Clean the aluminum sheets with alcohol and let dry. -Print your photos onto the clear matte sheets and cut the excess material away, leaving only the photo(s). When you peel away the backing paper, the photo will look similar to a negative. -Make sure to lightly spray the metal surface with the adhesive before carefully sticking the photo onto it. Use your folded finger to lightly rub over it to ensure complete adhesiveness. -Cut away the excessive metal and you have a real, authentic, imitation tintype. You can size them to anything you prefer. Mine are all very close approximations to 1/4 plate tintypes(3 1/4" x 4 1/4"), which were the most common ones. If anyone tries it, post your photos. I'd like to see how they came out!

Finished this early/mid war North Carolina kepi. The body is made of Yeller Dog jean wool and banded with black wool bunting. The visor and chinstrap are leather, and the sweatband is enameled cotton canvas. The buttons are brass North Carolina 'NC Sunburst' type, and the lining is red plaid homespun cotton. Size is 7 1/4; hand made & hand sewn. Deo Vindice!

Finished the Atlanta Depot kepi. As with all Georgia depot(Atlanta/Columbus) caps, it is made of two piece construction with light gray jean wool and banded with black wool bunting. The lining is bleached Onasburg cotton, and the visor, chinstrap, and sweatband are all enameled cotton canvas with dark blue fabric covered buttons. This would have been a typical Georgia kepi from the 1863-64 period of the war. Deo Vindice! 🫡

Finished this Deep South kepi. It is made of "Yeller Dog" jean wool with enameled cloth visor and sweatband. The non-functional chin strap is plain leather with pewter civilian buttons. The liner is green checkered homespun cotton. Got the label put in a little bit crooked, but it's ok.🙄👍 Size 7 1/4; home made/hand sewn.

Finished this early war Tennessee Depot hat. The cap has a leather visor and chinstrap with an enameled cloth sweat band. The cloth is light gray wool flannel with a black wool band. The buttons are pre-war brass Federal Eagle "Rifleman", 1858 type. The liner is blue checked homespun cotton. Size is 7 1/4; handmade/hand sewn. Hats pictured are the reproduction, and the original.

Finished this Deep South style kepi made of tiger striped varigated jean wool. It has a leather visor/chinstrap with flat copper coin buttons. Sweat band is enameled cloth, and the liner is homespun cotton in an 1850's-1860's print. Size - 7 1/4, hand made/hand sewn.