UNITED STATES SCOUTS
REPRODUCTION OF HAT ORNAMENT AUTHOR-
IZED FOR WEAR BY ENLISTED INDIAN SCOUTS BY
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE CIRCULAR No 10,
AUGUST 11, 1890. ORIGINALS OF THIS CAP
BADGE WAS MADE OF NICKEL AND THIS TYPE
WAS WORN BY THE SEMINOLE-NEGRO INDIAN
SCOUTS. EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED ON
FORT CLARK.[THE CROSSED ARROWS DESIGN WAS LATER ADOPTED AS
THE BRANCH INSIGNIA FOR UNITED STATES SPECIAL
FORCES, THE GREEN BERETS] |
SOURCE: Fort Clark Museum, Brackettville, Texas
RETURN TO BRACKETTVILLE - FORT CLARK, TEXAS
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Bennie J. McRae, Jr.
LWF COMMUNICATIONS
P.O. Box 26148
Trotwood, Ohio 45426-0148
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