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Hat of George Pettigrew Bryan

Captain George Pettigrew Bryan, commander of Company C, Nineteenth Regiment North Carolina Troops (Second Regiment North Carolina Cavalry) worn this ornate hat with a black plume and gold tassels. A native of Wake County, Bryan was killed during a cavalry charge against Union forces outside Richmond in August 1864.


Hat of George Pettigrew Bryan


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