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1813 Pattern Leather Infantry Cap The original 1813 Leather Infantry Cap Was Issued with white lines edging the separately attached front piece, with white cords hung in a "U", similar to the British. On April 19, 1813, Irvine ordered leather caps be furnished to the 6th and the 15th Infantry regiments, and all Infantry stationed on the Niagara River, Buffalo and Sackets Harbor. An archaeological find at York of a felt shako style plate from the 6th Infantry Regiment would indicate the leather caps did not arrive in time for the assault on Fort York. It would be safe to assume, based on the cap plate attachment perforations on this surviving cap, that the larger Infantry plates, Originally meant for the felt caps, were commonly used on these early leather caps. There are three basic styles worn.
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