Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

[27thNCdrummer]

Does anybody know of a source for a quality ambulance corps hat band? I checked the approved vendors and searched other places but I didn't find anything. I saw that Trans-Mississippi Depot was offering them at one point but I don't know if they still are.
Thanks,

[Iceman]

Re: Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

TMDC is now an "in-stock only" business.

[English Doc]

Re: Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

N**S******* does them.

[GreencoatCross]

Re: Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

I think Marc Hermann was making them a few years back, you may want to track him down here on the boards.

[FranklinGuardsNYSM]

Re: Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

My stencil is pretty well shot, so at this point I would point you in the direction of the afore (un)mentioned NJS.

[33rdaladrummer]

Re: Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

You could just tie some red cloth around your arm. I imagine makeshift ambulance corps bands were often used in place of hat bands.

"Dr. Payne, our surgeon, was a fine fellow and he had seen much service before being assigned to our regiment. He immediately told us to fall out to one side and proceeded to tear up some red flannel in small strips which he tied around our right arms, explaining that this was a badge the enemy would respect when we were caring for the wounded."

Drum taps in Dixie: memories of a drummer boy, 1861-1865
By Delavan S. Miller

[Shantyman]

Re: Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

I also saw one that was piece of white muslin with "Care of our wounded" stenciled on it.

Wether it be a a simple white or red band, I would think anything makeshift would be entirely appropriate since many of these men were simply pulled from the ranks or band/drum corps to preform this duty.

[cprljohnivey]

Re: Ambulance Corps Hat Bands

In EOG, there is a simple card with ambulance corps stenciled on it. The card was inserted into the hat band. That should be easy enough to fabricate at home very inexpensively.