- Joined
- Jul 28, 2015
This jacket appears to be a homemade copy of a shell jacket, textile analysis indicates it was made of period cloth. The jacket is lined in linen, somewhat unusual, but many uniform pieces are found with similar type adaptations. Les Jensen believes the lining to be part of an old bedding or table cloth utilized as necessary. There are initials on the interior pocket, but the identity of the owner will forever remain unknown. The jacket exhibits very heavy use and wear (heavily sweat stained) and has a few period repairs. Appears to be entirely hand sewn, which would be consistent with a local seamstress made garment. The buttons are all general service federal, which may be original to the coat or placed there soon after the war so that it may be worn in public. The jacket came with a nice but fragile linen haversack of known Confederate manufacture. Where the interior seams are split, you can see a more vibrant gray color, now faded to a butternut hue. The piece has a 9 button front and appears to be a size 1
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