3 button sack coat

[major bill]

In an article, A Study of the Veteran Grays, New Haven Grays, Connecticut 1861-1862 by Antony F. Gero, and Philip G. Maples with illustration by Alan Archambault. The 3 button gray sack coat worn by this home guard unit is shown. With a gray sack coat, gray cap, and black trousers, the uniform could be mistaken for a Confederate uniform. I was wondering how common 3 button sack coats were during the Civil War. It seems like 4 button sack coat, 5 button sack coats, and 6 button sack coats were much more common than the 3 button version.

 

[zburkett]

Can you post a picture, please.

 

[major bill]

This is how Antony F. Gero and Philip G. Maples sees the uniform, with Alan Arcanbault rendering the illustration.

The authors used newspaper reports and a black and white illustration by CMH Fellow Woodbridge. One could think this is a Confederate uniform.

 

[zburkett]

Yep, sure looks Confederate.

 

[Rusk County Avengers]

I've not heard of a three-button sack coat, and on a militia uniform I find it odd given the era and typical button counts on militia uniforms usually tended towards more rather than less.

This is how Antony F. Gero and Philip G. Maples sees the uniform, with Alan Arcanbault rendering the illustration.
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The authors used newspaper reports and a black and white illustration by CMH Fellow Woodbridge. One could think this is a Confederate uniform.

Interesting illustration, I like that look for a militia uniform.