Found this blanket....

[igotpolo]

anybody got any sort of info?

I was told this was a civil war blanket, trying to figure out what i can.

 

[GenDeb]

I'm sure someone will be along shortly who can help. Lovely blanket!

 

[JRJ]

To me (I AM NOT AN EXPERT), it looks too new. I mean, even if it was kept in storage for years and years and years one would think the threads would be a bit more faded than they are. Just my ignorant two cents! Waiting on someone to prove me wrong

 

[Frederick14Va]

I would have to say most likely not Civil War era... Appears to be made of a light weight and course weave cotton-cotton, or cotton-wool warp.... somewhat similar to the jean cloth fabric of the civil war era but much more course/loose weave... something not normally used for and far too light weight for military use blankets. The chevron logo in the center appears to be machine stitched... most likely a company logo of some sorts.... an airline, cruise ship, moving company light weight coverlet blanket.... nothing military that Ive ever seen...

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I tend to agree with Smokey theFireBear & Frederick14Va.

 

[igotpolo]

I would have to say most likely not Civil War era... Appears to be made of a light weight and course weave cotton-cotton, or cotton-wool warp.... somewhat similar to the jean cloth fabric of the civil war era but much more course/loose weave... something not normally used for and far too light weight for military use blankets. The chevron logo in the center appears to be machine stitched... most likely a company logo of some sorts.... an airline, cruise ship, moving company light weight coverlet blanket.... nothing military that Ive ever seen...

It feels like cotton wool, heres a close up of the chevron

 

[Folap]

If you think this blanket belonged to a veteran it may be possible he had it made years after the war, maybe for use at a veterans reunion. Just speculation on my part.

 

[gunny]

The cotton warp is WAY too white to have seen any service or aging for that matter. Just laying around for 150 years will brown the cotton with dust and microscopic debris. I have never seen anything that clean that was that old.

 

[Bob Owen]

It's a French chevron

based on the French flag hand stitched on a military blanket.