Invalid Corps soldier

[observator]

Photograph Biography-is he wearing IC Uniform?

SGT James K. Sturdevant (1838-1923) - Find a Grave...

The day was April 6, 1862, and the 8th Iowa Vol. Infantry was in serious trouble. The Confederate Army of the Mississippi was on the verge of driving Major General Ulysses S. Grant into the Tennessee River at Pittsburg Landing, Tn. The only thing keeping the Rebels from accomplishing their goal...

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[BCS1973]

Based on my somewhat limited experience with the IC, I'm going with a yes on the IC uniform for now. Subject to change when I get time to dig deeper. Light jacket, Darker piping, shoulder straps are my reasons. I can't see collar buttons to verify.

 

[7thWisconsin]

Yes - that´s definitely a VRC jacket.

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

I agree with @7thWisconsin.

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

Veteran Reserve Corps | Relic Hunting & Collecting

Christopher Daley's article on the Veteran Reserve Corps Jacket is a must read for anyone seriously interested in Civil War uniforms. http://www.cjdaley.com/vrc.htm A study of Enlisted Invalid Corps jackets 1863-1866 by Christopher J. Daley This page is broken into two parts: The History of...

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[7thWisconsin]

I borrowed one for a reenacting event once. They were a very well made and comfortable coat. They would have been the perfect roundabout had they not been made in that awful color.

 

[major bill]

I borrowed one for a reenacting event once. They were a very well made and comfortable coat. They would have been the perfect roundabout had they not been made in that awful color.

The VRC jacket is often called a Polka jacket. They were made in the style of Polka jackets which were popular amoung women during that time.