Frederick14Va
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2013
- Location
- Virginia
The basic design features somewhat resembles what is known as an Atlanta Depot Pattern...
Not all confederate jackets fit into the RD pattern molds.... Because a given jacket lacks shoulder straps does not automatically make it an RD-III... Because it has shoulder straps doesn't automatically make it an RD-II... Several of the photos above are not RD pattern jackets.... RD patterns habitually utilized 6 piece bodies, two piece full flared sleeves (not straight or narrow tubed sleeves) , and 9 button fronts.... They generally had a given pattern cut and assembly method that differed it from other depots and issues. We also had a host of other depots manufacturing jackets many with different yet slightly similar features... Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Charleston, Mobile, NC, and a host of others.... These generally issued to western theater troops... Commutation jackets frequently employed similar features as was found in some depot pattern issues.... others not... remember these were manufactured by tailors and merchants using what materials were available to them at the time... The Commutation era came to a close in late 1862, and those jackets when worn out in the following months were replaced with depot issues... As the war progressed the variety of confederate pattern designs actively in use greatly narrowed.
Sewing machine experimentation and designs have been around since the 1790's... But it wasn't until the latter 1840's and 1850s did the concept and availability of machines take off here in the US... Majority of these utilized the chain stitch format... but a few of the newer designed lock-stitch machines were starting to immerge ... Yes there are some confederate jackets assembled on sewing machines... mostly noted used on assembly of the main parts of the body... of course facings and button holes were done by hand.
Many of the older reenactment uniform items were based on generic theatrical and costume patterns.. rather than a pattern harvested directly from anything historically known... So typically confuses and stumps people today trying to classify which pattern or design it is... when it might not be based on anything historical to begin with...
Not all confederate jackets fit into the RD pattern molds.... Because a given jacket lacks shoulder straps does not automatically make it an RD-III... Because it has shoulder straps doesn't automatically make it an RD-II... Several of the photos above are not RD pattern jackets.... RD patterns habitually utilized 6 piece bodies, two piece full flared sleeves (not straight or narrow tubed sleeves) , and 9 button fronts.... They generally had a given pattern cut and assembly method that differed it from other depots and issues. We also had a host of other depots manufacturing jackets many with different yet slightly similar features... Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Charleston, Mobile, NC, and a host of others.... These generally issued to western theater troops... Commutation jackets frequently employed similar features as was found in some depot pattern issues.... others not... remember these were manufactured by tailors and merchants using what materials were available to them at the time... The Commutation era came to a close in late 1862, and those jackets when worn out in the following months were replaced with depot issues... As the war progressed the variety of confederate pattern designs actively in use greatly narrowed.
Sewing machine experimentation and designs have been around since the 1790's... But it wasn't until the latter 1840's and 1850s did the concept and availability of machines take off here in the US... Majority of these utilized the chain stitch format... but a few of the newer designed lock-stitch machines were starting to immerge ... Yes there are some confederate jackets assembled on sewing machines... mostly noted used on assembly of the main parts of the body... of course facings and button holes were done by hand.
Many of the older reenactment uniform items were based on generic theatrical and costume patterns.. rather than a pattern harvested directly from anything historically known... So typically confuses and stumps people today trying to classify which pattern or design it is... when it might not be based on anything historical to begin with...
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