Artillery Sergeant's Trousers, Model 1861
date: label: used date
content: 1861-1872
label: associated date
content: 1861
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1861 type I dismounted trousers would have been worn by an artillery sergeant in the U.S. Army. Pair of unlined sky blue wool twill trousers with a six button fly and four large buttons around the waist. Buttons are made of tin. There are two vertical slash pockets set into the side seams of each leg and a watch pocket on the right side of the waistband. The waistband facing and pockets are made of cotton twill. There is a "13," and a "3" in two places and "SA" stamped on the waistband facing. The fabric used for the right pocket has a partially legible word stamped on it, which reads "llings". There is a "V" shaped slit with two reinforced eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear waist. There is a red 1 1/2 inch wide wool tape stripe extending from the waistband to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. The trousers are unlined. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
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content: Military Uniforms
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content: Civil War Uniforms
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0069.30
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0069.30
label: accession number
content: 2007.0069
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: trousers; Man; Army; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (stripe color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31 in x 32 in; 78.74 cm x 81.28 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 45 in x 16 in x 2 in; 114.3 cm x 40.64 cm x 5.08 cm