US Army Model 1832 Artillery Coatee worn by William T. Sherman
date: label: date made
content: ca 1832-1842
label: used date
content: Era 4: Expansion and Reform
label: associated date
content: 1832
name: label: associated person; user
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
notes: label: Description
content: United States Army Artillery officer's coatee, Model 1832, worn by William Tecumseh Sherman in 1842 while a First Lieutenant stationed in Charleston, South Carolina. Sherman, serving in Company G of the 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment, was on garrison duty at Fort Moultrie in Charleston harbor until 1846, when he was reassigned to commissary duty in California during the Mexican War. Sherman had an active social life while stationed in South Carolina, frequently visiting friends and attending events in Charleston, where US Army officers held a high social status.
label: Description
content: This blue wool double breasted coat has a double row of 10 artillery "A" and eagle gold plated buttons down its front with 2 small buttons on either side of collar, 2 on each cuff, 4 on each coattail and 2 at the waist. Double rows of heavy gold lace decorate the front of the collar behind the cuff buttons and on the coattails. Red piping edges the lacing on the cuff, collar, and coattails. There are 2 small, blue fabric covered buttons and button holes hidden at the cuffs. Metal embroidery artillery insignia are found at the base of each coattail. There are pockets in both coat tails. The coat's lining is red wool and the sleeves are lined with cream colored cotton. The front of the jacket is padded. There are gold lace epaulet holders on the shoulders of the coat and button holes down both the left and right lapel. There are 2 heavy hooks and eyes at the waist and 3 at the collar opening.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place worn
content: United States: South Carolina, Charleston
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: William Tecumseh Sherman
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hon. P. Tecumseh Sherman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.15929
label: accession number
content: 59388
label: catalog number
content: 15929
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coatee
label: Other Terms
content: coatee; Man; Army; Artillery; Lieutenant, First or Second; Officer; Winter; Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (piping color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold plated (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold lace (collar piping material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 39 in x 15 in; 99.06 cm x 38.1 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 38 in x 20 in x 4 in; 96.52 cm x 50.8 cm x 10.16 cm