Grand Army of the Republic Coat worn by William T. Sherman
date: label: date made
content: 1884
label: associated date
content: 1872-1902
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
label: maker
content: McNicol
notes: label: Description
content: Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) coat worn by William Tecumseh Sherman in the last few years of his life. The blue wool double breasted coat has two rows of 5 buttons each down its front. Compared to Civil War-era frock coats, the G.A.R. coat is cut more like a contemporary man's jacket, with no vent in back, and high lapels in front. The coat's lining is black silk, and the sleeves are lined with blue on cream striped cotton sateen. A label under the coat's collar facing reads: "McNichol, 601 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, General Sherman, June 84."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, St. Louis
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War memorialization
label: used
content: Veterans
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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.15931
label: catalog number
content: 15931
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
label: Other Terms
content: coat; Man; Army; General Staff; Field
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (lining material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (lining color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 17 in; 91.44 cm x 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 36 in x 23 in x 3 1/2 in; 91.44 cm x 58.42 cm x 8.89 cm