Army Sack Coat, Model 1858
date: label: used date
content: 1858-1872
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This is a model 1858 sack coat that would have been worn by an enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Dark blue unlined wool hand sewn collared blouse. Center front has four buttonholes down left side. All buttons are missing. Cuffs are plain. There is a breast pocket in the lining on the left side created by sewing the outer and lining fabric together. A mended hole is on the left cuff.
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: AF.316364.001
label: accession number
content: 316364
label: catalog number
content: 316364.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
label: Object Name
content: sack coat
label: Other Terms
content: sack coat; coat; Man; Private; Enlisted Man; Field
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: dark blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 in x 19 1/2 in; 81.28 cm x 49.53 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 29 1/2 in x 19 in x 3 in; 74.93 cm x 48.26 cm x 7.62 cm