Army Trousers, Model 1854, Type II
date: label: Date made
content: 1865
label: used date
content: 1861-1872
notes: label: Description
content: These model 1854 type II dismounted trousers would have been worn by an enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a five button fly and six large metal buttons around the waist. There are two vertical slash pockets on each side, and a watch pocket on the right side of the waistband. The waistband facing and pockets are cotton twill. The edge of the fly is hand pinked. The crotch seam has been covered with cotton twill. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The trousers are unlined. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There are two maker's marks on the right back facing. The first stamp is only partially legible and reads "G.S.H...ney?/US". The second is stamped "Portland M./Feby 3rd 1865".
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.22828 [dup1]
label: catalog number
content: 22828
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: trousers; Man; Army; Enlisted Man
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: sky blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 1/2 in x 35 in; 82.55 cm x 88.9 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 43 in x 17 in x 2 in; 109.22 cm x 43.18 cm x 5.08 cm