Captain Woodbury Wheeler's Frock Coat, Model 1861
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1862
notes: label: Description
content: This frock coat belonged to Confederate Army Captain Woodbury Wheeler of the 10th Battalion of the North Carolina Artillery. Double breasted gray wool frock coat with two rows of seven large gilt artillery "A" buttons down the front, two at the back waist, and two small buttons on each cuff. The reverse of the buttons are marked: "Superior Quality" except for one which says: "Riveted and Soldered" with the image of a unicorn and a lion. Both the inner and outer breasts of the front of the coat have button holes. There is a hook and eye closure at the collar. There is a brass belt bolster at the left back waist seam. There is a heavy hook and eye at the front waist. The collar and cuffs are faced with red wool. Above the cuff there is are two rows of 1/8" gold lace ornamentation called an Austrian knot. The entire jacket is trimmed with red wool cording. There is a deep pocket in each coattail. The openings to the pockets are bound with red wool. The collar has three bars of 1/4" gold metallic tape on each side. The entire jacket is lined with a brown glazed cotton-wool mix fabric. The lining of the sleeves is cotton twill. The fronts of the jacket have been hand quilted in squares. There is a breast pocket in the front left.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: used
content: Civil War
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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.35675(4)
label: catalog number
content: 35675(4)
label: accession number
content: 99695
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
label: Object Name
content: frock coat
label: Other Terms
content: coat; frock coat; Man; CSA, Army; Artillery; Captain; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gray (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (trim color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold braid (trim material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 34 in x 16 in; 86.36 cm x 40.64 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 33 in x 17 in x 4 in; 83.82 cm x 43.18 cm x 10.16 cm