Confederate Army Trousers, Model 1861
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
name: label: user
content: Ramsay, George William
notes: label: Description
content: The trousers of a Confederate soldiers' uniform were typically butternut, gray, or blue. This pair of Model 1861 dismounted trousers were worn by George William Ramsay of the 17th Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States Army. Medium blue wool trousers with a single button waistband and a five button fly. The fifth button on the fly is missing. There are two buttons along the front of the waistband. The remaining four waistband buttons are missing. All buttons on the trousers are of different metal varieties. There are two frogmouth opening pockets on the front of the trousers, and a strap and brass buckle below two reinforced holes on the reverse of the trousers. Fly lining, button-hole lining, crotch lining, and pockets are made of beige-colored fabric, with the pocket fabric made of a thicker material.
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.67634M
label: catalog number
content: 67634M
label: accession number
content: 220760
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trousers
label: Object Type
content: trousers
label: Other Terms
content: trousers; Man; CSA, Army; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: medium blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (buckle material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 in x 30 in; 81.28 cm x 76.2 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 43 in x 13 in x 1 in; 109.22 cm x 33.02 cm x 2.54 cm