Artillery officer's frock coat worn by Henry S. Gansevoort
date: label: used date
content: 1861-1863
label: associated date
content: 1851
name: label: wearer
content: Gansevoort, Henry S.
notes: label: Description
content: United States Army Artillery officer's frock coat worn by Henry S. Gansevoort when he served in Battery C of the Fifth US Artillery during the American Civil War. After serving for thirty days as a private in the 7th New York National Guard in 1861, Gansevoort obtained a commission as Second Lieutenant in the 5th US Artillery May 14, 1861, and was promoted to First Lieutenant March 1, 1862. Gansevoort served with the 5th throughout the Peninsula Campaign, Second Battle of Bull Run, and Antietam, where he was promoted by brevet to Captain for his "gallant and meritorious service." He took a new commission as Lieutenant Colonel in the 13th New York Cavalry on June 20, 1863. The dark blue wool, single-breasted frock coat has a single row of nine large gold eagle artillery buttons down the front, three small buttons on each cuff, two at the waist and one at the bottom of the opening of the pockets in the coattails. There is a deep pocket in each coattail. The coat is padded and there is a large breast pocket on left side. There is a hanging loop at the inside neck line, and the collar is lined with velvet. Each shoulder has a metal clip and a rectangular shoulder strap outlined in metallic braid around the outside edge with two sets of captain's bars on a red fabric field. The straps' lining is black silk. The lining of the coat's sleeves is natural cotton. Inside, the coat has a woolen band with hooks and eyes at the waist.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Army
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.12844
label: catalog number
content: 12844
label: accession number
content: 53757
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coat
label: Other Terms
content: Coat; Man; Army; Officer; Dress; Service
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: dark blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (shoulder straps color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 38 in x 17 in; 96.52 cm x 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 37 in x 20 in x 4 in; 93.98 cm x 50.8 cm x 10.16 cm