US Army Officer's Frock Coat worn by William Tecumseh Sherman
date: label: date made
content: ca 1869
label: used date
content: Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction
label: associated date
content: 1872
name: label: wearer
content: Sherman, William Tecumseh
label: maker
content: Brooks Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: US Army General William Tecumseh Sherman's frock coat, worn in 1869 but similar to model 1872 coat. Long blue wool double-breasted frock coat with 3" blue/black velvet cuffs and collar. Two sets of 12 brass eagle buttons down the front placets. 3 smaller brass eagle buttons on cuffs. 4 large brass eagle buttons on back. Construction in back includes two pockets. The coat is lined with black silk fabric. Sleeves are lined in arm pit and cuffs with off white cotton and cream colored silk through arm. Accession file states that Sherman wore this coat in 1869. Coat was made by Brooks Brothers, Broadway, New York.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Army
label: related event
content: Reconstruction
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: William Tecumseh Sherman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.15928
label: catalog number
content: 15928
label: accession number
content: 59388
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
label: Other Terms
content: coat; Man; Army; General; Officer; Service; Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 41 in x 20 in; 104.14 cm x 50.8 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 38 in x 23 in x 6 in; 96.52 cm x 58.42 cm x 15.24 cm