Confederate Army Surgeon’s Vest
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
notes: label: Description
content: This vest was worn by a Confederate Army surgeon during the American Civil War. This is a single-breasted gray wool vest which originally had seven small brass eagle buttons. The second button from the top is missing. There is one horizontal slash pocket on the right front breast and two on the lower left front. The back of the vest is coarse off-white fabric. The front of the vest is lined and padded. The text "Dr. I.E. Nagle. Surgeon, C.S.A." is handwritten on the left lining in blue ink. There is also a modern identification tag stapled into the back with the number "2142(A)."
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.2142A
label: catalog number
content: 2142A
label: accession number
content: 18342
objectType: label: Object Name
content: vest
label: Other Terms
content: vest; Man; CSA, Army; Officer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: grey (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 12 1/2 in; 50.8 cm x 31.75 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 21 in x 12 in x 3 in; 53.34 cm x 30.48 cm x 7.62 cm