Confederate Army Colonel George T. Rogers’ Frock Coat
date: label: associated date
content: 1861 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: This jacket was worn by Confederate Army Colonel George T. Rogers of the 6th Virginia Infantry. Conforms to the Model 1861 pattern as listed in the Uniforms and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States except for the lack of full facings at the cuffs and collar. Double breasted gray wool frock coat with two rows of seven large gilt general service eagle buttons down the front, two at the back waist, two on each coattail, and two small buttons on each cuff. Both sides of the coat's breast have button holes. There is a hook and eye closure at the collar. There are three rows of 1/8" gold lace woven into an arabesque above the cuff. The top edge of the collar, the front edges of the coat breast, and flaps on each coattail are trimmed with blue wool piping. There is a deep pocket in each coattail. The left collar has three five-point metal stars. The right collar has two five-point stars and a hole in place of a third. The inside of the collar is lined with black velvet. The entire jacket is lined with dark green cotton-wool mix fabric. The lining of the sleeves is cotton. The fronts of the jacket are lightly padded and quilted. There is a breast pocket in the front left.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: related event
content: Civil War
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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.5766
label: catalog number
content: 5766
label: accession number
content: 23650
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coat
label: Other Terms
content: Coat; Man; CSA, Army; Officer; Dress; Service
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: grey (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (trim color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (buttons material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold braid (sleeve braid material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 39.37 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