Confederate Army Frock Coat
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
name: label: wearer
content: Gibson, Francis B.
notes: label: Description
content: This frock coat was worn by Confederate Army infantryman Francis B. Gibson while a member of Company D of the 26th Infantry of South Carolina. Single-breasted coarse brown wool "butternut" coat which formerly had six brass infantry "I" buttons. The top button and two bottom buttons are currently missing. There are two small brass buttons on the near the sides of the collar which depict a pinwheel design. There is a large pocket with a flap on each side of the coat. There is one breast pocket in the left inside of the coat. The coat is fully lined with the same brown wool. The chest lining is wool and is padded.
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: 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.77555M
label: catalog number
content: 77555M
label: accession number
content: 310956
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coat
label: Other Terms
content: coat; Man; CSA, Army
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 46 in x 16 in; 116.84 cm x 40.64 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall (padded): 44 in x 17 in x 5 in; 111.76 cm x 43.18 cm x 12.7 cm