Object Details
- wearer
- Hunter, Alex
- Description
- Shell jacket worn by Private Alexander Hunter of the 17th Virginia Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia. The jacket was originally issued to a private in the 8th Virginia Infantry, but when that man was killed at the Second Battle of Manassas, August 31, 1862, his sister gave it to Hunter, who was wearing a tattered jacket at the time. Hunter continued to wear the jacket throughout the war, including his service with the 4th Virginia Cavalry, the "Black Horse Cavalry," and was wounded twice while wearing it. The single-breasted medium gray wool shell jacket has seven button holes down the front. The jacket is fully lined with green and brown brocade, with its sleeves lined in natural cotton. There is a breast slit pocket on the left side.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1860-1862
- associated date
- 1861-1865
- 1862-08-31
- ID Number
- AF.4717
- catalog number
- 4717
- accession number
- 21203
- Object Name
- jacket
- Other Terms
- jacket; Man; CSA, Army; Field
- Physical Description
- medium gray (overall color)
- wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 in x 16 in; 53.34 cm x 40.64 cm
- overall (padded): 20 in x 15 in x 3 in; 50.8 cm x 38.1 cm x 7.62 cm
- place made
- United States: Virginia
- place worn
- United States: Virginia
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Confederacy
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_446356
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-fd01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
