Object Details
- Description
- As cloth grew scarce in the South, the long frock coat gave way to a shorter sack coat or more often to a shell jacket, which became standard issued in the Confederate Army. This jacket belonged to George William Ramsay of the 17th Regiment of the Virginia Infantry.
- Credit Line
- The Heirs of William and Dennis Ramsay
- associated date
- 1861-1865
- ID Number
- AF.67633M
- catalog number
- 67633M
- accession number
- 220760
- Object Name
- jacket
- Other Terms
- jacket; Man; CSA, Army; Field
- Physical Description
- grey (overall color)
- wool (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 20 in; 55.88 cm x 50.8 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_446357
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7be6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
