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Object Name |
Legging |
Catalog Number |
0985.12.00017a-b |
Date |
post-1859 |
Description |
Leggings: Pair of waterproof, vulcanized rubber leggings. Leggings come to above the knee and have waistbelt and instep strap of same material. Stamped: "2/Union Co.'s/Vulcanized" and "Union India Rubber Company New York/Goodyear's Patent/Dec. 28th 1859". The right legging has the waistbelt threaded through the eyelet. |
Dimensions |
L-30 inches |
Owned |
Bradfute Warwick |
Owner Regiment |
Gen. Wise's Staff 4th Texas Infantry |
Made |
Union India Rubber Company, New York City, New York, USA |
Event |
Battle of Gaines' Mill / First Cold Harbor |
Provenance |
Lt. Col. Bradfute Warwick wore this pair of leggings (chaps) during the Civil War. Warwick was mortally wounded during the Battle at Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862. Goodyear advertisements from the 1850s listed "vulcanized rubber leggings," so these were manufactured, not made in the field. This is also supported by the stamp on the interior, which indicates they were made by the Union India Rubber Company of New York, with Goodyear's patent of December 28, 1859 |
People |
Warwick, Bradfute |
Search Terms |
Battle of Gaines' Mill / First Cold Harbor Seven Days Battles Peninsula Campaign |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress Protective clothing Rubber Wounded in war Wounds & injuries Dead persons soldiers |