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Object Name |
Coat, Frock |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00540 |
Description |
Uniform frock coat: double breasted, 7 buttons in each row, cadet gray wool twill cloth with blue wool piping, no facings, ribbed green silk lining in body, white cotton sheeting lining in sleeves; gold lieutenant colonel's collar insignia, gold sleeve braid, Federal staff buttons with backmarks: "EXTRA/QUALITY." and "HORSTMANN & CO./N'Y & PHI," cuff buttons are Federal navy buttons with backmark: "SCOVILL/MFG.CO" |
Owned |
Richard O. Whitehead |
Owner Regiment |
16th Virginia Infantry |
Event |
Battle of the Crater |
Provenance |
Frock coat of Lieutenant Colonel Richard O. Whitehead of the 16th Virginia Infantry. He led troops at the Battle of the Crater. |
People |
Whitehead, Richard O. |
Search Terms |
Battle of the Crater Petersburg Campaign / Siege of Petersburg Surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865 Appomattox Campaign |
Subjects |
Uniforms surrenders |